Theodore Harding Porter Sr. (1805 - 1869)

Born 5 Apr 1805 in Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Husband of Rebekah White — married 15 Mar 1827 in Cornwallis Kings Co. NS Canada

Descendants

Died 12 Apr 1869 at age 64 in Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

Theodorus was born in 1805. He is the son of Stephen Porter and Ruby Kinsman. ^[1]

Rev. Theodore H. Porter was born in Cornwallis Kings. Co. NS on 5 April 1805, the son of farmer Stephen Porter and Ruby Kinsman. When he was 13 years old, the family moved to Billtown where he was influenced by Elder Edward Manning and became involved with the Baptist Church. He married first, Rebecca White (born 1809) on the 15 March 1827. Rebecca died shortly after childbirth on 29 December 1827 but the child, a daughter named Rebecca, survived.

Secondly, on 12 March 1829, he married Lydia Rand ( 1804-1883), daughter of Jonathan Rand. They had 10 children, three of whom followed in their father's footsteps by becoming Baptist ministers. The children were;

1. Rev. Robert Dickey Porter 1830-1917 in Truro NS

2. Clarissa Porter 1832-1838

3. Elizabeth Rand Porter -14 November 1833-1913, who married John Fisher.

4. Pauline Ross Porter-1834-1871, who married David Ferguson.

5. Rev. Theodore Harding Rand Porter Jr. 1836-1881, who married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Eastabrooks.

6. Rev. William Henry Porter 1837-1927, who married first, Eliza Marshall and secondly Elizabeth Cunningham.

7. Adoniram Porter-1839-1840

8. Clara Amelia Porter -1842-1927

9. Emma Porter- 1846-1848

10. Judson Porter ,died age [ 1? 7?] years

Burial

Middleton Annapolis Co. NS Canada

Source

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Marie Chantigny, Thursday, December 4, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.

• Esther Clark Wright Archives:
• Porter Family fonds

Acknowledgments

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