Individual Details
John Porter
(5 Feb 1795 - 29 Apr 1858)
Events
| Birth | 5 Feb 1795 | See "photo" of birth and baptism record, and accompanying explanation. - Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland |  | ||
| Baptism | 19 Feb 1795 | See "photo" of birth and baptism record, and accompanying explanation. Baptism only on IGI C119622 - Paisley Burgh (Low) Church, Scotland | |||
| Residence | 1814 | Children born in Paisley - Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland | |||
| Marriage | 18 Feb 1814 | Low Church, Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland - Elizabeth Donald |  | | |
| Immigration | 1821 | North Sherbrooke Township, Lanark, Ontario | | ||
| Residence | 1821 | Concession 1, Lot 8, North Sherbrooke Township, Lanark, Ontario | | ||
| Residence | 17 Jul 1827 | Concession 4, Lot 27, Bathurst Township, Lanark County, Ontario. | | ||
| Residence | 1839 | Bytown | | ||
| Marriage | 13 Sep 1848 | Paisley Middle Church, Scotland - Janet Sarah? Glen | | | |
| Death | 29 Apr 1858 | Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Donald (1793 - 1847) |
| Child | Mary Porter (1814 - 1821) |
| Child | John Porter (1816 - 1841) |
| Child | William Porter (1817 - 1870) |
| Child | Third_Son Porter (1818 - 1821) |
| Child | Elizabeth Porter (1820 - 1877) |
| Child | James Porter (1827 - ) |
| Child | Thomas McGuffog Porter (1829 - 1843) |
| Child | Mary Porter (1830 - ) |
| Child | Alexander Porter (1831 - 1914) |
| Child | David Porter (1834 - 1891) |
| Child | Jane Porter (1836 - 1905) |
| Child | George? Porter (1838 - ) |
| Spouse | Janet Sarah? Glen (1797 - ) |
| Father | Living |
| Mother | Living |
| Sibling | James Porter (1793 - 1848) |
| Sibling | William Porter (1797 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
See "photo's" from both High and Low church. Both state irregular marriage. Low church says marriage 18 Feb, recorded 18 Oct. High church says marriage 16 Oct. See also "photo" of birth of daughter Mary in 1814. IGI M119623, & IGI M115735.Immigration
Immigrated with Lanark Society Settlers. Left Greenoch, Scotland 21 Apr 1821, on the Earl of Buckinghamshire, arrived Quebec city 15 June, 1821, arrived North Sherbrooke, Lanark county 31 July, 1821.Residence
Farm entrance off Concession 2 at N 44° 55' 14" , W 76° 35' 20". ( Entrance at the end of a curve on Concession 2.)Residence
The SE corner of the farm, closest to Perth is at the intersection of Highway 511 (Lanark Rd) and Clarchris Rd (names from 2010) at N 44° 54' 55", W 76° 17' 0".Residence
See "photo" "TO BE LET", and see story "Letter from John Porter Bytown to James Flintoff Perth, 29 Oct, 1839"Marriage
Bytown Packet Oct 26, 1848: "At Dalry, Scotland on 13 Sept 1848, John Porter of Bytown to Sarah, dau of late Captain Glen, Royal Navy." In his will of 1858, John Porter mentions his wife Janet. IGI M119615 See "photo" of marriage record.Death
Ottawa City Council Minutes of 1911, page 631. 23. Porter John.. Died April 29, 1858, age 65 years, Elizabeth Donell, wife of John Porter, died July 13, 1847, age 52. John Porter Jr, died Aug 22nd, 1841, age 24, Thos Porter died Oct 10, 1843, age 14Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
2. Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
3. Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
4. Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
5. Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).