Person Information

Relationships

Spouse

Porter, Abigail ()

Children

Porter, Charles Talbot

Beardsley, Anna Phillips

Porter, Caroline Louise

Biography

John Edward Porter was the son of William Porter. He graduated Williams College in 1810 and commenced the practice of law in Auburn, N.Y.
He served in the following positions:
District Attorney of Cayuga Co. 1821-1828
Surrogate of Cayuga Co. 1828-1836
New York State Senate 1843-1846

John Porter married Abigail M. Phillips and they had five children. One of their children was Charles Talbot Porter, an inventor of mechanical devices. His daughter, Abigail Phillips Porter, married Alonzo Glover Beardsley.

Letter References

Letter from Clarence Armstrong Seward to William Henry Seward, June 27, 1850

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 9, 1849

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 29, 1845

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 30, 1845

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Warden, December 3, 1843

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 14, 1838

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 3, 1842

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 6, 1842

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 24, 1842

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 31, 1842

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 19, 1841

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 17, 1833

Letter from Elijah Miller to William Henry Seward, January 31, 1832

Letter from Elijah Miller to William Henry Seward, March 31, 1833

Letter from Elijah Miller to William Henry Seward, January 23, 1834

Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, January 13, 1832

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 14, 1837

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 12, 1838

Letter from William Henry Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 27, 1834

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 21, 1833

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 5, 1833

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 18, 1832

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 18, 1831

Citations

Biography and Citation Information:
Biography: 
John Edward Porter was the son of William Porter. He graduated Williams College in 1810 and commenced the practice of law in Auburn, N.Y. He served in the following positions: District Attorney of Cayuga Co. 1821-1828 Surrogate of Cayuga Co. 1828-1836 New York State Senate 1843-1846 John Porter married Abigail M. Phillips and they had five children. One of their children was Charles Talbot Porter, an inventor of mechanical devices. His daughter, Abigail Phillips Porter, married Alonzo Glover Beardsley.
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
History of Western Massachusetts: The Counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire, Embracing an Outline, Or General History, of the Section, an Account of Its Scientific Aspects and Leading Interests, and Separate Histories of Its One Hundred
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Josiah Gilbert Holland
Publisher Location: 
Massachusetts
Publisher Name: 
S. Bowles
Year: 
1855
Start Page: 
226
End Page: 
226
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=8CBMAAAAYAAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41265271
Title of Webpage: 
Find a Grave
Website Viewing Date: 
Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 12:00
Website Last Modified Date: 
Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 12:00
Citation Notes: 
BURIAL Fort Hill Cemetery Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, USA MEMORIAL ID 41265271 · View Source
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41265271
Title of Webpage: 
Find A Grave
Website Viewing Date: 
Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 12:00
Website Last Modified Date: 
Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 12:00
Citation Notes: 
BURIAL Fort Hill Cemetery Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, USA MEMORIAL ID 41265271 · View Source