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Susannah (Edwards) Porter (1740 - 1803)

Susannah Porter formerly Edwards
Born in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusettsmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 17 Sep 1760 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 62 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

Susanna was the daughter of Jonathan Edwards and Sara Pierpont


Eleazer and Susanna married on 17 Sep 1760 in Northampton, Massachusetts [1]By Reverend John Hooker (Original says 1760 transcription says 1761)[2]


Susannah and Eleazer had six children.[3]

  1. Eleazer Williams Porter b. 1762
  2. William (Dr.) Porter b. 1763
  3. Jonathan Edwards Porter b. 1766
  4. Moses Porter b. 1768[4]
  5. John Porter b. 1772
  6. Pierpont Porter b. 1775

Susanna passed away in 1803 at the age of 63 she is buried at Old Hadley Cemetery located in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts [5]

A Cenotaph was placed in honor of the Edward Family at Bridge Street Cemetery located in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts [6]

Sources

  1. Porter Edwards Marriage Record
  2. Original Marriage Record Porter Edwards
  3. Tuttle: Page 383-84, 424
  4. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHGP-1YC : 4 December 2014), Moses Porter, 19 Sep 1768; citing , HADLEY, HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 363,889.
  5. Memorial
  6. Edwards Family Monument Cenotaph
  • Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Northampton Births, Marriages and Death, Original data:Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 December 2020), memorial page for Susanna Edwards Porter (20 Jun 1740–2 May 1803), Find a Grave Memorial no. 128530618, citing Old Hadley Cemetery, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493) .
  • Family Cenotaph- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 December 2020), memorial page for Susanna Edwards Porter (20 Jun 1740–2 May 1803), Find a Grave Memorial no. 22277166, citing Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by P.K. Magruder (contributor 47017377) .




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Edwards-22015 and Edwards-918 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, same dates of birth and death, same spouse
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