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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

James Porter was born in County Mayo, Ireland in 1826, to James Porter and Eliza Jane Besket. Later in life, James Porter married Sarah Elizabeth Lovely and May Porter; among their children were John Franklin Porter, Charles Clinton Porter, Benjamin L Porter, Henrietta Porter, William Porter and John Franklin Porter. James Porter died in Benona, Oceana, Michigan, 1906.

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Parents

James Porter
Birth Location: Ireland
JP
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
MP

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
BP
Henrietta Porter
1865 –
Birth Location: Canada
HP
William Porter
1871 – 1936
Birth Location: Delta, Ontario, Canada
WP
John Porter
1853 – 1926
Birth Location: Ogdensburg, St Lawrence, New York
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Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 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 Year: 7 May 1906
    Event Place: Benona, Oceana, Michigan
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