John Porter and Nancy Sharp

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Husband John Porter ¹

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           Born:  - Ireland
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           Died:  - New Sewickley Twp, Beaver Co, PA
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       Marriage: 

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Wife Nancy Sharp ¹

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           Born:  - Ireland
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Children

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1 M Robert Porter ¹

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           Died: Bef 1914
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2 M Henry Porter ¹

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           Died: Bef 1914
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3 M Edward Porter ¹

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           Died: Bef 1914
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4 M John B. Porter ¹

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           Born:  - Beaver Co, PA
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           Died: 8 Dec 1908 - Rochester, Beaver Co, PA 1
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         Spouse: Martha Ellen Prentice (      -1871) 1

         Spouse: Agnes Young (      -1908) 1

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5 F Sarah Porter ¹

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           Died: Bef 1914
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6 F Margaret Porter ¹

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           Died: Aft 1914
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         Spouse: [Unk] Kennedy (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - John Porter

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The origin of the name of Porter is interesting. It can be traced through many generations to William de la Grande, a Norman knight, who came to England with William the Conqueror, and acquired lands near Kenilworth, in Warwickshire. His son, Ralph or Roger, became "Grand Porteur" to Henry I. during the years from 1120 to 1140, and from this circumstance came the name of Porter. From England the name was carried to Scotland and Ireland, and in the course of time bearers of it came to this country.

He was born in Ireland, and was two years of age when he was brought to America by his parents. They settled in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, where his early years were spent. He was a brick manufacturer and a farmer, his business being in Pittsburgh, and his farm of ninety-three acres in New Sewickley township. He always walked from one of these places to the other, and finally retired to the farm, and died there. In politics he was a Democrat. For some years he was a member of the Presbyterian Church, but at the time of his death both he and his wife were members of the United Presbyterian Church.

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General Notes: Wife - Nancy Sharp

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She was born in Ireland and brought to America when she was one year old.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 494.