flag male ancestor  John  PORTER

  (b. 1 September 1790 Maryland, USA   d. 17 February 1862 Preston Co., West Virginia, USA )  

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John PORTER was born 1 September 1790 in Maryland, USA

John PORTER was the child of Samuel PORTER   and   Sarah Jane ANDERSON and the grandchild of: (paternal)  John PORTER and Nancy Ann MCKENZIE (maternal)  William ANDERSON and Elizabeth Rosannah INSLEE

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John  married  Hannah COMBS 3 October 1815 in Allegany Co., Maryland, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Hannah COMBS  was born 30 May 1798 in Maryland, USA.  Hannah died 22 February 1844 in Preston Co., West Virginia, USA.  Hannah was the child of Cudberth COMBS and Abigail TRIMBLE.

John PORTER died 17 February 1862 in Preston Co., West Virginia, USA.
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John PORTER married flag female ancestor Hannah COMBS-- Date: 3 October 1815 Place: Allegany Co., Maryland, USA
Hannah COMBS was the child of Cudberth COMBS and Abigail TRIMBLE




Children of John PORTER and Hannah COMBS:

Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor John Myers Lawrence PORTER (b.6 November 1830, Claryville, Allegany, Maryland, USA  d. 29 March 1901, Ogden, Lenawee, Michigan, USA)
m. Emily DOMIRE (DUMIRE) 2 October 1851



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birth1790 Birth
1 September 1790
Maryland, USA
NewsThe War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
marriage1815 Marriage / Partner
John PORTER and Hannah COMBS 3 October 1815, Allegany Co., Maryland, USA

He was 25 years old.
1830 Birth of Child
John Myers Lawrence PORTER was born 6 November 1830, Claryville, Allegany, Maryland, USA

John was 40 years old.
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1844 Death of Spouse/Partner
Hannah COMBS died 22 February 1844, Preston Co., West Virginia, USA
death1862 Death
17 February 1862
Preston Co., West Virginia, USA

He died at the age of 71.
Added: 8/25/2016 4:43:55 PM - Updated: 8/31/2016 3:22:36 PM
Did You Know?The state of Maryland was named to honor queen Henrietta Maria (1609-1669), the wife of England's King Charles I. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1788 - Crown Colony of Maryland
April 28, 1788 - Maryland becomes 7th U.S. state

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