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Josiah Porter 1789–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1789

Birth Location: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

Death Date: 31 Mar 1850

Death Location: Beaver River, , Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Josiah Porter

Mother: Mercy Brown

Spouse(s): Edith Corning

Children(s): Josiah Porter, Benjamin Porter, Daniel Porter, Ethnan Porter, Joseph Porter

The story of Josiah Porter began in 1789 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. In 1827, Josiah Porter resided in Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. Josiah Porter married Edith Corning, and had children including Benjamin B Porter, Daniel Batchelder Porter, Ethnan W Porter, Joseph C Porter, Josiah C Porter. Josiah Porter passed away in 1850 in Beaver River, , Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Josiah Porter began in 1789 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
  • In 1827, Josiah Porter resided in Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Josiah Porter married Edith Corning, and had children including Benjamin B Porter, Daniel Batchelder Porter, Ethnan W Porter, Joseph C Porter, Josiah C Porter.
  • Josiah Porter passed away in 1850 in Beaver River, , Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Josiah Porter's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Porter
1789–1850
Birth Place: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Parents
Josiah Porter
1766–1797
Lexington,Middlesex,Massachusetts,USA
Mercy Brown
1765–1847
Yarmouth,Yarmouth,Nova Scotia,Canada
Grandparents
Josiah Porter
1729–1789
Beverly,Essex,Massachusetts,USA
Sarah Bradstreet
1727–1789
Rowley Vrx,Essex,Massachusetts,USA
Benjamin Brown
1739–1796
Beverly,Essex,Massachusetts,USA
Mary Haskell
1740–1817
Beverly,Essex,Massachusetts,USA
Great-Grandparents
Mary Batchelder
1701–1723
William Porter
1689–1747
Jonathan Bradstreet
1690–1757
Sarah Wheeler
1692–1793
Bartholomew Browne
1703–1755
Lydia Giles
1707–1741
William Haskell
1713–1786
Mary Trask
1716–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Josiah Batchelder
1680–1749
Mary Raymond
1682–1763
Israel Porter
1643–1706
Elizabeth Hathorne
1649–1706
Moses Bradstreet
1644–1690
Sarah Platts
1654–1697
Jonathan Wheeler
1657–1720
Mary Wheeler
1668–1720
Bartholomew Brown
1669–1717
Susanna Maule
1671–1693
Eleazer Giles
1679–1740
Lydia Grover
1685–1749
Robert Haskell
1692–1776
Mary Leach
1691–1721

Josiah Porter's Descendants

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Josiah Porter (1789–31 Mar 1850) m. Edith Corning (31 Oct 1790–18 May 1869)
  1. 1. Josiah (C) Porter 1814–1861
  2. 2. Benjamin (B) Porter 1810–1884
  3. 3. Daniel (Batchelder) Porter 1812–1892
  4. 4. Ethnan (W) Porter 1834–
  5. 5. Joseph (C.) Porter 1831–1907 m. Eliza (J.) Hoag 1834–1911
    1. 1. Benjamin (L.) Porter 1876–1935
    2. 2. Alfred (Waldo) Porter 1863–1902 m. Emma (Francis) Williams 1868–
    3. 3. Leonard (Ethman) Porter 1860–1927 m. Carrie (E.) Dearborn 1855–
    4. 4. Bertell Porter 1859–
    5. 5. Ernest (Joseph) Porter 1870– m. Sarah Prescott 1872–
    6. 6. Edward (Hoag) Porter 1861–1916 m. Anna (D) Porter 1876– m. Lillian (E.) Evans 1866–1940
      1. 1. Bertha (Idella) Porter 1891–1948 m. Delmont (R) Bradley 1887–1963
        1. 1. Ralph (Porter) Bradley 1920–1951
        2. 2. Jean (M) Bradley 1929–2002
        3. 3. Natalie (Estelle) Bradley 1922–2002
        4. 4. Fred Bradley 1926–2010
      2. 2. Annabel (Lillian) Porter 1889–1966 m. Walter (Louis) Seelbach 1888–
      3. 3. Raymond (Edward) Porter 1885–1932 m. Louise (May) Ward 1891–1984
      4. 4. Leslie (Ross) Porter 1888–1964 m. Marie (Elliot) Teel 1894–1992
        1. 1. Edward (H.) Porter 1916–1986 m. Priscilla (Brooks) Canning 1929–2013 m. Roberta (Anne) Holmes 1930–2010 m. Martha (Little) Speers 1922–2001
        2. 2. Leslie (Ross) Porter 1917–1999 m. Jeanne (Elizabeth) MacKenzie 1920–1988

Josiah Porter's Timeline

3 Records

1789
1789
Birth of Josiah Porter in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
1827
1827
Age 38
Josiah Porter resided here in Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
1850
31 Mar 1850
Age 61
Death of Josiah Porter in Beaver River, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Beaver River, , Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Citizenship Affidavits of US-born Seamen at Select Ports, 1792-1869
    [2] Massachusetts, Death Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911
    [3] OneWorldTree
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1827
    Event Place: Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Nova Scotia, Canada, Census, Assessment and Poll Tax Records, 1770-1795, 1827, 1838, Nova Scotia Archives; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Census, Assesment and Poll Tax Records 1767-1827; Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. no. 446

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1850
    Event Place: Beaver River, , Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] OneWorldTree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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