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Isabella Holmes Porter 1819–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Feb 1819

Birth Location: Portland, Cumberland, Maine

Death Date: 30 March 1897

Death Location: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts

Father: Richard Porter

Mother: Mary Clapp

Spouse(s): Rev Bliss

Children(s): Laura Bliss

In 1819, Isabella Holmes Porter entered the world in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, born to Richard King Porter And Mary Clapp. Isabella Holmes Porter married Rev Edwin Elisha Bliss, and had children including Laura Arixene Bliss. Isabella Holmes Porter passed away in 1897 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1819, Isabella Holmes Porter entered the world in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, born to Richard King Porter And Mary Clapp.
  • Isabella Holmes Porter married Rev Edwin Elisha Bliss, and had children including Laura Arixene Bliss.
  • Isabella Holmes Porter passed away in 1897 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Porter
1784–1859
Birth Location: Cumberland, Maine, USA
RP
Mary Clapp
1789–1847
Birth Location: Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Rev Bliss
1817–1892
Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
RB

Children(s)

Laura Bliss
1846–1914
Birth Location: Trabzon, Turkey
LB

Isabella Porter's Ancestors

Self
Isabella Porter
1819–1897
Birth Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine
Parents
Richard King Porter
1784–1859
Cumberland, Maine, USA
Mary Clapp
1789–1847
Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Dr. (Aaron) PORTER
1752–1837
Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Paulina King
1759–1833
Maine, United States of America
Elkanah Clapp
1740–
Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail Partridge
1744–1790
Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Moses Porter
1719–1811
Mary Chadwick
1720–1781
Joshua Clapp
1707–1802
Abigail Bullard
1708–1789
Ebenezer Partridge
1706–1794
Elizabeth Holmes
1714–1744
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sarah Tyler
1696–1767
Joshua Clap
1667–1728
Samuel Partridge
1671–1752
Hannah Mason
1676–1750

Isabella Porter's Descendants

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Isabella (Holmes) Porter (25 Feb 1819–30 March 1897) m. Rev (Edwin Elisha) Bliss (12 Apr 1817–10 Dec 1892)
  1. 1. Laura (Arixene) Bliss 1846–1914 m. Langdon (Storer) Ward 1828–1895
    1. 1. Edwin (St. John) Ward 1880–1951 m. Charlotte (Edwards) Allen 1880–1973
      1. 1. Paul (Langdon) Ward 1911–2005 m. Catherine Wakefield 1914–2014
      2. 2. Richard (I) Ward 1921–
      3. 3. Allen (Porter) Ward 1924–1925
    2. 2. Mary (I.) Ward 1875–
    3. 3. Martha Ward 1877–
    4. 4. Paul Ward 1878–

Isabella Porter's Timeline

2 Records

1819
25 Feb 1819
Birth of Isabella Holmes Porter in Portland, Cumberland, Maine
Portland, Cumberland, Maine
1897
30 March 1897
Age 78
Death of Isabella Holmes Porter in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1819
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 March 1897
    Event Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts
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