William Porter and Catherine Boyd

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Husband William Porter ¹

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           Born: 2 Apr 1802 - West Deer Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 May 1875 - Tarentum, Allegheny Co, PA 2
         Buried: 

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         Father: Robert Porter (1773-1859) 3 4
         Mother: Elizabeth Penrose Alcock (1765-1839) 5

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       Marriage: 

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   Other Spouse: Mary Wallace Crawford (      -      ) 2 - 29 Jan 1829 2

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Wife Catherine Boyd ²

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           Born: 
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           Died: 1 Jun 1858 2
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Children

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1 F Nancy Ann Porter ²

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           Born: 4 Jun 1840 - West Deer Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 6
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: James Elliott Hazlett (1837-1912) 6
           Marr: 27 Oct 1859 6

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2 F Sarah Eleanor Porter ²

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           Born: 15 Mar 1844 6
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: Clark Kissick (      -      ) 6

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3 F Maria Harper Porter ²

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           Born: 27 Jan 1848 7
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           Died: 1 Apr 1891 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 7
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         Spouse: Robert McCormick (      -      ) 7

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4 M William Johnston Porter ²

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           Born: 2 Dec 1852 7
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           Died: 13 Dec 1920 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 7
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         Spouse: Anna L. McKain (      -      ) 7

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5 F [Infant] Porter

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           Born: 2 May 1858 2
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           Died: 28 Aug 1858 2
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General Notes: Husband - William Porter

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He was engaged in farming in West Deer Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The first postoffice in the township, called Rural Ridge, was established at his house on the old Kittanning Road. In middle life he retired to Pittsburgh, and later to Tarentum.

1 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 80.

2 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 89.

3 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 417.

4 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 77.

5 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 78.

6 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 98.

7 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 99.