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Gerald Lionel Oscar Porter 1918–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 JAN 1918

Birth Location: Wolfville, Kings Co., NS

Death Date: 16 MAR 2009

Death Location: Wolfville, Kings Co., NS

Father: Otto Porter

Mother: Vera GARRISON

Spouse(s): Mary Robinson

Children(s):

Gerald Lionel Oscar Porter was born in 1918 in Wolfville, Kings Co., NS, the child of Otto Hurshel Porter And Vera Gertrude Garrison. Gerald Lionel Oscar Porter married Mary Elizabeth Robinson, and had children including Ian Porter. Gerald Lionel Oscar Porter passed away in 2009 in Wolfville, Kings Co., NS.

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Biography

  • Gerald Lionel Oscar Porter was born in 1918 in Wolfville, Kings Co., NS, the child of Otto Hurshel Porter And Vera Gertrude Garrison.
  • Gerald Lionel Oscar Porter married Mary Elizabeth Robinson, and had children including Ian Porter.
  • Gerald Lionel Oscar Porter passed away in 2009 in Wolfville, Kings Co., NS.

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Gerald Porter's Ancestors

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Gerald Porter
1918–2009
Birth Place: Wolfville, Kings Co., NS
Parents
Otto Hurshel Porter
1896–1965
White Rock, Nova Scotia, Canada
Vera (Gertrude) GARRISON
1892–1976
Indian Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Oscar (Sidney) Porter
1870–1948
Halls Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
Irene (L.) Benjamin
1859–
Black River, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Porter
1848–1878
Nancy Bishop
1849–1927
Gordon Benjamin
1829–1906
Eunice Davidson
1837–1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Porter
1822–
Mary Benjamin
1805–1886
Stephen Benjamin
1805–1883
Rachel Davison
1808–1834
Charles Davidson
1807–
Julia Ann
1806–1885

Gerald Porter's Timeline

2 Records

1918
3 JAN 1918
Birth of Gerald Lionel Oscar Porter in Wolfville, Kings Co., NS
Wolfville, Kings Co., NS
2009
16 MAR 2009
Age 91
Death of Gerald Lionel Oscar Porter in Wolfville, Kings Co., NS
Wolfville, Kings Co., NS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 JAN 1918
    Event Place: Wolfville, Kings Co., NS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 MAR 2009
    Event Place: Wolfville, Kings Co., NS

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