Elizabeth (Wilson) Porterfield (1746 - 1844)

Born 1746 in Bowdoin, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Wife of William Porterfield — married 16 Nov 1772 in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine

Descendants

Died 12 Oct 1844 at about age 98 in Cumberland County, Maine, USA

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Biography

Elizabeth was born about 1746.^[1][2] Elizabeth Wilson married William Porterfield in 1772.^[3] She passed away in 1844.^{[4] [5][6][7]}

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4WZ-XHD : accessed 8 April 2016), Elizabeth Wilson, 1746; citing BOWDOIN,SAGADAHOC,MAINE; FHL microfilm 962,279.
2. ↑ Moses Woodman, Early History of Topsham Town, Some Names of Those Who Figured There in Early Days,1823-1840. p.21, formerly available on http://www.maineulsterscots.com. Missing as of 20 January 2021.
3. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4X3-ZP5 : accessed 5 October 2015), William Porterfield and Elizabeth Wilson, 16 Nov 1772; citing Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 223,931.
4. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (http://findagrave.com : accessed 7 September 2015), memorial page for Elizabeth Wilson Porterfield, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=115847040.
5. ↑ "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJP-BQBY : accessed 5 October 2015), William Porterfield, 1788; citing Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States, Stroudwater Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,316,114.
6. ↑ The Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, Volumes 1-2 (Portland, Maine: S. M. Watson, 1884), p. 253, digital images, https://books.google.com/books?id=CoQ4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PR1#v=onepage&q=Porterfield&f=false. Google Books (http://books.google.com : accessed 17 October 2015).
7. ↑ "Pierce Family", p. 180, Vol 2, No. 5, July 1, 1908, New England family history : a magazine devoted to the history of families of Maine and Massachusetts, https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/203543/?offset=#page=161&viewer=picture&o=search&n=0&q=Porterfield