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Lucy Ann Porter 1816–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1816

Birth Location: Onondaga, Onondaga, New York, USA

Death Date: 8 Jan 1876

Death Location: St. Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, USA

Father: David Porter

Mother: Charlotte Lathrop

Spouse(s): Alanson Risley

Children(s): Noah Risley, Waite Risley, Ward Risley, Joel Risley, George Risley

In 1816, Lucy Ann Porter entered the world in Onondaga, Onondaga, New York, USA, born to David Gardiner Porter And Charlotte Lathrop. In 1850, Lucy Ann Porter resided in Division 10, Berrien, Michigan, USA. In 1860, Lucy Ann Porter resided in Franklin, Richardson, Nebraska, USA. Lucy Ann Porter married Alanson Risley, and had children including George Washington Risley, Joel Risley, Noah Risley, Waite Hoyt Risley, Ward Weaver Risley. Lucy Ann Porter passed away in 1876 in St. Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1816, Lucy Ann Porter entered the world in Onondaga, Onondaga, New York, USA, born to David Gardiner Porter And Charlotte Lathrop.
  • In 1850, Lucy Ann Porter resided in Division 10, Berrien, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1860, Lucy Ann Porter resided in Franklin, Richardson, Nebraska, USA.
  • Lucy Ann Porter married Alanson Risley, and had children including George Washington Risley, Joel Risley, Noah Risley, Waite Hoyt Risley, Ward Weaver Risley.
  • Lucy Ann Porter passed away in 1876 in St. Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Porter
1793–1863
Birth Location: Canaan, Columbia, New York, USA
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Charlotte Lathrop
1795–1872
Birth Location: Franklin, Delaware, New York, USA
CL

Spouses(s)

Alanson Risley
1816–1863
Birth Location: Keeney, New York, New York, USA
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Children(s)

Noah Risley
1848–1916
Birth Location: Royalton, Berrien, Michigan, USA
NR
Waite Risley
1844–1862
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
WR
Ward Risley
1846–1913
Birth Location: DuPage County, Illinois, USA
WR
Joel Risley
1855–1876
Birth Location: Berrien County, Michigan, USA
JR
George Risley
1859–1928
Birth Location: Berrien County, Michigan, USA
GR

Lucy Porter's Ancestors

Self
Lucy Porter
1816–1876
Birth Place: Onondaga, Onondaga, New York, USA
Parents
David Gardiner Porter
1793–1863
Canaan, Columbia, New York, USA
Charlotte Lathrop
1795–1872
Franklin, Delaware, New York, USA
Grandparents
David Porter
1763–1820
Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Hannah (Esther) Burr
1772–1835
Canaan, Columbia, New York, USA
Zephaniah Lathrop
1769–1846
Connecticut, USA
Esther Wyborne
1775–
Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Porter
1724–1791
Abigail Jocelyn
1725–1797
Gideon Burr
1750–1827
Hannah Messenger
1750–1804
Ezra Sr.
1743–1777
Susannah Gates
1749–1846
Isaac Wiborn
1739–1790
Anne Whipple
1743–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Porter
1683–1749
Rebecca Beaumont
1687–1798
Nathaniel Joslin
1686–1726
Abigail Abbott
1700–1769
Gideon Burr
1715–1797
Hannah Edwards
1713–1773
Samuel Messinger
1704–1767
Mabel Buck
1712–1739
Ezra Lathrop
1718–1760
Charity Perkins
1724–1787
Isaac Gates
1701–1788
Sarah Maffried
1720–1760
John Wiborne
1698–1769
Jerusha Larabee
1701–1747
Symonds Whipple
1715–1769
Elizabeth Mason
1720–1800

Lucy Porter's Descendants

1.
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Lucy (Ann) Porter (20 Jul 1816–8 Jan 1876) m. Alanson Risley (22 Jan 1816–10 Apr 1863)
  1. 1. Noah Risley 1848–1916 m. Harriet (Rebecca) Spry 1852–1935
    1. 1. Blanche (Viola) Risley 1890–1981 m. Frederick (Samuel) Leftwich 1886–1942
      1. 1. Geoa (Maxine) Leftwich 1913–1983 m. Robert (Wilbur) Becker 1904–1960
        1. 1. Sheryl (Jean) Becker 1940–2004 m. Fred (Allen) Cox 1935–2016 m. Karl (Paul Buchholz) Jr. 1936–2018 m. Billy (Gene) Hosea 1937–2001 m. Jack (Merlin) Burke 1932–2008
        2. 2. Charles (Wilbur) Becker 1938–2007
      2. 2. Jennie (Rebecca) Leftwich 1910–2000
      3. 3. Fredda (Viola) Leftwich 1916–1980
      4. 4. George (Madison) Leftwich 1906–1972 m. Margaret (Lorraine) Robertson 1908–1980 m. Drusilla (Dorothy) Buckles 1914–1976
        1. 1. Joyce (Elaine) Leftwich 1932–1996 m. John (Wilbur) Paddon 1928–2003
        2. 2. Dave (Arlen Leftwich -) Walker 1929–2011 m. Catherine Tortora 1932–2010
    2. 2. Mark (Alanson) Risley 1869– m. Ida (Belle) Chisum 1874–1927
      1. 1. Ola (Belle) Risley 1899–1971 m. Roy (John) Velau 1897–1976
        1. 1. Mary (Louise) Velau 1923–2016 m. Edward (Newton) Carr 1921–1982 m. Lowell (David) Lewis 1914–1947
      2. 2. Estelle (May) Risley 1897–1930 m. Eskell (Dow) Wells 1896–1934
      3. 3. Leonard (Hill) Risley 1905–1936 m. Ila (May) Jenkins 1908–1938
        1. 1. Gay (Lynn) Risley 1929–1949
      4. 4. William (Edgar) Risley 1894–1927 m. Beryl Meeker 1901–1974
      5. 5. Elon (Iredelle) Risley 1902–1976 m. Philip (Norison) Isenhour 1905–1992 m. Claude (William) Cranford 1906–1992
    3. 3. Alah (Maud) Risley 1879–1889
    4. 4. Oscar (Virgil) Risley 1881–1896
    5. 5. Bertha (Rose) Risley 1883–1884
    6. 6. Noah (Jacob) Risley 1876–1952
    7. 7. Roger Risley 1871–1927 m. Laura (Belle) Thwing 1878–1912
      1. 1. Mary (Mae) Risley 1903–1999 m. Everett (Edward) Melville 1900–1964
        1. 1. Barbara (Lee) Melville 1934–1995 m. Gerald (David) Green 1933–2007
        2. 2. Beverly Melville 1925– m. Delbert (Norman) Fisher 1922–2005
      2. 2. Noah (Hugh) Risley 1898–1986 m. Amy (Leota) Reither 1908–1993
      3. 3. Oscar (Virgil) Risley 1904–1978 m. Mary (Blanche) Robins 1906–1969
        1. 1. Hattie (Louise) Risley 1923–2003 m. Leon (Earl (Bud)) Lydic 1920–2007
        2. 2. Everett (Edward) Risley 1926–2008 m. Betty (Jean) LeMuiex 1927–2012
      4. 4. Allen (Lawson) Risley 1906–1987
      5. 5. Roger Risley 1912–1912
      6. 6. Hattie (Belle) Risley 1900–1990 m. Fred (Albert) Coles 1881–1942
      7. 7. Laura (Hester) Risley 1908–2003
      8. 8. Nellie (Myrtle) Risley 1910–2005 m. Ernest (Julius) Jessen 1898–1955
        1. 1. Douglas (Edgar) Jessen 1938–2010
      9. 9. Rodney Risley 1912–1912
      10. 10. Frances (Almeda) Risley 1901–1981 m. Charles (Robert) Melville 1899–1943 m. George Goldsmith 1908–1982
        1. 1. Roger (Oliver) Melville 1920–2009 m. Evelyn Melville 1916–1993
        2. 2. Ethel (Florence) Melville 1921–1984
    8. 8. Myrtle ((Hattie)) Risley 1873–1940 m. Charles (Robert Patching) Sr 1869–1932
      1. 1. Fred (Risley) Patching 1906–1993 m. Clara Cunningham 1907–1979
        1. 1. Ardis (Mardell) Patching 1931–2010 m. Donald (Leroy) Duncan 1927–1990 m. James (Marcus) O'Connor 1936–1975
      2. 2. Mary (Audry) Patching 1900–1940 m. Isaac (Newman) Porter 1901–1957
        1. 1. Audrey (Ann) Porter 1926–1988 m. Walter (Francis) Bettencourt 1922–1988
        2. 2. Bruce (Newman) Porter 1929–1999 m. Vivian (Marie) Saari 1933–2004
      3. 3. Hattie Patching 1913–2003 m. Harry (H.) Brown 1907–1970
        1. 1. Rochelle Brown 1934–2021
        2. 2. James (Garland) Brown 1933–2002 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Flach 1937–2001
    9. 9. James (Gibbon) Risley 1888–1955
    10. 10. Barbara Risley 1886–1965 m. John (A.) Phipps 1886–1960
      1. 1. Ladonia (Estalee) Phipps 1906–1989 m. Carl (Frederick) Poetsch 1906–2000
        1. 1. Paul (Norman) Poetsch 1932–2023
    11. 11. Benjamin (Franklin (Ben)) Risley 1893–1983
  2. 2. Waite (Hoyt) Risley 1844–1862
  3. 3. Ward (Weaver) Risley 1846–1913 m. Rosanna (Frances) Haraughty 1866–1958 m. Sarah Spry 1847–1885
    1. 1. Charles (R.) Risley 1873–1932 m. Barbara (Elizabeth) Haraughty 1864–1910
      1. 1. Barbara (Ruby) Risley 1895–1927
        1. 1. Harvey (Beryl) Braden 1913–1996 m. Antnett (Idell) Leamons 1911–2009
    2. 2. William (Wait) Risley 1895–1968 m. Myrtle Moore 1901–1979
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Grace) Rusley 1924–2017
      2. 2. William (Waite Risley) Jr. 1928–2007 m. Billie (Lou) Hutto 1928–2012
  4. 4. Joel Risley 1855–1876
  5. 5. George (Washington) Risley 1859–1928 m. Kate (Valeria) Owens 1871–1914
    1. 1. Frederick (Albert) Risley 1891–1969 m. Margaret (Adeline) Webb 1897–1925
      1. 1. Roy (Laverne) Risley 1920–1981 m. Jonnie (Toxie) Myers 1920–2020 m. Nellie (Fay) Spitzer 1919–1995
        1. 1. Margaret Risley 1945–2001
    2. 2. Roy (F.) Risley 1893–1957
    3. 3. Baby (Boy) Risley 1908–1908
    4. 4. Baby (Girl) Risley 1907–1907
    5. 5. Vida (Rose) Risley 1899–1954
    6. 6. Hattie (C.) Risley 1897–1984
    7. 7. Ward (Owens) Risley 1895–1960

Lucy Porter's Timeline

5 Records

1816
20 Jul 1816
Birth of Lucy Ann Porter in Onondaga, Onondaga, New York, USA
Onondaga, Onondaga, New York, USA
1850
1850
Age 34
Lucy Ann Porter resided here in Division 10, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Division 10, Berrien, Michigan, USA
1860
1860
Age 44
Lucy Ann Porter resided here in Franklin, Richardson, Nebraska, USA
Franklin, Richardson, Nebraska, USA
1870
1870
Age 54
Lucy Ann Porter resided here in Royalton, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Royalton, Berrien, Michigan, USA
1876
8 Jan 1876
Age 60
Death of Lucy Ann Porter in Royalton, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Royalton, Berrien, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1816
    Event Place: Onondaga, Onondaga, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Royalton, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: M593_664; Page: 381A; Family History Library Film: 552163
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Franklin, Richardson, Nebraska Territory; Page: 451; Family History Library Film: 803665
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 10, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 346; Page: 235A
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Division 10, Berrien, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 10, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 346; Page: 235A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Franklin, Richardson, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Franklin, Richardson, Nebraska Territory; Page: 451; Family History Library Film: 803665

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Royalton, Berrien, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Royalton, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: M593_664; Page: 381A; Family History Library Film: 552163

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1876
    Event Place: Royalton, Berrien, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St. Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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