Maria (Porter) Dewey (1731)

Born 18 Jun 1731 in Coventry, Tolland County, CT

Ancestors

Wife of Aaron Dewey — married 19 Jan 1758 in Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut

Descendants

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Biography

Maria was born in 1731 She was the daughter of Stanley Porter and Thankful Babcock

Aaron Dewey married Maria Porter on 19 Jan 1758 in Lebanon, Connecticut^[1](record says Mary but is actually Maria)

Children

1. Nathaniel, b. 27 Oct 1758; d. Nov. 3, 1758.
2. Aaron, 2d, b. Dec. 13, 1759; m1) Anna Wheeler, m2) Eunice Anna Lawrence
3. Eleazer, b. Aug. 8, 1761; m. Freelove Boorn
4. James, b. , 1763; m. Peninah Hurlbert
5. Three daughters, mentioned by their brother, Aaron, 2d, of Peru, Vt., in a land deed dated 1781.

Sources

1. ↑ Dewey Porter Marriage Record

• Day Family Genealogy, Maria Porter Page

• The Descendants of John Porter of Windsor, Conn. 1635-9, Volume 1, G.W. Ball, printer, 1893 Page 22-23

• Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

• One account says Mary of Porter, dau. of Ichabod and Dorcas (Marsh), the other account says: " Mary (Maria) Porter, dau. of Thomas Stanley Porter and Thankful Babcock,

• Error in birthdate; Life of George Dewey, rear admiral, U.S.N.; and Dewey family history : being an authentic historical and genealogical record of more than fifteen thousand persons in the United States by the name of Dewey, and their descendants : Life of Rear Admiral George Dewey by Dewey, Adelbert Milton, 1857-; Dewey, Louis Marinus, 1865-; Dewey, William T. (William Tarbox); Dewey, Orville C Page 413-414