Sarah Porter

Birth: Sep. 30, 1759 Deerfield Franklin County Massachusetts, USA Death: Jul. 13, 1851 Freedom Township Portage County Ohio, USA

Sarah Nims, dau. of Amasa Nims and Sarah Allen, b. Sept. 30, 1759 at Deerfield, Mass. She d. July 13, 1851 at Freedom Twp., Portage County, OH, "age 91 yrs. 9 mos."

By an intent to marry published Nov. 3, 1780 at Conway, Mass., Sarah m. David Porter, s. of James Porter and Eunice Belding (q.v. Belden), b. July 5, 1757 at Hatfield, Mass. He d. Aug. 27, 1815 at Williamsburg, Mass. They had at least 10 known children. By 1850 at least four of the children were residents of Portage County, OH.

By June 1840 Sarah, as the widow Porter, was residing with the family of her son William at Palmyra Twp., Portage County, OH. Then in the June 1850 census was was residing with the family of her son James at Freedom Twp., Portage County. She d. shortly thereafter and is interred with part of the family of her son James in Lot 44 at Drakesburg Cem., Freedom Twp., Portage County, OH.

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Spouse:

 David Porter (1757 - 1815)

Children:

 Ira N Porter (____ - 1805)*

 Submit Porter Shumway (1783 - 1864)*

 Pliny Porter (1787 - 1840)*

 Susannah Porter Putman (1788 - 1815)*

 James Porter (1792 - 1864)*

 Sarah Porter Thayer (1795 - 1867)*

Inscription: Sarah Porter, wife of David Porter of Williamsburg, Mass., d. July 13 1851, age 91 yrs 9 mos.

Burial: Drakesburg Cemetery Drakesburg Portage County Ohio, USA Plot: Lot 44

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