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Mary Porter 1810–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Jan 1810

Birth Location: Washington, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA

Death Date: 16 Feb 1883

Death Location: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA

Father: Jonas Porter.

Mother: Martha Dowlen

Spouse(s): Adam Herold

Children(s): Emma Herold, Margaret Rockwell, George Herold, Adam Herold, Georgia"Georgie" (Herold), Mary Herold, David Herold., Catherine Herold, Elizabeth Herold, Jerome Herold, Alice Herold

In 1810, Mary Porter entered the world in Washington, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA, born to Jonas Porter And Martha Dowlen. Mary Porter married Adam George Herold, and had children including Adam George Herold, Alice King Herold, Catherine Virginia Herold, David Edgar Herold, Elizabeth Jane Herold, Emma Frances Herold, George Christopher Herold, Georgia Georgie Belle Earnshaw Herold, Jerome Herold, Margaret Cecelia Rockwell, Mary A Herold. Mary Porter passed away in 1883 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1810, Mary Porter entered the world in Washington, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA, born to Jonas Porter And Martha Dowlen.
  • Mary Porter married Adam George Herold, and had children including Adam George Herold, Alice King Herold, Catherine Virginia Herold, David Edgar Herold, Elizabeth Jane Herold, Emma Frances Herold, George Christopher Herold, Georgia Georgie Belle Earnshaw Herold, Jerome Herold, Margaret Cecelia Rockwell, Mary A Herold.
  • Mary Porter passed away in 1883 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonas Porter.
1775–
Birth Location: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
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Martha Dowlen
1780–
Birth Location: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
MD

Spouses(s)

Adam Herold
1803–1864
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
AH

Children(s)

Emma Herold
1848–1874
Birth Location: Washington, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
EH
Margaret Rockwell
1831–1904
Birth Location: Washington, DC
MR
George Herold
1833–1834
Birth Location: Washington, DC
GH
Adam Herold
1835–1837
Birth Location: Washington, DC
AH
Georgia"Georgie" (Herold)
1854–1904
Birth Location: Washington, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
G(
Mary Herold
1837–1917
Birth Location: District of Columbia, United States of America
MH
David Herold.
1842–1865
Birth Location: Maryland, United States of America
DH
Catherine Herold
1846–1917
Birth Location: Washington, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
CH
Elizabeth Herold
1839–1903
Birth Location: Washington, DC
EH
Jerome Herold
1829–1837
Birth Location: Washington, DC
JH
Alice Herold
1852–1930
Birth Location: Washington, D.C.
AH

Mary Porter's Ancestors

Self
Mary Porter
1810–1883
Birth Place: Washington, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Parents
Jonas Porter.
1775–
Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Martha Dowlen
1780–
Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Porter's Descendants

1.
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Mary Porter (08 Jan 1810–16 Feb 1883) m. Adam (George) Herold (6/6/1803–6 October 1864)
  1. 1. Emma (Frances) Herold 1848–1874 m. William (Henry) Keilholtz 1824–1900
    1. 1. Mary (A) Keilholtz 1874–1951 m. Walter (Evans) Patten 1867–1941
      1. 1. Walter (Evans) Patten 1908–1987 m. Gertrude (R) Todd 1912–1995
      2. 2. William (Henry) Patten 1904–1904
      3. 3. Richard (Ward) Patten 1913–1923
    2. 2. Mary (A) Keilholtz 1871–
  2. 2. Margaret (Cecelia) Rockwell 1831–1904
  3. 3. George (Christopher) Herold 1833–1834
  4. 4. Adam (George) Herold 1835–1837
  5. 5. Georgia"Georgie" (Belle Earnshaw) (Herold) 1854–1904 m. JOHN (THOMAS) EARNSHAW 1847–1918
    1. 1. Richard (Jackson Earnshaw) Sr 1890–1950 m. Bertha A 1891–
      1. 1. Richard (J) Earnshaw 1926–2002
    2. 2. Marjorie (M) Earnshaw 1879–
    3. 3. John (Carl) Earnshaw 1885–
    4. 4. Arthur (E) Earnshaw 1887–1908
    5. 5. Georgie (B) Earnshaw 1892–
    6. 6. Helen (I) Earnshaw 1893–
  6. 6. Mary (A) Herold 1837–1917
  7. 7. David (Edgar) Herold. 1842–1865
  8. 8. Catherine (Virginia) Herold 1846–1917
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Jane) Herold 1839–1903
  10. 10. Jerome Herold 1829–1837
  11. 11. Alice (King) Herold 1852–1930 m. Richard Earnshaw 1853–1918
    1. 1. Robert (Jackson) Earnshaw 1886–1956
    2. 2. Mary (P) Earnshaw 1891– m. John (Malish) Couden 1889–
      1. 1. Mary (Porter Couden Mc) Call 1920–1983
    3. 3. George (Vernon) Earnshaw 1877–1948 m. Clara B 1880–
    4. 4. Pinkney (A) Earnshaw 1885–
    5. 5. Alice (K) Earnshaw 1888–

Mary Porter's Timeline

2 Records

1810
08 Jan 1810
Birth of Mary Porter in Washington, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Washington, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
1883
16 Feb 1883
Age 73
Death of Mary Porter in Washington, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Washington, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Jan 1810
    Event Place: Washington, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] District of Columbia, Select Deaths and Burials
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1883
    Event Place: Washington, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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