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James Porter 1696 – 1759 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1696

Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 13 Apr 1759

Death Location: Charlestown, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA

Father: Hezekiah Porter

Mother: Hannah Cowles

Spouse(s): Mabel Porter, Experience Wright, Mary (Mason?)

Children(s): James Porter, Mabel Porter, Sarah Porter, Ruth Porter, Miriam Porter, John Porter, John Porter

James Porter was born in 1696 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of Hezekiah Porter and Hannah Cowles. James Porter married Mabel Porter, Experience Wright, Mary Macon (Mason?), and had children including James Porter, Mabel Porter, Sarah Porter, Ruth Porter, Miriam Porter, John Porter, John Porter. James Porter passed away in 1759 in Charlestown, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA.

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Biography

  • James Porter was born in 1696 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of Hezekiah Porter and Hannah Cowles.
  • James Porter married Mabel Porter, Experience Wright, Mary Macon (Mason?), and had children including James Porter, Mabel Porter, Sarah Porter, Ruth Porter, Miriam Porter, John Porter, John Porter.
  • James Porter passed away in 1759 in Charlestown, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Porter's Ancestors

Self
James Porter
1696 – 1759
Birth Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Hezekiah Porter
1665 – 1752
Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Cowles
1664 – 1746
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Samuel Porter
1635 – 1689
Felstead, Essex, , England
Hannah (Rosanna) Stanley
1635 – 1708
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Samuel ((7)) Cowles
1639 – 1691
Hartford, CT
Abigail ((7)) Stanley
1637 – 1734
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Stanley
1601 – 1663
Bennet Tritton
1609 – 1664
John Cowles
1598 – 1678
Hannah ??
1614 – 1683
Timothy Stanley
1604 – 1648
Elizabeth Morrice
1603 – 1679
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robart Stanley
1572 – 1605
Ruth Garland
1574 – 1617
Daniel Tritton
1585 – 1615
Alice Goldhatch
1587 – 1614
Robart Stanley
1572 – 1605
Ruth Garland
1574 – 1617
Hugh Morrice
1576 –

James Porter's Descendants

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James Porter (24 Feb 1696 – 13 Apr 1759) m. Mabel Porter (23 Mar 1700 – 1773) m. Experience Wright m. Mary (Macon) (Mason?) (1704 – Y)
  1. 1. James Porter (01 Jul 1721 – 1777)
  2. 2. Mabel Porter (1724 – 19 May 1733)
  3. 3. Sarah Porter (1726 – May 1733)
  4. 4. Ruth Porter (22 Aug 1727 – 05 Oct 1807) m. Edward Smith (25 Nov 1727 – 15 Jan 1815)
    1. 1. Ruth Smith (15 Jan 1750 – 19 Feb 1750)
    2. 2. Rachel Smith (1751 – 1817)
      1. 1. Phebe Woodward (1776 – 1848) m. Jesse Everett (1803 – 1871)
        1. 1. Lucy (Helen) Everett (1823 – ) m. Charles (W) Adams (16 Aug 1817 – 10 Sep 1878)
    3. 3. Esther Smith (15 Aug 1755 – 29 Jul 1804)
    4. 4. Russell Smith (11 Feb 1758 – 25 Aug 1777)
    5. 5. Rachel Smith (17 May 1760 – 04 May 1837)
    6. 6. Mable Smith (22 Mar 1764 – 20 Jun 1844)
    7. 7. John Smith (24 Feb 1766 – 1812)
    8. 8. Edward Smith (09 Dec 1769 – 28 Feb 1851)
  5. 5. Miriam Porter (1728 – 1760)
  6. 6. John Porter (21 Jun 1731 – 24 Jun 1731)
  7. 7. John Porter (21 Jun 1731 – 24 Jun 1780)

James Porter's Timeline

2 Records

1696
24 Feb 1696
Birth of James Porter in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1759
13 Apr 1759
Age 63
Death of James Porter in Charlestown, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA
Charlestown, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1696
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1759
    Event Place: Charlestown, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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