Benjamin Franklin Porter and Helen Derrickson

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Husband Benjamin Franklin Porter ^{1 2}

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           Born: 7 Oct 1833 - Fairfield Twp, Crawford Co, PA 3
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           Died: 19 May 1895 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 3
         Buried: 

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         Father: William Porter (1805-1869) 1 4
         Mother: Sarah Custard (      -Aft 1885) 1 4

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       Marriage: 4 Jan 1865 3

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Wife Helen Derrickson ⁵

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            AKA: Helen Derickson 3
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         Father: Hon. David Derrickson (1798/1799-1884) 6 7
         Mother: Harriet Patch (      -      ) 7 8

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Children

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1 F Harriet Porter ³

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           Born: 21 Oct 1865 3
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         Spouse: Richard B. Johnson (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 24 Apr 1889 3

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General Notes: Husband - Benjamin Franklin Porter

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Early in life he removed to Meadville, Pennsylvania, where he was engaged in mercantile pursuits. In 1888 he was appointed appraiser of the Fidelity Title and Trust Company of Pittsburgh, when he removed to that city.

1 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 868.

2 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 112.

3 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 113.

4 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 81, 112.

5 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 82.

6 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 717.

7 —, The Biographical Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania of the Nineteenth Century (Philadelphia, PA: Galaxy Publishing Company, 1874), Pg 637.

8 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 305.