Alexander
Porter
Born in Falmouth, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of Mariner Porter
and Susan (UNKNOWN) Porter
Brother of
Lewis Porter, Prudence (Porter) Bacon, Reuben Porter, William Porter, Clara Shaw (Porter) Smith [half] and Susan G. Porter
Husband of
Janet Abigail (Sweet) Porter
— married
26 Sep 1871 in Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Descendants 
Father of
William Mariner Porter, Ivernia Bernice Susan (Porter) Harvey, Thomas Albert Porter and James Clifford Porter
Died before
before age 42
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Jan 2014
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Biography
Alexander is a son of Mariner & Susan Porter. Alexander married Janet Abigail Sweet on 1871 in Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia. He was listed as a carpenter (age 21). She was 23. Both were living in Windsor. Four children have been identified:
- William Mariner (b. 1872)
- Ivernia Bernice Susan St. Clair (b. 1878)
- Thomas Albert (b. 1880)
- James Clifford (b. 1883)
He had passed away by 1891.
Sources
- 1871 marriage record lists his parents as Mariner & Susan Porter. Her parents are Daniel & Margaret Sweet. Both fathers were farmers [1].
- 1871 census lists him (age 21) living with his wife (age 23) and in-laws in Windsor. He was working as a carpenter [2].
- 1881 census lists Alexander Porter (age 32; machinist) living with Abigail (age 33) and 3 children: William (age 8), Ivernia (age 2), & Thomas (age 9 months; born in July). They were living in Windsor [3].
Research notes
Other sites list his DOD as 16 Apr 1885 in Windsor, but unsourced.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alexander:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alexander:
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~6.25%
Joanne Robertson
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A116912 [compare]
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Shirley Armstrong :
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
Greg Smith :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member g_smith3
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