Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Dr. George W. Porter and Emily Reily




Husband Dr. George W. Porter 1 2

           Born: 9 Mar 1825 2
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         Father: Gov. David Rittenhouse Porter (1788-1867/1868) 3 4 5 6 7
         Mother: Josephine McDermott (      -      ) 6 7 8


       Marriage: 1854 2



Wife Emily Reily 1 2

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         Father: Dr. Luther Reily (1794-1854) 1 9
         Mother: Rebecca Orth (1808-      ) 1 10




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1 M George W. Porter 2

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2 F Rebecca R. Porter 2

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3 F Caroline Reily Porter 2

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4 F Josephine Porter 2

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5 F Emma Porter 2

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6 F Elizabeth Reily Porter 2

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General Notes: Husband - Dr. George W. Porter

Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA - a physician

He was appointed postmaster at Harrisburg by President Buchanan, in 1857.

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Sources


1 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 530.

2 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 444.

3 William C. Armor, Lives of the Governors of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: James K. Simon, 1873), Pg 379.

4 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 526.

5 —, History of Adams County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1886), Pg 499.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 1303.

7 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 443.

8 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 528.

9 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 207.

10 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Lebanon in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 249.


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