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Joseph L Porter 1818 – 1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Aug 1818

Birth Location: Mispillion, Kent Co, DE

Death Date: 26 August 1882

Death Location: Pella, Marion County, Iowa

Father: James Porter

Mother: Elizabeth Dean

Spouse(s): Mary Chezem

Children(s): Charles Porter

Joseph L Porter was born in 1818 in Mispillion, Kent Co, DE, the child of James Porter and Elizabeth Nancy Dean. Joseph L Porter later married Mary Ann Chezem, and together they raised children including Charles Franklin Porter. In 1882, Joseph L Porter passed away in Pella, Marion County, Iowa.

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Parents

James Porter
1790 – 1844
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
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Elizabeth Dean
1800 – 1834
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Chezem
1821 – 1901
Birth Location: Vigo County, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Charles Porter
1859 – 1921
Birth Location: Pella, Marion County, Iowa
CP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 10 Aug 1818
    Event Place: Mispillion, Kent Co, DE
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 August 1882
    Event Place: Pella, Marion County, Iowa
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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