Brief Life History of Nathan
When Nathan Porter was born in 1819, in Jericho, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, his father, Nathan Porter, was 33 and his mother, Hannah Smith, was 35. He married Anna Eliza Hutchinson on 21 August 1845, in Danville, Caledonia, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Walden, Caledonia, Vermont, United States in 1850. He died on 3 June 1899, in Jericho, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Jericho, Chittenden, Vermont, United States.
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- Nathan Porter, "United States Census, 1870"
- Nathan Porter, "Find A Grave Index"
- Nathan Porter, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1834 · Vermont Anti-Slavery Society is Formed
The Anti-Slavery Society of Vermont was established in 1834. 100 people from different towns were at the first meeting, with the intent to abolish slavery.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name for the gatekeeper of a walled town or city, or the doorkeeper of a great house, castle, or monastery, from Middle English and Older Scots porter(e), port(o)ur ‘doorkeeper, gatekeeper’ (Anglo-Norman French port(i)er, portur, Latin portarius). The office often came with accommodation, lands, and other privileges for the bearer, and in some cases was hereditary, especially in the case of a royal castle. The name has been established in Ireland since the 13th century. In North America, this surname has absorbed cognates and equivalents in other languages, for example German Pförtner (see Fortner ) and Poertner .
English: occupational name for a man who carried loads for a living, especially one who used his own muscle power rather than a beast of burden or a wheeled vehicle. This sense is from Middle English port(o)ur, porter ‘porter, carrier of burdens’ (Anglo-Norman French portur, porteo(u)r).
Dutch: variant, mostly Americanized, of Poorter, status name for a freeman (burgher) of a town, Middle Dutch portere, modern Dutch poorter. Compare De Porter .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Name: Nathan Porter Gender: Male Birth Date: abt 1820 Birth Place: Peacham Death Date: 3 Jun 1899 Death Place: Jericho, Vermont, USA Death Age: 79 Father Name: Nathan Mother Name: Hannah Smith
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