Born in Albany, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John McHarg
and Martha Whipple (Patch) McHarg
Wife of
Horace Porter
— married
23 Dec 1863 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 62
in Paris, Seine, France
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Jan 2015
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Biography
Sophie King McHarg was the d/o John McHarg & Martha W. Patch.
Sophie m: Horace Porter
Sophie and Horace Porter's Children:
1. Horace Jr. -died at the age of 23 of typhoid
2. Clarence- who died after the first World War.
3. Elsie -died in the 1930's
4, William -who died in infancy.
- Fact: Residence (1850) Albany city, ward 5, Albany, New York, United States
- Fact: Residence (1880) Ocean, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
- Fact: Passport Application (1889) New York, United States
- Fact: Burial (1903) West Long Branch, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States of America
- Fact: Residence (1850) Albany city, ward 5, Albany, New York, United States
- Fact: Residence (1880) Ocean, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
- Fact: Passport Application (1889) New York, United States
- Fact: Burial (1903) West Long Branch, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States of America
Sources
The New York Times Albany New York April 6:
Mrs. Porter was born in Albany about sixty three years ago, her maiden name being Sophie King Porter McHarg. She lived in this city, until her marriage to Gen. Porter In 1863 when they removed to Washington. After living there for some time they went to New York, where they made their home, until they went to Paris. Mrs. Porter has two surviving brothers, John W. McHarg, an insurance agent, living at 23 Elk Street, this city, and Henry K. McHarg, of Stamford Connecticut.
The New York Times: April 7 1903 , Mrs. Horace Porter Dead : Wife of American Ambassador to France expires suddenly. A chill developed into congestion of the lungs-Gen. Porter prostrated-American colony in Paris shocked.
Obituary
Book:
- An American Soldier and Diplomat" by Elsie Porter Mende, Published 1927 Frederick A. :Stokes Company
Book:
- Horace Porter: "The Admiral and the Ambassador One Man's Obsessive Search for the Body of John Paul Jones" by Scott Martelle Chicago Review Press Chicago IL.
Acknowledgments
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"An American Soldier and Diplomat" by Elsie Porter Mende, 1927, Frederick A. Stokes Company.
Other books about the Porters: "A Biography of General and Ambassador Horace Porter 1837-1921" by Dr. Richard H. Owens, 2002, The Edwin Mellen Press, Lewiston, New York.
A book on Horace Porter: "The Admiral and the Ambassador One Man's Obsessive Search for the Body of John Paul Jones" by Scott Martelle, 2014, Chicago Review Press, Chicago, Ill.