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Jacob Porter 1704–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 August 1704

Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 26 October 1778

Death Location: Whitman, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Samuel Porter

Mother: Mary Porter

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In 1704, Jacob Porter entered the world in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA, born to Samuel Porter And Mary Nash Porter. Jacob Porter passed away in 1778 in Whitman, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1704, Jacob Porter entered the world in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA, born to Samuel Porter And Mary Nash Porter.
  • Jacob Porter passed away in 1778 in Whitman, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Jacob Porter's Ancestors

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Jacob Porter
1704–1778
Birth Place: Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Samuel Porter
1669–1725
Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Mary (Nash) Porter
1675–1755
Grandparents
Jacob Nash
1640–1718
Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail (Dyer) Nash
1647–
Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Agnes Dyer
–1667
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Porter's Timeline

2 Records

1704
10 August 1704
Birth of Jacob Porter in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
1778
26 October 1778
Age 74
Death of Jacob Porter in Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 August 1704
    Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 October 1778
    Event Place: Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whitman, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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