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Sylvanus Porter 1778 – 1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Nov 1778

Birth Location: Middleboro, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 11 May 1821

Death Location: Middleborough

Father: Jonathan ???????????

Mother: Mercy Redding

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In 1778, Sylvanus Porter entered the world in Middleboro, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, born to Jonathan Porter ??????????? and Mercy Redding. Sylvanus Porter passed away in 1821 in Middleborough.

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Biography

  • In 1778, Sylvanus Porter entered the world in Middleboro, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, born to Jonathan Porter ??????????? and Mercy Redding.
  • Sylvanus Porter passed away in 1821 in Middleborough.

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Sylvanus Porter's Ancestors

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Sylvanus Porter
1778 – 1821
Birth Place: Middleboro, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Jonathan Porter ???????????
1732 –
Taunton
Mercy Redding
1737 – 1833
Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Ebenezer Redding
1713 – 1764
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah (Margaret) Briggs
1723 – 1756
Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Redding
1678 – 1751
Mercy Miller
1680 – 1728
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN Redding
1640 – 1716
John Miller
1631 – 1711
Mercy Miller
1662 – 1713

Sylvanus Porter's Timeline

2 Records

1778
13 Nov 1778
Birth of Sylvanus Porter in Middleboro, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Middleboro, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1821
11 May 1821
Age 43
Death of Sylvanus Porter in Middleborough
Middleborough

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1778
    Event Place: Middleboro, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1821
    Event Place: Middleborough

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