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Harrison Ward Porter 1854–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 July 1854

Birth Location: Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Death Date: 29 April 1915

Death Location: Fort Ransom, Ransom County, North Dakota, United States of America

Father: Wallace Porter

Mother: Arzelia Thayer

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The story of Harrison Ward Porter began in 1854 in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States of America. Harrison Ward Porter married Selina A Walker. Harrison Ward Porter passed away in 1915 in Fort Ransom, Ransom County, North Dakota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Harrison Ward Porter began in 1854 in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States of America.
  • Harrison Ward Porter married Selina A Walker.
  • Harrison Ward Porter passed away in 1915 in Fort Ransom, Ransom County, North Dakota, United States of America.

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Harrison Porter's Ancestors

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Harrison Porter
1854–1915
Birth Place: Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States of America
Parents
Wallace William Porter
1827–1909
Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Arzelia Thayer
1831–1902
Conway, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Seth Porter
1799–1875
Hatfield
Ann Graves
1791–1844
Williamsburg, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Silas Porter
1760–1841
Mary Graves
1765–1832
Perez Graves
1761–1848
Eunice Bryant
1763–1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Seth Graves
1727–1807
Mary Dickinson
1737–1806
Capt Graves
1730–1809
Martha Gillett
1731–1793

Harrison Porter's Timeline

3 Records

1854
11 July 1854
Birth of Harrison Ward Porter in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States of America
Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States of America
1885
18 Mar 1885
Age 31
Harrison Ward Porter was married in Juneau, Wisconsin, USA
Juneau, Wisconsin, USA
1915
29 April 1915
Age 61
Death of Harrison Ward Porter in Englevale, Ransom County, North Dakota, United States of America
Englevale, Ransom County, North Dakota, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 July 1854
    Event Place: Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Dakota, U.S., State Death Certificates, North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services; Bismarck, ND, USA; North Dakota Death Records
    [3] North Dakota, U.S., Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1885
    Event Place: Juneau, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Index, Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; Pre-1907 Vital Records Collection

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 April 1915
    Event Place: Englevale, Ransom County, North Dakota, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Dakota, U.S., State Death Certificates, North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services; Bismarck, ND, USA; North Dakota Death Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Ransom, Ransom County, North Dakota, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Dakota, U.S., Cemetery Records

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