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Rebecca Porter 1788–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Mar 1788

Birth Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 1851

Death Location: Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Edmund Porter

Mother: Hannah Cogswell

Spouse(s): John Harris

Children(s): Gesner Harris, John Harris, Rebekah Harris, Charles Harris, Martha Harris, Edmund Harris, Merritt Harris

Rebecca Porter was born in 1788 in Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Edmund Porter And Hannah Cogswell. Rebecca Porter married John Bishop Harris, and had children including Charles Harris, Edmund Harris, Gesner Harris, John Asa Harris, Martha Harris, Merritt D Harris, Rebekah Harris. Rebecca Porter passed away in 1851 in Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Porter was born in 1788 in Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Edmund Porter And Hannah Cogswell.
  • Rebecca Porter married John Bishop Harris, and had children including Charles Harris, Edmund Harris, Gesner Harris, John Asa Harris, Martha Harris, Merritt D Harris, Rebekah Harris.
  • Rebecca Porter passed away in 1851 in Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Porter
1768–1854
Birth Location: Cornwallis, Kings, NS
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Hannah Cogswell
1769–1848
Birth Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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Spouses(s)

John Harris
1787–1857
Birth Location: Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Children(s)

Gesner Harris
1824–1858
Birth Location: Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
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John Harris
1829–1898
Birth Location: Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
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Rebekah Harris
1832–
Birth Location: Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
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Charles Harris
1811–1850
Birth Location: Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Martha Harris
1818–1891
Birth Location: Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
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Edmund Harris
1813–
Birth Location: Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
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Merritt Harris
1816–1879
Birth Location: Boundary Creek, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
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Rebecca Porter's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Porter
1788–1851
Birth Place: Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Edmund Porter
1768–1854
Cornwallis, Kings, NS
Hannah Cogswell
1769–1848
Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
John Porter
1720–1786
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Phebe English
1729–1768
Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA
Aaron Cogswell
1735–1869
Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA
Susanna Edgarton
1739–1778
Mansfield City, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Porter
1700–1761
Richard English
1690–1748
Mary Hinksman
1688–1748
Hezekiah Cogswell
1706–1806
Susanna Bailey
1710–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Porter
1672–1754
Abigail Holbrook
1675–1761
Samuel Cogswell
1677–1752
Ann Mason
1669–1753

Rebecca Porter's Descendants

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Rebecca Porter (15 Mar 1788–1851) m. John (Bishop) Harris (22 Aug 1787–14 May 1857)
  1. 1. Gesner Harris 1824–1858
  2. 2. John (Asa) Harris 1829–1898
  3. 3. Rebekah Harris 1832–
  4. 4. Charles Harris 1811–1850
  5. 5. Martha Harris 1818–1891
  6. 6. Edmund Harris 1813–
  7. 7. Merritt (D) Harris 1816–1879 m. Rosanna Wilson 1819–1869
    1. 1. Rebecca (Jane) Harris 1849–1906
    2. 2. Bethany (Ann) Harris 1845–1893
      1. 1. Stanley (Ralph) Perry 1885–
      2. 2. Bessie (Lillian) Perry 1880–1943 m. Otis Williamson 1874–1962
        1. 1. Elmira Williamson 1907–1994 m. Kenneth Maccuish 1905–2002
        2. 2. Marion (Elizabeth) Williamson 1909–1995
        3. 3. Ralph (Perry) Williamson 1923–1943
        4. 4. Josephin (Adeline) Williamson 1915–2003
        5. 5. Otis (Ruggles) Williamson 1921–1996
        6. 6. Ruth (Lillian) Williamson 1911–1996
        7. 7. Ernest (Harold) Williamson 1913–1970
    3. 3. George (M) Harris 1853–1886
    4. 4. John (B) Harris 1842–1896

Rebecca Porter's Timeline

2 Records

1788
15 Mar 1788
Birth of Rebecca Porter in Nova Scotia, Canada
Nova Scotia, Canada
1851
1851
Age 63
Death of Rebecca Porter in Moncton, Westmoreland, New Brunswick, Canada
Moncton, Westmoreland, New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1788
    Event Place: Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Moncton, Westmoreland, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index
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