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Porter Beardsley (1863 - 1953)

Porter Beardsley
Born in Auburn, Cayuga County, New York,map
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Died at age 90 in Auburn, Cayuga County, New York,map
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Porter Beardsley is a descendant of the immigrants William Beardsley and Mary Harvie.

Biography

Porter Beardsley [1]

From History of Cayuga County, New York, Pg. 356:

Beardsley, Porter. Born in the City of Auburn, county of Cayuga, March 16, 1863; educated in the public schools of that city, at Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., from which he graduated in 1882, and at Yale College, from which he graduated in 1886. Read law in the offices of W. E. & F. E. Hughitt in Auburn, was admitted to the bar in Rochester, N. Y., October 5, 1888, and immediately commenced the practice of his profession in his native city, which he yet continues. Practice general; Mr. Beardsley served his city as park commissioner in the years 1904-7; he is a member of Psi Upsilon college fraternity. Offices over No. 41 Genesee street.

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Sources

  • Beardsley Genealogy: The Family of William Beardsley, One of the First Settlers of Connecticut. Compiled and edited by Nellie Beardsley Holt and Charles Eleazer Holt. Published at West Hartford, Connecticut, 1951. Porter is the son of Alonzo Beardsley, Holt Record #559, Pg. 237.[2]
  • History of Cayuga County, New York, Compiled from Papers in the Archives of the Cayuga County Historical Society, with Special Chapters by Local Authors from 1778 to 1908, Auburn, N. Y., 1908. Porter Beardsley, Pg. 356.[3]
  • 1880 US Census: Auburn, Cayuga County, NY, 5 Jun 1880, Enumeration District 10, Pg. 14
  • 1910 US Census: Auburn, Cayuga County, NY, 28 Apr 1910, Enumeration District 25, Sheet 9B
  • Find A Grave: Memorial #41290925;Burial at Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn NY

Footnotes

  1. Profile Beardsley-116 originally created through the import of Travis Family Tree.ged, 22 Jun 2011 by Roger Travis. Added information from Beardsley family researcher Nick Dann, 9 Nov 2015.
  2. Holt, Record #559
  3. History of Cayuga County, Pg. 356.




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