Brief Life History of Rebecca Ann
When Rebecca Ann Cherry was born on 5 April 1830, in Falmouth, Pendleton, Kentucky, United States, her father, Aaron Benjamin Cherry, was 29 and her mother, Mary Margaret Yelton, was 19. She married Nathan Tanner Porter Sr on 12 November 1848, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Davis, Utah, United States in 1910 and Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States in 1922. She died on 2 December 1922, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Centerville City Cemetery, Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States.
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- Rebecka A Porter, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: Rebecca Ann Cherry - Government record: birth: 5 December 1922; Pendleton, Kentucky, United States
- Rebecca Ann Cherry Porter, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1861
Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from Middle English chirie, cherye ‘cherry’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of cherries, or possibly a nickname for someone with rosy cheeks.
Probably in some cases a translation name of German Kirsch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Rebecca Ann Cherry-Porter
Rebecca Ann Cherry Porter, Pioneer, Wife of Nathan Tanner Porter. (Note: This history was written by Edna Margaret Porter, daughter of Aaron B. Porter Sr., and granddaughter of Revecca Cherry Porter. …
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