Family Group Sheet
NameJosiah Porter
Birth26 Aug 1810
Death23 Apr 1861, Richmond, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Death Memo(of “inflammation of lungs”)
BurialCalvinist Baptist Cemetery, Port Maitland, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Burial MemoMarker #10
Probate3 Dec 1861, Yarmouth Township N.S.
P Memo(administratrix: Martha Porter)
Occupation1879: farmer
Religionmember of Lake George Church for 12 years
FatherBenjamin James Porter (1787-1865)
MotherEmma Crosby (1787-1831)
Marriage7 Apr 1836, Yarmouth Township N.S.
SpouseMartha Killam
Birth26 May 1817
FatherEliakim Killam (1778-1859)
MotherMargaret Mattingly (1778-1822)
Other spousesNathaniel Holmes
Children
1 MJacob W Porter
Birth3 May 1837, Richmond, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Residence24 Nov 1879, Maitland (now Port Maitland), Yarmouth Co N.S.
Occupationshoemaker
ReligionCalvinist Baptist
SpouseZilpha Hannah Wetmore
Marriage20 Jun 1858, Milton (Yarmouth North), Yarmouth Co N.S.
Marr Memo(by Rev Henry Angell)
SpousePhoebe Elizabeth “Lizzie” Wetmore
Marriage24 Nov 1879, Maitland (now Port Maitland), Yarmouth Co N.S.
Marr Memo(by license; by Rev J F Smith, Free Baptist; witnesses: Ida Porter & Jacob W Porter)
2 MRobert Porter
Birth3 Aug 1838, Lake George, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Death10 Jun 1906, Lake George, Yarmouth Co N.S.
BurialLake George Cemetery, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Occupationfarmer
SpouseEliza Ann Crosby
Marriage25 Feb 1867, Eel Brook, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Marr Memo(by Rev James A Stubbert; no children)
3 FEmma Porter
Birth9 Aug 1840, Lake George, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Death19 May 1914, Port Maitland, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Burial22 May 1914, Island Cemetery, Port Maitland, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Burial Memo(ordered by Clarence Landers)
SpouseWilliam H Landers
Marriage7 Sep 1861, Richmond, Yarmouth Co N.S.
4 MEliakim K Porter
Birth6 Jun 1842, Richmond, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Death17 Apr 1870
Death Memo(unm)
BurialLake George Cemetery, Yarmouth Co N.S.
5 MRupert G Porter
Birth13 Dec 1844, Richmond, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Death25 Aug 1927, Lake George, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Burial27 Aug 1927, Lake George Cemetery, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Occupationfarmer
SpouseMary Susan Crosby
Marriage1 Jun 1873, Lake George, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Marr Memo(by Rev James A Stubbert)
6 MHiram C “Hite” Porter
Birth15 Nov 1846, Richmond, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Residence1905, Swampscott, Essex Co Mass.
Residence1909, Woodstock, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Reside Memo(bought “the Landers place”)
Death11 Oct 1909, Woodstock, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Death Memo(“suddenly of heart trouble”; physician: R C Blackadar; informant: Rev S Langille; in a field where he was working with his oxen; a neighbour saw his oxen standing still and went to investigate and found his body)
BurialLake George Cemetery, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Burial Memo(undertaker: W? B Curry)
Occupationfarmer
ReligionUnited Baptist
SpouseSarah Elizabeth Wetmore
Marriage6 May 1875, Deerfield, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Marr Memo(by Rev James A Stubbert)
7 FMargaret Worthline “Maggie” Porter
Birth16 Sep 1849, Richmond, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Death7 Feb 1936, Woodstock, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Burial10 Feb 1936, Lake George Cemetery, Yarmouth Co N.S.
SpouseWilliam K Brown
Marriage9 Dec 1869, Beaver River, Yarmouth or Digby Co N.S.
Marr Memo(by Rev Aaron Cogswell)
8 MJosiah Arthur Porter
Birth16 Feb 1851, Richmond, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Death18 May 1938, Lake George, Yarmouth Co N.S.
BurialLake George Cemetery, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Occupationfarmer
SpouseLucy A Crosby
Marriage6 Jul 1874, Deerfield, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Marr Memo(by Rev James A Stubbert)
9 MThomas Henry Porter
Birth27 Sep 1854, Richmond, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Residence28 Dec 1876, Woodstock, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Death9 May 1937, Woodstock, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Burial10 May 1937, Lake George Cemetery, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Occupationfarmer
SpouseLydia D Allen
Marriage28 Dec 1876, Deerfield, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Marr Memo(by Rev James A Stubbert)
Last Modified 6 Jun 2013Created 21 Jun 2013 using Reunion for Macintosh
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