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Sophia Humphrey (Porter)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
Death: December 13, 1868 (82)
Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Burial: Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Capt. Noah Porter and Rachel Porter
Wife of Rev Heman Humphrey, D.D.
Mother of Rev Edward Porter Humphrey, D.D. and Hon. James Humphrey, U.S. Congress
Sister of Rev. Noah Porter
Half sister of Reverend Edward Porter and Belinda Norton

Managed by: Cynthia Wilken Rhodes Sievers
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About Sophia Humphrey

Sophia was the youngest child of Noah and Rachel Merrill Porter of Farmington. They had five children - three sons and two daughters.

On April 20th, 1808 Sophia was married to Rev. Heman Humphrey by her brother, Rev. Noah Porter at Fairfield. They spent the first years of their married life in Farmington, then moved to Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Heman and Sophia had ten children:

Edward Porter (1809-1887) James (1811-1866) Sophia (1814-1827) John (1816-1873) Lucy (1818-1873) Mary ((1820-1825) Henry Martyn (1822-1840) Zephaniah (1824-1881) Mary (1826-1868) Sarah (1829-* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jul 14 2019, 21:38:09 UTC

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Sophia Humphrey's Timeline

1785
December 27, 1785
Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
1809
January 28, 1809
Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
1811
October 9, 1811
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
1868
December 13, 1868
Age 82
Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
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Pittsfield Cemetery, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States