John Port and Eleanor [Unk]

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Husband John Port ¹

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           Born:  - Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine, France/Germany
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       Marriage:  - Germany

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Wife Eleanor [Unk] ²

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           Born:  - Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine, France/Germany
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Children

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1 M Joseph Port ²

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            AKA: Casper Port 2
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           Died: Abt 1815 - Newark, Licking Co, OH
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         Spouse: Margaret Harker (      -Abt 1850) 2

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2 M John Port ²

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         Spouse: Mary Fox (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 16 Jul 1818 2

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3 M Christian Port ²

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           Died: 23 Aug 1826 2
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4 F [Unk] Port

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         Spouse: Henry Clabaugh (      -      ) 2

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General Notes: Husband - John Port

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He and his wife came to America as “Redemptioners,” their passage money being paid by a man named Chambers, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. After earn­ing their passage, they went to McConnellstown, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. Their set­tlement at McConnellstown occurred about 1800. This may not, however, have been their first home after gaining freedom, for in the Chester County rates of 1768, under the head of Birmingham, Joseph Port is named as a freeman. At Mc­Connellstown, John Port had the first shoe-shop; for some time after his death, his wife supported her family by carrying on the same trade, and is said to have shown much skill in this work.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 809.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 810.