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Sidney Porter 1790–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1790

Birth Location: Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 8 Feb 1848

Death Location: Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Maj. III

Mother: Sarah Keyes

Spouse(s): Ruth Worth

Children(s): David Porter, Emily Porter, Dr. Porter, Henry Porter, William Sr, Evelina Porter

Sidney Porter was born in 1790 in Massachusetts, USA, the child of Maj Eleazer Porter Iii And Sarah Keyes. Sidney Porter married Ruth Coffin Worth, and had children including David Worth Porter, Dr Algernon Sidney Porter, Emily Ruth Porter, Evelina Maria Porter, Henry M Porter, William Clarkson Porter Sr. Sidney Porter passed away in 1848 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sidney Porter was born in 1790 in Massachusetts, USA, the child of Maj Eleazer Porter Iii And Sarah Keyes.
  • Sidney Porter married Ruth Coffin Worth, and had children including David Worth Porter, Dr Algernon Sidney Porter, Emily Ruth Porter, Evelina Maria Porter, Henry M Porter, William Clarkson Porter Sr.
  • Sidney Porter passed away in 1848 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sidney Porter's Ancestors

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Sidney Porter
1790–1848
Birth Place: Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Maj. Eleazer Porter III
1762–1849
Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Keyes
1761–1838
Warren, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Jdg. (Eleazer Porter) Jr
1728–1797
Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Susanna Edwards
1740–1803
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Eleazer Sr
1698–1757
Sarah Pitkin
1702–1784
Jonathan Edwards
1703–1758
Sarah Pierpont
1710–1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Jr
1660–1722
Joanna Cooke
1665–1713
Rev. Edwards
1669–1758
Esther Stoddard
1673–1770

Sidney Porter's Descendants

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Sidney Porter (2 Feb 1790–8 Feb 1848) m. Ruth (Coffin) Worth (3 Jun 1805–17 Aug 1890)
  1. 1. David (Worth) Porter 1827–1887
  2. 2. Emily (Ruth) Porter 1826–1863
  3. 3. Dr. (Algernon Sidney) Porter 1825–1889 m. Mary (Jane Virginia) Swaim 1833–1865
    1. 1. William (Sydney "O'Henry") Porter 1862–1910
    2. 2. Shirley (Worth) Porter 1860–1945
  4. 4. Henry (M.) Porter 1843–1867
  5. 5. William (Clarkson Porter) Sr 1834–1902
  6. 6. Evelina (Maria) Porter 1832–1897

Sidney Porter's Timeline

2 Records

1790
2 Feb 1790
Birth of Sidney Porter in Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts, USA
1848
8 Feb 1848
Age 58
Death of Sidney Porter in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1790
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1848
    Event Place: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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