Deborah Porter
19 October 1783–
Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
The Life of Deborah
When Deborah Porter was born on 19 October 1783, in Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, her father, Benjamin Porter, was 23 and her mother, Rosanna Howe, was 32.
Photos & Memories (0)
Do you know this person? Do you have a story about her you would like to share? Sign in or Create a FREE Account
Family Time Line
Benjamin Porter
1760–1841
Rosanna Howe
1751–1830
Levi Porter
1781–
Deborah Porter
1783–
Philo Porter
1787–1863
Anna Porter
1789–
Benjamin Porter
1793–1862
Lucy Porter
1798–1854
Parents and Siblings
1760–1841Male
1751–1830Female
siblings
(6)
1781–Male
1783–Female
1787–1863Male
1789–Female
1793–1862Male
+1 More Child
World Events (3)
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 3
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
Age 4
The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.
1788 · Connecticut Becomes the 5th State
Age 5
Connecticut became a state on January 9, 1788. In 1650, before it was a state, the boundary of Connecticut ran north from the westside of Greenwich Bay and the coast of the Pacific Ocean. During the 1600s, Westmoreland County was in Connecticut when the boundaries were changed Westmoreland County went to Pennsylvania.
Name Meaning
1 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 porter ‘doorkeeper’, ‘gatekeeper’ (Old French portier). 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. As an American surname, this has absorbed cognates and equivalents in other European languages, for example German Pförtner ( see Fortner ) and North German Poertner .2 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 Old French porteo(u)r (Late Latin portator, from portare ‘to carry or convey’).3 Dutch: occupational name from Middle Dutch portere ‘doorkeeper’. Compare 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (0)
Find more of your family story
Find more of your family story
As a non-profit, we offer free help to anyone looking to learn the details of their family story.
