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Jonathan Porter 1696–1759 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 September 1696

Birth Location: Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 9 October 1759

Death Location: Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: John Porter

Mother: Lydia Herrick

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Jonathan Porter was born in 1696 in Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of John Porter And Lydia Herrick. Jonathan Porter passed away in 1759 in Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jonathan Porter was born in 1696 in Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of John Porter And Lydia Herrick.
  • Jonathan Porter passed away in 1759 in Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Jonathan Porter's Ancestors

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Jonathan Porter
1696–1759
Birth Place: Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
John Porter
1658–1753
Probably Wenham
Lydia Herrick
1661–1737
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Porter
1636–1660
Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts
Hannah Dodge
1642–1688
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Henry Herrick
1640–1702
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia Woodbury
1640–1690
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Mary Porter
1598–1684
William Dodge
1604–1685
Elisabeth Dodge
1612–1689
Henry Herrick
1604–1671
Editha Laskin
1612–1677
Agnes Napper
1598–1672
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Endicott
1560–1621
Alice Westlake
1565–1643
William Haskell
1573–1630
Elinor Cook
1587–1650
Hugh Laskin
1587–1658
Alice Laskin
1590–1658

Jonathan Porter's Timeline

2 Records

1696
11 September 1696
Birth of Jonathan Porter in Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1759
9 October 1759
Age 63
Death of Jonathan Porter in Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 September 1696
    Event Place: Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 October 1759
    Event Place: Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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