Brief Life History of James
When James Porter Jr was born on 19 November 1737, in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, his father, James Porter, was 37 and his mother, Dorcas Hopkins, was 32. He married Lucy Bronson on 9 November 1762, in Middlebury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 10 November 1828, in his hometown, at the age of 90, and was buried in Middlebury Cemetery, Middlebury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.
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- James Porter, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- James Porter, "Find A Grave Index"
- James, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955"
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1749
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
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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