Benjamin Porter 1793–1862 – Phineas Wolcott Cook Family Organization

Benjamin Porter, 1793–1862 (aged 68 years)

Benjamin Porter

Name: Benjamin Porter
Given names: Benjamin
Surname: Porter

Gender Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	November 8, 1793 33 42 Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Birth of a sister	Lucy Porter May 19, 1798 (aged 4 years) Sangerfield, Oneida, New York, USA
Marriage	Sarah Powers — View this family 1815 (aged 21 years) Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA
Birth of a daughter	Pauline R. Porter October 17, 1816 (aged 22 years) Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA
Birth of a daughter	Loretta F Porter about 1818 (aged 24 years) Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA
Birth of a son	David B. Porter about 1820 (aged 26 years) Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA
Birth of a son	Benjamin Porter about 1822 (aged 28 years) Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA
Death of a mother	Rosanna Howe March 12, 1831 (aged 37 years) Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA
Marriage of a child	Aruna Parks Woods — Pauline R. Porter — View this family March 30, 1833 (aged 39 years) Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA
Death of a father	Benjamin Porter August 24, 1841 (aged 47 years) Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA
Death of a sister	Lucy Porter 1854 (aged 60 years) Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA
Death	July 23, 1862 (aged 68 years) Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA
LDS baptism	July 5, 2007 (144 years after death) LDS temple: Bountiful, Utah, United States
LDS endowment	August 11, 2007 (145 years after death) LDS temple: Mount Timpanogos, Utah, United States
LDS child sealing	October 4, 2007 (145 years after death) LDS temple: Bountiful, Utah, United States Family: Benjamin Porter + Rosanna Howe
LDS spouse sealing	Sarah Powers — View this family October 4, 2007 (145 years after death) LDS temple: Bountiful, Utah, United States
Unique identifier	0867A0E8645B4BFC9D007A6473200AE3F84F
Last change	August 27, 2019

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: May 10, 1760 31 28 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: about 1780 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: August 24, 1841 — Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA LDS baptism: July 5, 2007 LDS endowment: August 15, 2007 LDS child sealing: October 28, 2007 LDS spouse sealing: October 28, 2007 Burial: Batavia Cemetery, Genesee, New York, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rosanna Howe Levi Porter Deborah Porter Philo Porter Anna Porter Benjamin Porter Lucy Porter Benjamin Porter 1760–1841 Birth: May 10, 1760 31 28 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: August 24, 1841 — Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA
mother	Links Birth: 1751 — Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: about 1780 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: March 12, 1831 — Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA LDS baptism: July 5, 2007 LDS endowment: August 11, 2007 LDS spouse sealing: October 28, 2007 Burial: Batavia Cemetery, Genesee, New York, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Benjamin Porter Levi Porter Deborah Porter Philo Porter Anna Porter Benjamin Porter Lucy Porter Rosanna Howe 1751–1831 Birth: 1751 — Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: March 12, 1831 — Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA
Marriage	Marriage: about 1780 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
13 months elder brother	Links Birth: January 18, 1781 20 30 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: LDS baptism: July 5, 2007 LDS endowment: August 11, 2007 LDS child sealing: October 4, 2007 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Levi Porter 1781– Birth: January 18, 1781 20 30 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death:
3 years elder sister	Links Birth: October 19, 1783 23 32 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: LDS baptism: July 5, 2007 LDS endowment: August 11, 2007 LDS child sealing: October 4, 2007 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Deborah Porter 1783– Birth: October 19, 1783 23 32 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death:
4 years elder brother	Links Birth: June 22, 1787 27 36 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: October 12, 1809 — Attica, Wyoming, New York, USA Death: February 8, 1863 — Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA LDS baptism: July 5, 2007 LDS endowment: August 11, 2007 LDS child sealing: October 4, 2007 LDS spouse sealing: October 4, 2007 Burial: Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lucy Brown Philo Porter Peter Benjamin Porter Philo Porter 1787–1863 Birth: June 22, 1787 27 36 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: February 8, 1863 — Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: September 8, 1789 29 38 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: LDS baptism: July 5, 2007 LDS endowment: August 11, 2007 LDS child sealing: October 4, 2007 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Anna Porter 1789– Birth: September 8, 1789 29 38 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death:
4 years himself	Links Birth: November 8, 1793 33 42 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: 1815 — Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA Death: July 23, 1862 — Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA LDS baptism: July 5, 2007 LDS endowment: August 11, 2007 LDS child sealing: October 4, 2007 LDS spouse sealing: October 4, 2007 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Powers Pauline R. Porter Loretta F Porter David B. Porter Benjamin Porter Benjamin Porter 1793–1862 Birth: November 8, 1793 33 42 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: July 23, 1862 — Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA
5 years younger sister	Links Birth: May 19, 1798 38 47 — Sangerfield, Oneida, New York, USA Death: 1854 — Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA LDS baptism: July 5, 2007 LDS endowment: August 11, 2007 LDS child sealing: October 4, 2007 Burial: Batavia Cemetery, Genesee, New York, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Lucy Porter 1798–1854 Birth: May 19, 1798 38 47 — Sangerfield, Oneida, New York, USA Death: 1854 — Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA

Family with Sarah Powers
himself	Links Birth: November 8, 1793 33 42 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: 1815 — Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA Death: July 23, 1862 — Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA LDS baptism: July 5, 2007 LDS endowment: August 11, 2007 LDS child sealing: October 4, 2007 LDS spouse sealing: October 4, 2007 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Powers Pauline R. Porter Loretta F Porter David B. Porter Benjamin Porter Benjamin Porter 1793–1862 Birth: November 8, 1793 33 42 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: July 23, 1862 — Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA
wife	Links Birth: January 15, 1795 — Phelps, Ontario, New York, USA Marriage: 1815 — Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA Death: August 21, 1875 — Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA LDS baptism: June 6, 2007 LDS spouse sealing: October 4, 2007 LDS endowment: December 4, 2007 LDS child sealing: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Benjamin Porter Pauline R. Porter Loretta F Porter David B. Porter Benjamin Porter Sarah Powers 1795–1875 Birth: January 15, 1795 — Phelps, Ontario, New York, USA Death: August 21, 1875 — Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA
Marriage	Marriage: 1815 — Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA
22 months daughter	Links Birth: October 17, 1816 22 21 — Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA Marriage: March 30, 1833 — Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA Death: Jackson, Michigan, USA LDS baptism: July 5, 2007 LDS endowment: August 15, 2007 LDS child sealing: October 4, 2007 LDS spouse sealing: October 4, 2007 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Aruna Parks Woods DeWitt S. Woods Loretta F. Woods Sarah A. Woods Donna M. Woods Pauline R. Porter 1816– Birth: October 17, 1816 22 21 — Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA Death: Jackson, Michigan, USA
2 years daughter	Links Birth: about 1818 24 22 — Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA Death: Jackson, Michigan, USA LDS baptism: July 5, 2007 LDS endowment: August 15, 2007 LDS child sealing: October 4, 2007 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Loretta F Porter 1818– Birth: about 1818 24 22 — Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA Death: Jackson, Michigan, USA
3 years son	Links Birth: about 1820 26 24 — Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA Death: LDS baptism: July 5, 2007 LDS endowment: December 13, 2007 LDS child sealing: December 18, 2007 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships David B. Porter 1820– Birth: about 1820 26 24 — Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA Death:
3 years son	Links Birth: about 1822 28 26 — Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA Death: LDS baptism: July 5, 2007 LDS endowment: November 8, 2007 LDS child sealing: November 20, 2007 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Benjamin Porter 1822– Birth: about 1822 28 26 — Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA Death:

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Note	BIRTH Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Michigan, Hilda Van Auken, p. 380, as printed in Books/Google.com. "Benjamin Porter, a native of Goshen, Conn. was born November 8, 1793. Her paternal grandfather, Deacon Benjamin Porter, was a native of the same place and traced his ancestry to England." Also found in Querie, Jan. 1907 in N.E.H.G.R., Vol 61, p. 96 by Mary H. Hosmer, 536 East Main St. Baravia, N.Y. The part about Deacon Benjamin Porter was the continuation of a mistake made long ago when the Bethlehem Porters were thought to have originated in Windsor and Hartford. That same mistake was published in many books and contributed to the difficulty in finding the real family. BATAVIA Benjamin Porter Jr. appointed one of 5 commissioners to build the new Genesee Co. Jail, Mar. 19, 1831. Earned 1.25/day. Still stands on the south side of West Main in Batavia. (Descriptive and Biog. Rec. of Gen. Co., N.Y., F.H.L. book 974.792 H2n, p. 177.) LAND RECORDS: Many entries for Benjamin Porter Jr. from Feb. 1817 to 1828, (Land Ledger for Batavia, 1802-1835, F.H.L. film 871,561, item 3, p. 70.) PROFESSION: Both Benjamin Sr and Jr. were carpenters (Saul's Notes on Genesee County People, Vol. 5. (by Correspondence July 8, 2005 from Paula J. Meyer, Lib.) MICHIGAN: "Benjamin Porter was reared in Conn. and accompanied his parents to N.Y. where he learned carpentering of his father and followed the trade until coming to Michigan in 1833. He was a resident thereafter of Detroit until 1840. The year prior to this he entered upon a contract for building the penitentiary at Jackson and in consequence removed his family hither." (Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Michigan, Hilda Van Auken, p. 380.) Was warden of the prison for a while, but returned to his building profession. "Detroit Michigan, Jan 10 (no year) D.W. Woods Lumber dealer of Jackson Michigan made an assignment to Benjamin Porter today. Liabilities $38000; assets unknown." A newspaper clipping on p. 2 of notebook found in NEHGS library, "Letters from Henry P Andrews," (Mss A-4658, p. 2, No Ref. or date.) CHARACTER Speaking about his daughter Pauline: "Her father, Benjamin Porter, having been a man kind in his family and a highly respected citizen, was just such a man as was needed in the development of a new coutry, being industrious and enterprising and possessing excellent judgement. Coming to this region prior to the days of railroads he experienced with the people around him many of the hardships of pioneer life. His mind was constantly devising some new scheme that would advance the interests of the people about him. He at one time built a scow upon which he loaded his tools and a quantity of material for the purpose of going down the Grand River to Lansing. He could not make the passage of the falls and was obliged to unload and carry his merchandise around, reloading below. This was only one of the many adventures which he encountered and from which he usually came out with flying colors." (Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Michigan, Hilda Van Auken, p. 381, as printed in Books/Google.com.) DEATH (Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Michigan, Hilda Van Auken, p. 381.) His death was also recorded in Genesee County, NY: "Benjamin Porter died ae 68 years , pub. 8/12/1862" (Republican Advocate: Newspaper index 1820-1876, compiled by the Genesee County History Department, Susan L. Conklin, County Historian, July 2000.)

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BIRTH
Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Michigan, Hilda Van Auken, p. 380, as printed in Books/Google.com.  "Benjamin Porter, a native of Goshen, Conn. was born November 8, 1793.  Her paternal grandfather, Deacon Benjamin Porter, was a native of the same place and traced his ancestry to England."
Also found in Querie, Jan. 1907 in N.E.H.G.R., Vol 61, p. 96 by Mary H. Hosmer, 536 East Main St. Baravia, N.Y. The part about Deacon Benjamin Porter was the continuation of a mistake made long ago when the Bethlehem Porters were thought to have originated in Windsor and Hartford. That same mistake was published in many books and contributed to the difficulty in finding the real family.
BATAVIA
Benjamin Porter Jr. appointed one of 5 commissioners to build the new Genesee Co. Jail, Mar. 19, 1831.  Earned 1.25/day.  Still stands on the south side of West Main in Batavia. (Descriptive and Biog. Rec. of Gen. Co., N.Y., F.H.L. book 974.792  H2n, p. 177.)
LAND RECORDS:  Many entries for Benjamin Porter Jr. from Feb. 1817 to 1828, (Land Ledger for Batavia, 1802-1835, F.H.L. film 871,561, item 3, p. 70.)
PROFESSION:  Both Benjamin Sr and Jr. were carpenters (Saul's Notes on Genesee County People, Vol. 5. (by Correspondence July 8, 2005 from Paula J. Meyer, Lib.)
MICHIGAN:
"Benjamin Porter was reared in Conn. and accompanied his parents to N.Y. where he learned carpentering of his father and followed the trade until coming to Michigan in 1833.  He was a resident thereafter of Detroit until 1840.  The year prior to this he entered upon a contract for building the penitentiary at Jackson and in consequence removed his family hither." (Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Michigan, Hilda Van Auken, p. 380.)  Was warden of the prison for a while, but returned to his building profession.
"Detroit Michigan, Jan 10 (no year) D.W. Woods Lumber dealer of Jackson Michigan made an assignment to Benjamin Porter today.  Liabilities $38000; assets unknown."  A newspaper clipping on p. 2 of notebook found in NEHGS library, "Letters from Henry P Andrews,"  (Mss A-4658, p. 2, No Ref. or date.)
CHARACTER
Speaking about his daughter Pauline:  "Her father, Benjamin Porter, having been a man kind in his family and a highly respected citizen, was just such a man as was needed in the development of a new coutry, being industrious and enterprising and possessing excellent judgement.  Coming to this region prior to the days of railroads he experienced with the people around him many of the hardships of pioneer life.  His mind was constantly devising some new scheme that would advance the interests of the people about him.  He at one time built a scow upon which he loaded his tools and a quantity of material for the purpose of going down the Grand River to Lansing. He could not make the passage of the falls and was obliged to unload and carry his merchandise around, reloading below.  This was only one of the many adventures which he encountered and from which he usually came out with flying colors."  (Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Michigan, Hilda Van Auken, p. 381, as printed in Books/Google.com.)
DEATH
(Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Michigan, Hilda Van Auken, p. 381.) His death was also recorded in Genesee County, NY: "Benjamin Porter died ae 68 years , pub. 8/12/1862" (Republican Advocate: Newspaper index 1820-1876, compiled by the Genesee County History Department, Susan L. Conklin, County Historian, July 2000.)