Francis Porter (abt. 1800 - 1888)

Born about 1 Jan 1800 in County Londonderry, Ireland

Husband of Bethia (Sheck) Porter — married 28 Apr 1825 in Sussex, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada

Descendants

Died 2 Feb 1888 at about age 88 in St. Martins, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada

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Biography

Francis was born in January 1800 in Ireland. He came to New Brunswick, Canada at about the age of 15. He married local girl Bethia Sheck on April, 1825 - at the time, he was described as a farmer.

The couple had seven childen together, one of whom died 4 days prior to his wife's death in 1842.

In 1849 he remarried, this time to Sarah Ann Dysart, who was also a native of Ireland. They lived together with his son Frank.

He passed away in 1888.

Research Notes

He is likely buried in the Tabor Cemetery, Upham, Kings, NB. There is a broken gravestone with no name, but the date of death and age are correct. This gravestone can be seen adjacent to that of Frank Porter, his 1st child with whom he lived.

Sources

• 1st Marriage: "Canada, New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBF-J83Q : Tue Oct 24 04:30:53 UTC 2023), Entry for Francis Porter and Bethia Sheck, 08 Apr 1825.

• 2nd Marriage: "Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics," Volume 12 Number 1341, Entry for Francis Porter, Date: Feb 10 1849, County: Saint John, Place: Saint John, Newspaper: New Brunswick Courier. “m. Sussex (Kings Co.) by same, 15th ult., Francis PORTER / Miss Sarah Ann DYSART." Marriage Notice Provincial Archives of New Brunswick (https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/NewspaperVitalStats/Default.aspx?culture=en-CA : accessed 28 Feb 2024).

• Death: "Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics," Volume 70 Number 3438, Entry for Francis Porter, Date: Feb 4 1888, County: Saint John, Place: Saint John, Newspaper: The Daily Sun. “d. 2nd inst., St. Martins (St. John) Francis PORTER, age 88 years 1 month, left six children" Death notice Provincial Archives of New Brunswick (https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/NewspaperVitalStats/Default.aspx?culture=en-CA : accessed 28 Feb 2024).

• Possible Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233982740/unknown: accessed February 28, 2024), memorial page for UNKNOWN (unknown–2 Feb 1888), Find a Grave Memorial ID 233982740, citing Tabor Cemetery, Upham, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada; Maintained by Daphne (contributor 48574975).