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Josiah Porter 1851–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 February 1851

Birth Location: Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, United States of America

Death Date: 4 December 1926

Death Location: Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon, United States of America

Father: John Porter

Mother: Sarah Dorris

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Josiah Porter was born in 1851 in Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, United States of America, the child of John Wesley Porter And Sarah Catherine Dorris. Josiah Porter passed away in 1926 in Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Josiah Porter was born in 1851 in Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, United States of America, the child of John Wesley Porter And Sarah Catherine Dorris.
  • Josiah Porter passed away in 1926 in Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon, United States of America.

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Josiah Porter's Ancestors

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Josiah Porter
1851–1926
Birth Place: Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, United States of America
Parents
John Wesley Porter
1821–1890
Howard, Missouri, United States
Sarah (Catherine) Dorris
1826–1894
Marion, Fulton, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Hezekiah (Porter (m.) Attebury)
1776–1856
Chester, South Carolina, USA
Nancy Kessinger
1782–1859
Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
Josiah (James) Dorris
1796–1871
Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America
Lucy (A.) Dorris
1796–1889
Drewerys Bluff, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
James I
1758–1843
Dorcas Wilkerson
1763–1840
Joseph Drury
1751–1796
Elizabeth Wiggington
1751–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1710–1766
Sarah Mitchell
1720–1770
John II
1718–1797

Josiah Porter's Timeline

2 Records

1851
16 February 1851
Birth of Josiah Porter in Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, United States of America
Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, United States of America
1926
4 December 1926
Age 75
Death of Josiah Porter in Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon, United States of America
Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 February 1851
    Event Place: Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 December 1926
    Event Place: Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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