Brief Life History of Sanford
When Sanford Porter Sr was born on 7 March 1790, in Brimfield, Brimfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Nathan Porter, was 47 and his mother, Susannah West, was 33. He married Nancy Warriner on 1 January 1812, in Vershire, Orange, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Lee, Iowa, United States in 1840 and Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. He registered for military service in 1812. He died on 9 February 1873, in Porterville, Morgan, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Porterville Cemetery, Porterville, Morgan, Utah, United States.
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- Sandford Porter, "United States Census, 1830"
- Legacy NFS Source: Sanford Porter - Individual or family possessions: Journal or diary: birth: 7 March 1790; Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
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1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
1803
Historical Boundaries 1803: Louisiana Purchase, United States 1812: Missouri Territory, United States 1821: Missouri, United States
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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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SANFORD PORTER STORY
The Visitors in the Barn Dad (Chauncy Union Porter) worked here at the mine for a year or more. Then came to Centerville and worked for Uncle Nathan. One day when he and Uncle Nathan were hoeing i …
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