 1794 - 1867 (~ 72 years)
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| Name |
Alexander Porter [1] |
| Christening |
29 Sep 1794 |
Lancaster Co., Penn  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
24 Sep 1867 |
Decatur, Adams Co., Indiana |
| Person ID |
I57925 |
Cecilie Family |
| Last Modified |
3 Oct 2004 |
| Family |
Sarah Pomeroy, b. 1800, Penn. d. 9 Dec 1855, Decatur, Adams Co., Indiana (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage |
26 Mar 1817 |
Stark Co., OH |
| Children |
| | 1. John Pomeroy Porter, b. 21 Apr 1822, Mansfield, Richland, Ohio d. 1 Nov 1864, Near Lexington, MO (Civil War) (Age 42 years) |
| | 2. Hannah Porter, b. Sep 1832, Ohio d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 3. Samantha Naomi Porter, b. Apr 1837, Ohio d. Yes, date unknown |
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| Family ID |
F24417 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
22 Feb 2009 |
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| Notes |
Little was known about Alexander and his wife except that they migrated westward with their son and five daughters. Both Alexander and his son Charles were practicing physicians in Decatur in 1850.
| DR. ALEXANDER PORTER |
DR. ALEXANDER PORTER, deceased, who was one of the pioneer physicians of Adams County, was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, in the year 1805. He grew to manhood in that county, receiving as good an education as the schools of that early day afforded. When a young man he went to Ohio and engaged in the practice of medicine at Mansfield, and afterward practiced in various parts of the State. He was married in Ohio in 1829, to Miss Sarah Pomeroy, who was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, in 1812, and to this union were born nine children, three sons and six daughters. Dr. Porter came to Adams County, Indiana, October 5, 1847, and opened an office at Decatur and followed his chosen profession until his death, which occurred in October, 1860. He engaged in the drug trade in 1850, which he followed several years, when he sold out on account of failing health. His drug business has since changed hands a number of times, and is now carried on under the firm name of Dorwin & Holthouse. The doctor made his home in Adams Conuty from 1847 until his death, with the exception of two years spent in Ohio, and during his residence built up a large and lucrative practice, and gained the confidence and respect of all who knew him. Dr. and Mrs. Porter were of Irish and English origin respectively. Both were worthy members of the Presbyterian church.
(Biographical and Historical Record - Adams and Wells Co. Indiana Lewis Publishing Co. Chicago, IL 1887) |
| Census: 1850 Decatur, Adams Co., Indiana | | Allexander Porter | 56 | Physician | Penn | | Sarah Porter | 49 | | Penn | | Hannah M. Porter | 17 | | Ohio | | Hariett N. Porter | 15 | | Ohio | | Samantha Porter | 13 | | Ohio | | Jemimia? Porter | 10 | | Ohio | | Margaret Pomroy? | 19 | | Penn |
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| For more information see the Our Folk - Hart family Web Site |
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| Sources |
- [S1231] Dick D. Heller, Jr., 1979 History of Adams County, Indiana.
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