Brief Life History of Porterfield
When Porterfield Hutchins was born on 6 February 1796, in Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States, his father, David Hutchins, was 32 and his mother, Sarah Porterfield, was 41. He married Lucretia Winslow on 15 July 1820, in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 19 August 1883, in Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Porterfield Hutchins, "United States Census, 1870"
- Porterfeld Hutchings, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Porterfield Hutchins, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1804 · Whitehead Light
In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson authorized the creation of a light station on Whitehead Island. The light house went into service by 1807. It is the third-oldest light house in Maine. Whitehead Light still exists as the private property of Pine Island Camp, a non-profit organization.
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.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Hutcheon , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s; see Houchin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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