John Porterfield was born between about 1813 and 1816 in Ireland. By 1871 he is living in Perth, Ontario. By the 1881 census he had moved west to Manitoba.[1][2]
John married Deborah Strong in 1839 in Simcoe, Ontario. They were the parents of:
↑ "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M43P-9VC : 19 March 2021), John Porterfield, Elma Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6M-Y7X : 2 March 2021), John Porterfild, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing John Porterfild, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215113351/john-porterfield : accessed 26 October 2021), memorial page for John Porterfield (unknown–22 May 1888), Find A Grave: Memorial #215113351, citing Rossburn Municipal Cemetery, Rossburn, Roblin, Russell, Rossburn Census Division, Manitoba, Canada ; Maintained by Charlotte McCrae (contributor 49688856) .
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