Historical records matching Gen. Andrew Porter (Continental Army)
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About Gen. Andrew Porter (Continental Army)
A Patriot of the American Revolution for PENNSYLVANIA with the rank of LIEUTENANT COLONEL. DAR Ancestor # A090932
son of Robert porter
Revolutionary War officer; surveyor of western and northern State boundaries, 1784-87; Surveyor-General, 1809-13. Born 1743; died at Harrisburg, 1813.
General Porter, as a boy excelled in mathematics and studied under David Rittenhouse. In later years he was offered the Chair of Mathematics at the University of Pa., he declined, saying "as long as he commanded men he would not return to flogging boys."
Porter was appointed surveyor general in 1809 and held the post till his death. Because of his age he declined the post of Secretary of War.
He served at the battles of: Newton Princeton Brandywine Germantown Yorktown - worked on the plans for the siege Expedition against the Indians under General Sullivan Served on the frigate Effingham
Andrew Porter (September 24, 1743 – November 16, 1813) was an American officer during the Revolutionary War.
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Porter was born on September 24, 1743 at Norriton, his father's farm near Norristown, Pennsylvania.[2] He was one of the fourteen children of Robert Porter (1698–1770) and Lileous (née Christy) Porter (1708–1771). His father had immigrated from Derry, Ireland, to New Hampshire in 1720, and later moved to Pennsylvania.
Governor of Pennsylvania. It is possible that Andrew is the same Andrew Porter the American Revolution Hero. The evidence lies in the the same place and time. And the hero had a father named Robert and a son named after his father named Robert. In that time, colonial families were very large and the American hero must of had brothers and sisters who were also involved in the war.
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Andrew, soldier, born in Worcester, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 24 September, 1743; died in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 16 November, 1813. His father, Robert, emigrated to this country from Londonderry, Ireland, in 1720, settled in Londonderry, New Hampshire, and afterward bought land in Montgomery county, Pennsylvania "In early years the son manifested a talent for mathematics, and under the advice of Dr. David Rittenhouse, opened, in 1767, an English and mathematical school in Philadelphia, in until 19 June, 1776, when he was appointed by congress a captain of marines and ordered to the frigate "Effingham." He was soon transferred to the artillery, in which he served with efficiency. He was captain until 13 March, 1782, and then became major, lieutenant-colonel, and colonel of the 4th Pennsylvania artillery, which post he held at the disbanding of the army. He participated in the battles of Newton, Princeton, Brandywine, and Germantown, where nearly all his company were killed or taken prisoners, and where he received on the field personal commendation from General Washington for his conduct in the action, and at his request he was sent to Philadelphia to prepare material for the siege of Yorktown. In April, 1779, he was detached with his company to join General John Sullivan's expedition against the Indians, and suggested to General James Clinton the idea of damming the outlet of Otsego lake, by which means the water was raised sufficiently to convey the troops by boats to Tioga point. In 1783 he retired to the cultivation of his farm, and declined the chair of mathematics in the University of Pennsylvania, saying that "as long as he commanded men he would not return to flogging boys." In 1784-'7 he was engaged as commissioner to run the boundary-lines of Pennsylvania, and he was also interested in the completion of the western termination of the Mason and Dixon line, although he was not a commissioner. He was made brigadier-general of Pennsylvania militia in 1801, was subsequently major-general, and in 1809 appointed surveyor-general, and held this post until his death. Owing to the infirmities of age he declined the offices of brigadier-general in the United States army and secretary of war in President Monroe's cabinet, which were offered him in 1812-'13.
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Gen. Andrew Porter (Continental Army)'s Timeline
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September 24, 1743
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Norristown, Philadelphia County, Province of Pennsylvania
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January 10, 1768
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
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January 10, 1768
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Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
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September 27, 1769
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Norristown, Philadelphia County, Province of Pennsylvania
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March 12, 1771
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Pennsylvania
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April 9, 1773
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April 9, 1773
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1778
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Norristown, Montgomery, PA, United States
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October 31, 1788
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Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
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