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Rachel (Eaton) Porter (1815 - 1887)

Rachel Porter formerly Eaton
Born in Cornwallis, Nova Scotiamap
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Daughter of and
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Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Mother of , , , , , , and
Died at age 72 in Kings, Nova Scotia, Canadamap
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Biography

Rachel Eaton was born 18 Mar 1815 in Cornwallis, Kings County, Nova Scotia.[1][2][3]

She was the daughter of David Eaton and Susanna Strong.[1]

Rachel married Kinsman Porter.[2]

Their children include:

Census:

  • 1871: Lakeville, Kings, Nova Scotia - Rachel Porter, age 56, with husband and children.[2]
  • 1881: Kings County, Nova Scotia - Rachel Porter, age 65, widowed, with son, daughter-in-law, granddaughters, daughter, and other.[3]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZST-6Y7N : 27 May 2021), Rachel Eaton, .
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4DQ-JKB : 19 March 2021), Rachel Porter in household of Kinsman Porter, Lakeville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Canada Census, 1881", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6B-KFS : Fri Mar 08 14:51:54 UTC 2024), Entry for Judson A. Porter and Eunice Porter, 1881.
  4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #233191732, (accessed April 14, 2024), memorial page for David Rupert Porter (30 Sep 1833–24 Mar 1843), citing Billtown United Baptist Church Cemetery, Billtown, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Maintained by eaglehart (contributor 47212679). Includes headstone photo and obituary transcription.
  • "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WWVB-WH3Z : 14 December 2020), Rachel Porter in entry for Theodore Porter, 23 Feb 1867; citing Marriage, Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax; FHL microfilm 004059107.
  • "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WH4Q-18MM : 14 December 2020), Rachel Porter in entry for Clarke Porter, 31 Dec 1870; citing Marriage, Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax; FHL microfilm 004146251.
  • "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WW9S-B53Z : 14 December 2020), Rachel Porter in entry for William N Bowles, 16 Mar 1873; citing Marriage, Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax; FHL microfilm 004059107.
  • "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4C9-KLW : 10 March 2021), Rachel Eaton in entry for James Edward Robinson and Margaret Porter, 21 Sep 1904; citing Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,057,590.
  • "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWBF-NFQ : 2 March 2021), Rachel Eaton in entry for David Rupert Porter, 17 Aug 1908; citing Somerville,,Massachusetts, 110, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,257,412.
  • "Canada, Nova Scotia Deaths, 1890-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK99-VJT7 : 8 March 2021), Rachel Eaton in entry for Margaret Ann Robinson, 03 Mar 1929; citing Lakeville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada, certificate 693, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.

See also:

  • FamilySearch Person: K8HG-TN2
  • Find A Grave: Memorial #173250408, accessed 14 March 2022, memorial page for Rachel Eaton Porter (18 Mar 1815–22 Apr 1887), citing Billtown United Baptist Church Cemetery, Billtown, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; Maintained by Ron (contributor 47905501)




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