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Francis Lysander Porter 1854 – 1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 July 1854

Birth Location: Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Death Date: 1 April 1915

Death Location: Kingston, Piute, Utah, USA

Father: Chauncey Porter

Mother: Priscilla Strong

Spouse(s): Laura Carling, Mary Hoyt, Abigail Brown

Children(s): Lysander Porter

The story of Francis Lysander Porter began in 1854 in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, USA. In 1870, Francis Lysander Porter resided in Morgan, Utah Territory, USA. In 1880, Francis Lysander Porter resided in Orderville, Kane, Utah, USA. Francis Lysander Porter married Laura Melvina Carling, Mary Maria Hoyt, Abigail Ann Brown, and had children including Lysander Leroy Porter. Francis Lysander Porter passed away in 1915 in Kingston, Piute, Utah, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis Lysander Porter began in 1854 in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, USA.
  • In 1870, Francis Lysander Porter resided in Morgan, Utah Territory, USA.
  • In 1880, Francis Lysander Porter resided in Orderville, Kane, Utah, USA.
  • Francis Lysander Porter married Laura Melvina Carling, Mary Maria Hoyt, Abigail Ann Brown, and had children including Lysander Leroy Porter.
  • Francis Lysander Porter passed away in 1915 in Kingston, Piute, Utah, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Chauncey Porter
1812 – 1867
Birth Location: Holland, Erie, New York, USA
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Priscilla Strong
1830 – 1895
Birth Location: Sheldon, Wyoming, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Laura Carling
1860 – 1944
Birth Location: Fillmore, Millard, Utah, USA
LC
Mary Hoyt
1858 – 1917
Birth Location: Nephi, Juab, Utah, USA
MH
Abigail Brown
1864 – 1922
Birth Location: Springdale, Washington, Utah, USA
AB

Children(s)

Lysander Porter
1879 – 1960
Birth Location: Orderville, Kane, Utah Territory, United States
LP

Francis Porter's Ancestors

Self
Francis Porter
1854 – 1915
Birth Place: Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Parents
Chauncey Warriner Porter
1812 – 1867
Holland, Erie, New York, USA
Priscilla Strong
1830 – 1895
Sheldon, Wyoming, New York, USA
Grandparents
Sanford Porter
1790 – 1873
Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Nancy (Areta) Warriner
1790 – 1864
Vershire, Orange, Vermont, USA
Ezra Strong
1788 – 1877
Albany, Albany, New York, United States
Olive Lowell
1794 – 1846
Andover, Windsor, Vermont, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathan Porter
1742 – 1817
Susannah West
1756 – 1840
Reuben Warriner
1756 – 1836
Sarah Colton
1757 – 1816
Ezra Strong
1763 – 1833
Nancy Gates
1766 – 1819
Timothy Lowell
1754 – 1834
Olive Carlton
1756 – 1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Timothy Porter
1725 – 1757
Susannah Cole
1719 –
Thomas West
1732 – 1797
Susannah Colgrove
1731 – 1788
Reuben Warriner
1732 – 1758
Sarah Willard
1736 – 1816
Gideon Colton
1728 – 1823
Sarah Burt
1734 – 1759
EZRA Strong
1733 – 1804
Temperance Phelps
1739 – 1810
Silas BG
1741 – 1778
Mary White
1743 – 1819
Joseph Lowell
1720 – 1778
Martha Bradbury
1726 – 1778
David Carleton
1704 –
Hannah Dwinell
1732 – 1805

Francis Porter's Descendants

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Francis (Lysander) Porter (4 July 1854 – 1 April 1915) m. Laura (Melvina) Carling (30 December 1860 – 26 August 1944) m. Mary (Maria) Hoyt (4 Sep 1858 – 10 Oct 1917) m. Abigail (Ann) Brown (16 May 1864 – 12 Jan 1922)
  1. 1. Lysander (Leroy) Porter (24 August 1879 – 13 May 1960) m. Louise Heaton (22 November 1881 – 23 December 1933) m. Sarah Heaton
    1. 1. Lilith Porter (28 July 1906 – 10 February 1991) m. Jesse (Stephen) Wilson (22 April 1899 – 20 September 1977)
      1. 1. Russell (Marvin) Wilson (9 February 1932 – 16 July 2011) m. Yvonne Campbell (abt 1938 – )
        1. 1. Corene Wilson (abt 1965 – ) m. Alan (Dale) Jolley (abt 1962 – )

Francis Porter's Timeline

6 Records

1854
4 July 1854
Birth of Francis Lysander Porter in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
1870
1870
Age 16
Francis Lysander Porter resided here in Morgan, Utah Territory, USA
Morgan, Utah Territory, USA
1880
1880
Age 26
Francis Lysander Porter resided here in Orderville, Kane, Utah, USA
Orderville, Kane, Utah, USA
1900
1900
Age 46
Francis Lysander Porter resided here in Orderville, Kane, Utah, USA
Orderville, Kane, Utah, USA
1910
1910
Age 56
Francis Lysander Porter resided here in Orderville, Kane, Utah, USA
Orderville, Kane, Utah, USA
1915
1 April 1915
Age 61
Death of Francis Lysander Porter in Kingston, Piute, Utah, USA
Kingston, Piute, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 July 1854
    Event Place: Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Orderville, Kane, Utah; Roll: 1336; Page: 447B; Enumeration District: 029
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Morgan, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1611; Page: 383A; Family History Library Film: 553110
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Orderville, Kane, Utah; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0199
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Orderville, Kane, Utah; Roll: T624_1604; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1375617
    [6] Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961, Utah State Archives; Salt Lake City, Utah; Death Certificates, 1904-1961; Series Number: 81448

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Morgan, Utah Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Morgan, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1611; Page: 383A; Family History Library Film: 553110

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Orderville, Kane, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Orderville, Kane, Utah; Roll: 1336; Page: 447B; Enumeration District: 029

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Orderville, Kane, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Orderville, Kane, Utah; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0199

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Orderville, Kane, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Orderville, Kane, Utah; Roll: T624_1604; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1375617

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 April 1915
    Event Place: Kingston, Piute, Utah, USA
    Record Source: Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961, Utah State Archives; Salt Lake City, Utah; Death Certificates, 1904-1961; Series Number: 81448
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