Individual Details
John Robert? Porter
(10 Nov 1844 - )
Events
| Birth | 10 Nov 1844 | Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario |  |  | |
| Residence | 1852 | Lanark County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada | | ||
| Residence | 1861 | Lanark, Canada West, Canada | | ||
| Marriage | 27 Mar 1879 | Drummond, Lanark, Ontario, Canada - Mary Ann Moulton | | | |
| Arrival | 1880 | | |||
| Residence | Jan 1887 | near St. Thomas, Pembina. See "story" "Deed of Land to Janet Porter 1887." - Pembina County, Dakota Territory, USA | |||
| Residence | 1900 | Elora, Pembina, North Dakota | | ||
| Residence | 1910 | See residence in1887 St Thomas is near Elora, Pembina - Elora, Pembina, North Dakota | | ||
| Residence | 1920 | Elora, Pembina, North Dakota | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Ann Moulton (1852 - 1912) |
| Child | William R Porter (1880 - ) |
| Child | Annie Edna Porter (1882 - 1943) |
| Child | Ira John Porter (1885 - 1952) |
| Child | Olive M Porter (1888 - ) |
| Child | Lottie H Porter (1892 - ) |
| Father | William Porter (1817 - 1870) |
| Mother | Janet Morton Watt (1825 - 1909) |
| Sibling | Isabella Maria Porter (1847 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Thomas McGuffock Porter (1849 - ) |
| Sibling | Margaret A. Porter (1851 - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Porter (1854 - 1931) |
| Sibling | William Porter (1857 - 1860) |
| Sibling | William Porter (1860 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Jane Byers Porter (1863 - ) |
| Sibling | George Alexander Porter (1866 - ) |
| Sibling | Jessie Martina Porter (1868 - 1959) |
Notes
Birth
Mentioned as primary heir in father's will. Given name Robert in 1900 census is probably an error.Marriage
Bathurst Courier, 4? April 1879. Marriage on Thurs 27th inst, at the residence of the bride's parents by Rev Jacob Freshman, Mr. John Porter Bathurst, to Miss Mary Ann Moulton, eldest daugther of Mr. Robert Moulton, Drummond.Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the Unit;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Elora, Pembina, North Dakota; Roll: T624_1145; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 142; Image: 391..
2. Ancestry.com, 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada.Census of Nova Scotia, 1851. Halifax, Nova Scoti;).
3. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Elora, Pembina, North Dakota; Roll: T625_1338; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 91; Image: 136..
4. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623,;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Elora, Pembina, North Dakota; Roll: T623_1230; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 112..
5. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1861 Census of Canada (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009. Appreciation is expressed to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for providing the 1861 Canada Census Index..Original data - Census returns for 1861. Microfilm C-999 to C;).
6. Ancestry.com, 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada.Census of Nova Scotia, 1851. Halifax, Nova Scoti;).
7. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1861 Census of Canada (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009. Appreciation is expressed to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for providing the 1861 Canada Census Index..Original data - Census returns for 1861. Microfilm C-999 to C;).
8. Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924 (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1922. MS932, 695 reels. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Ontario, Canada. Division Registrar Vital Stati;).
9. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623,;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Elora, Pembina, North Dakota; Roll: T623_1230; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 112..
10. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States;).
11. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the Unit;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Elora, Pembina, North Dakota; Roll: T624_1145; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 142; Image: 391..
12. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623,;).
13. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623,;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Elora, Pembina, North Dakota; Roll: T623_1230; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 112..
14. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the Unit;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Elora, Pembina, North Dakota; Roll: T624_1145; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 142; Image: 391..
15. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Elora, Pembina, North Dakota; Roll: T625_1338; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 91; Image: 136..