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James Porter 1826 – 1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Dec 1826

Birth Location: County Mayo, Ireland

Death Date: 7 May 1906

Death Location: Benona, Oceana, Michigan

Father: James Porter

Mother: Eliza Besket

Spouse(s): Sarah Lovely, May Porter

Children(s): John Porter, Charles Porter, Benjamin Porter, Henrietta Porter, William Porter, John Porter

In 1826, James Porter entered the world in County Mayo, Ireland, born to James Porter and Eliza Jane Besket. In 1880, James Porter resided in Danby, Ionia, Michigan. James Porter married Sarah Elizabeth Lovely, May Porter, and had children including John Franklin Porter, Charles Clinton Porter, Benjamin L Porter, Henrietta Porter, William Porter, John Franklin Porter. James Porter passed away in 1906 in Benona, Oceana, Michigan.

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Biography

  • In 1826, James Porter entered the world in County Mayo, Ireland, born to James Porter and Eliza Jane Besket.
  • In 1880, James Porter resided in Danby, Ionia, Michigan.
  • James Porter married Sarah Elizabeth Lovely, May Porter, and had children including John Franklin Porter, Charles Clinton Porter, Benjamin L Porter, Henrietta Porter, William Porter, John Franklin Porter.
  • James Porter passed away in 1906 in Benona, Oceana, Michigan.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Porter
Birth Location: Ireland
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Eliza Besket
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Lovely
1835 – 1909
Birth Location: New Hampshire
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May Porter
Birth Location: Canada
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Children(s)

John Porter
1853 – 1926
Birth Location: Ogdensburg, St Lawrence, New York
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Charles Porter
1857 – 1936
Birth Location: Delta, Leeds Greville, Ontario, Canada
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Benjamin Porter
1859 – 1930
Birth Location: Canada
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Henrietta Porter
1865 –
Birth Location: Canada
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William Porter
1871 – 1936
Birth Location: Delta, Ontario, Canada
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John Porter
1853 – 1926
Birth Location: Ogdensburg, St Lawrence, New York
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James Porter's Ancestors

Self
James Porter
1826 – 1906
Birth Place: County Mayo, Ireland
Parents
James Porter
Ireland
Eliza (Jane) Besket
Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Porter's Descendants

1.
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James Porter (19 Dec 1826 – 7 May 1906) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Lovely (4 Dec 1835 – 25 Nov 1909) m. May Porter
  1. 1. John (Franklin) Porter (20 May 1853 – 18 Feb 1926) m. Mary (Jennie) Porter (8 Mar 1856 – 1 May 1914)
    1. 1. James (Henry) Porter (4 Jun 1877 – 1957) m. Alvena (Minnie) Zernow (Jan 1881 – 1952)
      1. 1. John (Lawrence) Porter (Feb 1899 – 1971)
      2. 2. Edwin (James) Porter (5 May 1901 – 23 Mar 1973)
      3. 3. Henrietta (A) Porter (19 Jan 1904 – 31 May 1966)
      4. 4. Clifford (C) Porter (1907 – 1984)
      5. 5. Marian (Frances) Porter (12 Jun 1908 – 4 Jun 1996)
      6. 6. Minnie (Edna) Porter (10 Aug 1910 – 5 Apr 1988) m. Edward (Glen) Anderson (28 Jul 1906 – 1976)
        1. 1. Gordon Anderson (14 Aug 1937 – ) m. Dorothy (Mae) Oberlin (1939 – 2022)
        2. 2. Bruce (A) Anderson (abt 1941 – )
        3. 3. Delbert (L) Anderson (abt 1941 – )
        4. 4. Phillip (D) Anderson (abt 1950 – )
      7. 7. Elnora (R) Porter (6 Aug 1912 – 2 Jan 2006)
      8. 8. Henry (Vicent) Porter (25 Sep 1914 – 6 May 2008)
      9. 9. Beatrice (Evelyn) Porter (28 Jan 1917 – 14 Oct 2009) m. Calvin Gowell (abt 1917 – )
        1. 1. Jay (Calvin) Gowell (abt 1947 – )
      10. 10. Clarence (Alton) Porter (17 Feb 1919 – 22 Dec 1929)
      11. 11. Ethel (May) Porter (8 Jul 1921 – 29 Oct 2005)
      12. 12. Howard (R) Porter (abt 1924 – )
    2. 2. Jesse (Vincent) Porter (21 Aug 1879 – 15 Nov 1936)
    3. 3. John (F) Porter (Jul 1882 – )
    4. 4. George (Washington) Porter (4 Jan 1886 – Jun 1964)
    5. 5. Annie (B) Porter (Jul 1894 – )
  2. 2. Charles (Clinton) Porter (18 May 1857 – 21 Nov 1936) m. Flora Sowles (abt 1859 – 8 Jan 1897)
    1. 1. Charles (Ira) Porter (19 Aug 1880 – 24 May 1947) m. Mary (Jane) Lanier (6 Jun 1894 – 24 Nov 1974)
      1. 1. Glen (Arthur) Porter (abt 1914 – 7 Apr 1978)
      2. 2. Myrtle (Mary) Porter (3 Sep 1915 – 7 Jan 1986) m. John (Paul) Jones (abt 1905 – )
        1. 1. Marilouise (Pearl) Jones (abt 1934 – 30 Dec 2005)
        2. 2. Dolores Jones (abt 1936 – )
        3. 3. Darleen (B) Jones (abt 1936 – )
        4. 4. Margaret Jones (abt 1938 – )
        5. 5. James (Richard) Jones (25 Nov 1944 – 9 Jan 2019) m. Laura (Rene) Jones
      3. 3. Louise (E) Porter (abt 1918 – )
      4. 4. Beulah (M) Porter (27 Nov 1919 – ) m. Daniel (L) Brumbaugh (abt 1919 – )
      5. 5. Violet Porter (abt 1922 – )
      6. 6. Vera Porter (abt 1924 – )
    2. 2. Fred Porter (1884 – )
    3. 3. Myrtie (M) Porter (Apr 1886 – )
    4. 4. Benjamin (Harry) Porter (1889 – ) m. Mabel (E) Newton (abt 1896 – )
  3. 3. Benjamin (L) Porter (18 Aug 1859 – 14 Mar 1930) m. Mary (Emily) Nott (abt 1860 – 11 Jun 1943)
    1. 1. Ethel (Bell) Porter (23 Dec 1884 – 2 Sep 1933)
    2. 2. Calvin Porter (14 Nov 1886 – 20 May 1944) m. Jennie Deuel (31 Aug 1885 – 19 Feb 1962)
      1. 1. Calvin (Laverne) Porter (4 May 1908 – 20 Jan 1981)
      2. 2. Lawrence (Laverle) Porter (14 Jan 1921 – 5 Dec 1991) m. Hilda (M) Jackson (abt 1921 – )
        1. 1. Jeannette Porter (25 Jul 1940 – 31 Jul 1941)
        2. 2. Judy (R) Porter (abt 1943 – )
        3. 3. James (C) Porter (abt 1945 – )
        4. 4. Robert (P) Porter (abt 1947 – )
        5. 5. Donald (W) Porter (abt 1948 – )
      3. 3. Garald (H) Porter (28 Sep 1923 – 23 May 1983)
  4. 4. Henrietta Porter (Abt 1865 – )
  5. 5. William Porter (3 Feb 1871 – 21 May 1936) m. Mary (M) Davis (Dec 1875 – ) m. Rosa (Mary) Porter (1882 – 1928)
    1. 1. Freonia (Mae) Porter (28 Oct 1891 – 6 Dec 1944) m. Howard (J) Meyers (23 Jul 1885 – 2 Oct 1969)
      1. 1. Kenneth (E) Myers (abt 1915 – 1992)
      2. 2. Robert (Wayne) Myers (14 Feb 1918 – 27 Dec 1985) m. Celia (Wilma) Swiftney (28 Jan 1923 – 25 Jan 2006)
        1. 1. cmdubb22 Myers
      3. 3. Doris (Irene) Myers (abt 1922 – 7 Apr 1967)
      4. 4. Paul (E) Myers (abt 1924 – )
    2. 2. James (Ira) Porter (1904 – 1918)
    3. 3. Irene (R) Porter (abt 1907 – )
    4. 4. Gerald (L) Porter (abt 1909 – )
    5. 5. Gladys (G) Porter (abt 1912 – )
    6. 6. Earle (LeRoy) Porter (1913 – 1915)
    7. 7. Laverle (E) Porter (abt 1916 – )
    8. 8. Dorothy (E) Porter (abt 1918 – )

James Porter's Timeline

3 Records

1826
19 Dec 1826
Birth of James Porter in County Mayo, Ireland
County Mayo, Ireland
1880
1880
Age 54
James Porter resided here in Danby, Ionia, Michigan
Danby, Ionia, Michigan
1906
7 May 1906
Age 80
Death of James Porter in Benona, Oceana, Michigan
Benona, Oceana, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1826
    Event Place: County Mayo, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Danby, Ionia, Michigan; Roll: 584; Page: 359B; Enumeration District: 105
    [2] Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records
    [3] Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, 1864-1968, Oregon State Archives; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, Death Records, 1864-1967

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Danby, Ionia, Michigan
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Danby, Ionia, Michigan; Roll: 584; Page: 359B; Enumeration District: 105

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1906
    Event Place: Benona, Oceana, Michigan
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