John Porter Jr. (1721 - 1785)

Born 22 Jan 1721 in Lebanon, New Haven, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Phebe (English) Porter — married 28 Oct 1747 in Lebanon, Windham, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 7 Jan 1785 at age 63 in Cornwallis, King's, Colony of Nova Scotia

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Biography

When John Porter was born on January 21, 1721, in Lebanon, Connecticut, his father, John, was 21 and his mother, Abigail, was 21. He married Phebe (Phoebe) English on October 28, 1747, in his hometown. They had 11 children in 20 years. He died on January 7, 1785, in Cornwallis Township, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, at the age of 63.

Sources

• Repository: Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)Ancestry.com

Name Phebe English Marriage Date28 Oct 1747 Marriage Place Lebanon, Connecticut, Spouse John Porter Jr. Household members Source information Title North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Author Ancestry.com Publisher Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Publisher date 2016 Publisher location Provo, UT, USA Repository information U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s View record Name John Porter Arrival Year1760Arrival Place Nova Scotia, Canada Primary Immigrant Porter, John Family Members Wife Phebe English Source Publication Code8750.40 Annotation Date and port of arrival or date and place of mention in the New World. Place of origin, birth date, occupation, reference to original source, and other genealogical information may also be provided Source Bibliography SMITH, LEONARD H., JR., and NORMA H. SMITH. Nova Scotia Immigrants to 1867. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. 546p. Household members Name John Porter Age Name Phebe English Porter.