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George Marks Porter 1804–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 JUN 1804

Birth Location: St. Stephen, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada

Death Date: 24 JUN 1894

Death Location: St. Stephen, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Joseph Porter

Mother: Betsy Marks

Spouse(s): Mary Topliff, Ellen Housely

Children(s): Charlotte Porter, Anna Porter, Frances Porter, Joseph Porter, George Porter, Sarah Porter, Mary Porter, Charles Porter, George Porter

George Marks Porter was born in 1804 in St. Stephen, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada, the child of Joseph Hayden Porter And Betsy Marks. In 1829, George Marks Porter resided in Milltown, Maine (Washington). In 1852, George Marks Porter was employed in Calais, Maine (Washington). George Marks Porter married Ellen Ann Housely, Mary Bridges Topliff, and had children including Anna Maria Porter, Charles Henry Porter, Charlotte Topliff Porter, Frances Porter, George Henry Porter, George Marks Porter, Joseph N Porter, Mary Ellen Porter, Sarah Porter. George Marks Porter passed away in 1894 in St. Stephen, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • George Marks Porter was born in 1804 in St. Stephen, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada, the child of Joseph Hayden Porter And Betsy Marks.
  • In 1829, George Marks Porter resided in Milltown, Maine (Washington).
  • In 1852, George Marks Porter was employed in Calais, Maine (Washington).
  • George Marks Porter married Ellen Ann Housely, Mary Bridges Topliff, and had children including Anna Maria Porter, Charles Henry Porter, Charlotte Topliff Porter, Frances Porter, George Henry Porter, George Marks Porter, Joseph N Porter, Mary Ellen Porter, Sarah Porter.
  • George Marks Porter passed away in 1894 in St. Stephen, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Porter
1764–1822
Birth Location: Malden, Massachusetts (Middlesex)
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Betsy Marks
1774–1870
Birth Location: Derby, Connecticut (New Haven)
BM

Spouses(s)

Mary Topliff
1809–1846
Birth Location: Dorchester, Massachusetts (Suffolk)
MT
Ellen Housely
1822–1862
Birth Location: the United States of America
EH

Children(s)

Charlotte Porter
1830–1907
Birth Location: St. Stephen, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
CP
Anna Porter
1833–1903
Birth Location: St. Stephen, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
AP
Frances Porter
1837–
Birth Location: St. Stephen, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
FP
Joseph Porter
1839–
Birth Location: St. Stephen, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
JP
George Porter
1831–1834
Birth Location: St. Stephen, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Sarah Porter
1868–
Birth Location: the United States of America
SP
Mary Porter
1835–1860
Birth Location: St. Stephen, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
MP
Charles Porter
1841–1889
Birth Location: St. Stephen, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
CP
George Porter
1844–
Birth Location: St. Stephen, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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George Porter's Ancestors

Self
George Porter
1804–1894
Birth Place: St. Stephen, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
Parents
Joseph Hayden Porter
1764–1822
Malden, Massachusetts (Middlesex)
Betsy Marks
1774–1870
Derby, Connecticut (New Haven)
Grandparents
Jonathan Porter
1720–1783
Topsfield, Massachusetts (Essex)
Hannah Hayden
1724–1811
Nehemiah Marks
1746–1799
Derby, Connecticut (New Haven)
Elizabeth Hawkins
1751–1812
Derby, Connecticut (New Haven)
Great-Grandparents
William Porter
1674–1732
Phebe Dorman
1683–1736
Jonathan Hayden
1699–1761
Sarah Copeland
1701–
Mordecai Marks
1706–1771
Elizabeth Vosien
1710–1798
Abraham Hawkins
1725–1769
Elizabeth Bassett
1728–1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Porter
–1714
Ann Hawthorne\Hathorne
–1714
Thomas Dorman
1657–
Judith Wood
1661–
Nehemiah Hayden
1646–1717
Hannah Neale
1664–1719
Thomas Copeland
1654–1706
Mary Arnold
1680–
Moses Hawkins
1703–1760
Ann Smith
1705–1782

George Porter's Descendants

1.
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George (Marks) Porter (24 JUN 1804–24 JUN 1894) m. Mary (Bridges) Topliff (26 AUG 1809–17 OCT 1846) m. Ellen (Ann) Housely (1822–1862)
  1. 1. Charlotte (Topliff) Porter 1830–1907 m. Lloyd (Washington) Additon 1820–1856 m. Amos (Lincoln) Wilder 1825–1894
    1. 1. George (Porter) Additon 1853–1917 m. Julia (Ann) Holbrook 1858–1941
      1. 1. Lloyd (Holbrook) Additon 1887–1959 m. Goldie (Alice) Hayward 1889–1977 m. Loie ((Lois) Lucille) Young 1891–1978
        1. 1. Bernice (Hayward) Additon 1912–2010 m. John (Alexander) Giberson 1907–1983 m. Wilbert (Hammond) Fifield 1913–1995 m. Frank (Orren) Rideout 1908–1973
    2. 2. Julian (Lincoln) Wilder 1859–1938 m. Grace (M.) Thomas 1865–
      1. 1. Max (L.) Wilder 1894–
      2. 2. Doris Wilder 1895–
    3. 3. Amos (Parker) Wilder 1862–1936 m. Isabella (Thornton) Niven 1873–1946
      1. 1. Amos (Niven) Wilder 1895–1993
      2. 2. Thornton Wilder 1897–1975
      3. 3. Charlotte Wilder 1898–1980
      4. 4. Janet (F.) Wilder 1910–1994
      5. 5. Isabel Wilder 1900–1995
      6. 6. Anna Wilder 1895–
    4. 4. Helen (Topliff) Wilder 1865–1944 m. George (Pepperel Frost) Hobson 1861–
  2. 2. Anna (Maria) Porter 1833–1903
  3. 3. Frances Porter 1837– m. Charles (Gardiner) McCully 1832–
    1. 1. Emma (Lawrence) McCully 1873–
    2. 2. Mary (Porter) McCully 1874–1899
  4. 4. Joseph (N.) Porter 1839–
  5. 5. George (Henry) Porter 1831–1834
  6. 6. Sarah Porter 1868–
  7. 7. Mary (Ellen) Porter 1835–1860
  8. 8. Charles (Henry) Porter 1841–1889
  9. 9. George (Marks) Porter 1844–

George Porter's Timeline

7 Records

1804
24 JUN 1804
Birth of George Marks Porter in St. Stephen, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
St. Stephen, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
1829
AFT 19 MAY 1829
Age 25
George Marks Porter resided here in Milltown, Maine (Washington)
Milltown, Maine (Washington)
1852
BET 1852 AND 1870
Age 48
George Marks Porter was employed in Calais, Maine (Washington)
Calais, Maine (Washington)
1871
1871
Age 67
George Marks Porter resided here in Milltown, Maine (Washington)
Milltown, Maine (Washington)
1871
1871
Age 67
George Marks Porter resided here in St. Stephen, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
St. Stephen, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
1881
1881
Age 77
George Marks Porter was employed in St. Stephen, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
St. Stephen, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
1894
24 JUN 1894
Age 90
Death of George Marks Porter in St. Stephen, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
St. Stephen, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 JUN 1804
    Event Place: St. Stephen, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Newspaper Clipping
    [2] George Thomas Little, A. M., Litt. D., <i>Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine</i> (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York 1909)
    [3] 1881 census, St. Stephen, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada, Film C-13179, pg. 79

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: AFT 19 MAY 1829
    Event Place: Milltown, Maine (Washington)
    Record Source: Newspaper Clipping

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: BET 1852 AND 1870
    Event Place: Calais, Maine (Washington)
    Record Source: Obituary, "The Late George M. Porter"

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Milltown, Maine (Washington)
    Record Source: Obituary, "The Late George M. Porter"

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: St. Stephen, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Obituary, "The Late George M. Porter"

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: St. Stephen, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 census, St. Stephen, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada, Film C-13179, pg. 79

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 JUN 1894
    Event Place: St. Stephen, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Newspaper Clipping
    [2] Mike Walton, Cemetery Marker- Photograph
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