Peter Porter

1809 - 1863  (54 years)

• Name	Peter Porter
  Birth	1809	Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Census	1861	Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Canada
  FamilySearch ID	9ZDT-5LM
  Occupation	1861	Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	farmer
  Religion	1861	Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Baptist
  Residence	1861	Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Residence	1863	Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Concession 4 Lot 13
  	Township of Sarnia in 1865 Directory (wife and son living here in 1865) This Township is bounded on the North by Lake Huron, on the west by the River St. Clair, on the south by the Township of Moore, and on the east by Plympton. The Township is well watered, and contains some excellent farming lands, especially in its back part. A considerable portion of the finest land in the Township is set apart by Government as a reserve for the Indians. Population in 1846, 610: present population; 1560. The value of rateable property in 1846 was $33,ooo: in 1862 it was $291,112. The township contains Sarnia, the County Town, and terminus of the Sarnia Branch of the Great Western Railway: and Point Edward, the terminus of the Grand Trunk Railway in Canada. from image 17 -------------------------------------------------- Porter Andrew     C6 L10 Mrs. Mary C4 L13 Peter        C4 L13 Thomas    C4 L13 Neighbours Miller James C1 L7 Miller, Jno., sen. C4 L4 Jno. C3 L4 Jno. S. C1 L7 Robert C5 L12 Robert C4 L9 Walter C3 L4 in 1862 it was $
  _UID	50C15FCFDFDA415D84D5446B9BC323C5E407
  Death	19 May 1863	Port Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
  Burial	Bunyan Baptist Cemetery, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I64181	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	John Porter,   b. 1778, Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Living
  Family ID	F22415	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Millar,   b. 26 Jul 1815, Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland d. Between 1870 and 1879, Minnesota, United States (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	5 Apr 1836	Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Mary Elizabeth Porter,   b. Jan 1842, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 12 Mar 1930, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States (Age ~ 88 years)   2. James Porter,   b. 1847, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   3. Janet Stuart Porter,   b. Aug 1851, Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada d. 3 Jul 1935, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States (Age ~ 83 years)   4. Margaret Porter, Spec,   b. 6 Aug 1852   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Marion Maria Porter,   b. 1856, Port Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada d. 1921, Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States (Age 65 years)   6. Living   7. Alexander Porter, Spec,   b. 21 Mar 1857   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F22406	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1809 - Ireland Marriage - 5 Apr 1836 - Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1861 - Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1861 - Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada Religion - Baptist - 1861 - Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1861 - Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada Residence - Concession 4 Lot 13 - 1863 - Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada Death - 19 May 1863 - Port Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada Burial - - Bunyan Baptist Cemetery, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S444] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1861 Census of Canada, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc Date:2009 Place:Provo, UT, USA), Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1041, 1,1570::0. (Reliability: 3). [S302] Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Canada, City and Area Directories, 1819-1906, ((Ancestry.ca : 2013)), accessed 21 Dec 2023), Miller and Porter land holdings; Lambton County Directory and Gazetteer, 1864-1865. (Reliability: 3).