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James Mitchell Porter 1696 – 1759 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1696

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 13 Apr 1759

Death Location: Sevier, Tennessee, United States

Father: Hezekiah Porter

Mother: Hannah Cowles

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According to available records, James Mitchell Porter was born in 1696 in Virginia, United States, the child of Hezekiah Porter and Hannah Cowles. In the later years of life, James Mitchell Porter died in 1759 in Sevier, Tennessee, United States.

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Hezekiah Porter
1665 – 1750
Birth Location: Hadley hampshire massachusetts
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Hannah Cowles
1668 – 1711
Birth Location: Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 24 Feb 1696
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 13 Apr 1759
    Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee, United States

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