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Grave has been located flag male ancestor  John Myers Lawrence  PORTER

Born
6 November 1830 ,  Claryville, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Died
29 March 1901 ,  Ogden, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
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John PORTERHannah COMBS
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Born: 6 November 1830 in Claryville, Allegany, Maryland, USA

Father: John PORTER
Mother: Hannah COMBS
Paternal grandparents: Samuel PORTER , Sarah Jane ANDERSON
Maternal grandparents: Cudberth COMBS , Abigail TRIMBLE


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John Myers Lawrence  married  Emily DOMIRE (DUMIRE) 2 October 1851 in Tucker Co., West Virginia, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Emily DOMIRE (DUMIRE)  was born abt. 1830 in West Virginia, USA.  Emily died abt. 1883 in Ogden Twp., Michigan, USA.  Emily was the child of Frederick DUMIRE and Mary Ann LOUGHRY.

John Myers Lawrence PORTER died 29 March 1901 in Ogden, Lenawee, Michigan, USA.
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Spouse & Children of John Myers Lawrence PORTER

John Myers Lawrence PORTER married Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Emily DOMIRE (DUMIRE)
Marriage date: 2 October 1851
Marriage place: Tucker Co., West Virginia, USA
Emily DOMIRE (DUMIRE) was the child of Frederick DUMIRE and Mary Ann LOUGHRY

Children of John Myers Lawrence PORTER and Emily DOMIRE (DUMIRE)

Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Anzonetta "Nessie" PORTER
Born: 9 March 1863, Tucker Co, West Virginia, USA
Died: 15 June 1949, Blissfield, Michigan, USA

Married: Clarence Leontine AMBERSON 3 December 1881



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BirthBirth — 1830
6 November 1830
Claryville, Allegany, Maryland, USA
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
marriage1851 Marriage / Partner
John Myers Lawrence PORTER and Emily DOMIRE (DUMIRE) 2 October 1851, Tucker Co., West Virginia, USA

He was 20 years old.
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
1863 Birth of Child
Anzonetta "Nessie" PORTER was born 9 March 1863, Tucker Co, West Virginia, USA

John Myers Lawrence was 32 years old.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
DeathDeath — 1901
29 March 1901
Ogden, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
He died at the age of 70.
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Ogden Zion Cemetery Blissfield Lenawee County Michigan, USA
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Last updated: 9/17/2017 9:20:15 AM

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