Lyman PorterAge: 76 years1805–1882

Name
Lyman Porter
Given names
Lyman
Surname
Porter
Birth November 1805
Weston, Fairfield, CT

MarriageMary Polly Joyce — View this family
between 1830 and 1831 (Age 24 years)
CT

Birth of a son
#1		John S. Porter
August 19, 1832 (Age 26 years)
New Milford, Litchfield, CT

Birth of a son
#2		Charles Joyce Porter
August 21, 1835 (Age 29 years)
New Milford, Litchfield, CT

Birth of a daughter
#3		Sarah J. Porter
April 6, 1843 (Age 37 years)
Sherman, Fairfield, CT

Birth of a son
#4		George Albert Porter
October 20, 1847 (Age 41 years)
New Milford, Litchfield, CT

Marriage of a childJohn S. Porter — Susan Middlebrook — View this family
October 9, 1853 (Age 47 years)

Marriage of a childCharles Joyce Porter — Hannah A. Wilkes — View this family
November 27, 1858 (Age 53 years)
Kent, Litchfield, CT

Death of a sonJohn S. Porter
1859 (Age 53 years)
IA

Marriage of a childAaron Henry Dimond — Sarah J. Porter — View this family
September 1863 (Age 57 years)

Death of a daughterSarah J. Porter
1869 (Age 63 years)
CT

Marriage of a childGeorge Albert Porter — Mary Susan Godwin — View this family
May 12, 1875 (Age 69 years)
Danbury, Fairfield, CT

Burial 1882 (Age 76 years)

Note: Center Cemetery, Bethel, Fairfield, CT
Death May 30, 1882 (Age 76 years)
Bethel, Fairfield, CT
Family with Mary Polly Joyce - View this family
himself
Lyman Porter
Birth: November 1805 — Weston, Fairfield, CT
Death: May 30, 1882 — Bethel, Fairfield, CT
wife
Mary Polly Joyce
Birth: February 28, 1810 51 42 — Sherman, Fairfield, CT
Death: September 18, 1894 — Bethel, Fairfield, CT
Marriage: between 1830 and 1831 — CT
3 years
son
John S. Porter
Birth: August 19, 1832 26 22 — New Milford, Litchfield, CT
Death: 1859 — IA
3 years
son
Charles Joyce Porter
Birth: August 21, 1835 29 25 — New Milford, Litchfield, CT
Death: October 26, 1908 — Stratford, Fairfield, CT
8 years
daughter
Sarah J. Porter
Birth: April 6, 1843 37 33 — Sherman, Fairfield, CT
Death: 1869 — CT
5 years
son
George Albert Porter
Birth: October 20, 1847 41 37 — New Milford, Litchfield, CT
Death: March 16, 1930 — Bethel, Fairfield, CT

  1. Generation 1

    1. Lyman Porter was born in November 1805 in Weston, Fairfield, CT and died on May 30, 1882 in Bethel, Fairfield, CT at the age of 76. He married Mary Polly Joyce, daughter of Charles Joyce and Thankful ?, between 1830 and 1831 in CT. She was born on February 28, 1810 in Sherman, Fairfield, CT and died on September 18, 1894 in Bethel, Fairfield, CT at the age of 84.

      Children of Lyman Porter and Mary Polly Joyce:

      1. John S. Porter (1832–1859)
      2. Charles Joyce Porter (1835–1908)
      3. Sarah J. Porter (1843–1869)
      4. George Albert Porter (1847–1930)
  2. Generation 2back to top

    1. John S. Porter, son of Lyman Porter and Mary Polly Joyce, was born on August 19, 1832 in New Milford, Litchfield, CT and died in 1859 in IA at the age of 26. He married Susan Middlebrook on October 9, 1853. She was born in 1816 and died on March 30, 1878 at the age of 62.

    2. Charles Joyce Porter, son of Lyman Porter and Mary Polly Joyce, was born on August 21, 1835 in New Milford, Litchfield, CT and died on October 26, 1908 in Stratford, Fairfield, CT at the age of 73. He married Hannah A. Wilkes, daughter of Ezra P. Wilkes and Luna Leonard, on November 27, 1858 in Kent, Litchfield, CT. She was born on October 5, 1839 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT and died on March 17, 1922 in Stratford, Fairfield, CT at the age of 82.

      Children of Charles Joyce Porter and Hannah A. Wilkes:

      1. Franklin Wilkes Porter (1860–1877)
      2. Theodore S. Porter (1861–1882)
      3. George Augustus Porter (1864–1895)
      4. Louis J. Porter (1868–1885)
      5. John L. Porter (1876–1893)

    3. Sarah J. Porter, daughter of Lyman Porter and Mary Polly Joyce, was born on April 6, 1843 in Sherman, Fairfield, CT and died in 1869 in CT at the age of 25. She married Aaron Henry Dimond in September 1863. He was born in 1818 and died in 1868 at the age of 50.

    4. George Albert Porter, son of Lyman Porter and Mary Polly Joyce, was born on October 20, 1847 in New Milford, Litchfield, CT and died on March 16, 1930 in Bethel, Fairfield, CT at the age of 82. He married Mary Susan Godwin on May 12, 1875 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT. She was born in 1838 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT and died in 1885 at the age of 47.

      Children of George Albert Porter and Mary Susan Godwin:

      1. Lyman George Porter (1882–1883)
  3. Generation 3back to top

    1. Franklin Wilkes Porter, son of Charles Joyce Porter and Hannah A. Wilkes, was born on January 5, 1860 in Bethel, Fairfield, CT and died in 1877 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT at the age of 16. He married 2 times. The first time he married Minnie S. Ryan in 1877. She was born in 1856 and died in 1877 at the age of 21. The second time he married Catherine (Kate) Adeline Lawrence, daughter of William H. Lawrence and Mary Jane Fairchild, on June 5, 1884 in Bethel, Fairfield, CT. She was born on July 7, 1864 in Bethel, Fairfield, CT and died on March 17, 1932 in Wallingford, New Haven, CT at the age of 67.

      Children of Franklin Wilkes Porter and Catherine (Kate) Adeline Lawrence:

      1. Ina Belle Porter (1887–1974)
      2. Frederick L. Porter (1892–1893)

    2. Theodore S. Porter, son of Charles Joyce Porter and Hannah A. Wilkes, was born on December 4, 1861 in Bethel, Fairfield, CT and died in 1882 in CT at the age of 20. He married Sarah H. Porter in 1878. She was born in 1857 and died in 1882 at the age of 25.

      Children of Theodore S. Porter and Sarah H. Porter:

      1. Charles W. Porter (1882–1888)
      2. Theodore A. Porter (1882–1888)

    3. George Augustus Porter, son of Charles Joyce Porter and Hannah A. Wilkes, was born on May 21, 1864 in Bethel, Fairfield, CT and died in 1895 in CT at the age of 30. He married Grace Leonard in 1887 in Fairfield, CT. She was born in 1849 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, CT and died in 1894 at the age of 45.

      Children of George Augustus Porter and Grace Leonard:

      1. Earl Porter (1891–1892)

    4. John L. Porter, son of Charles Joyce Porter and Hannah A. Wilkes, was born on August 13, 1876 in Bethel, Fairfield, CT and died in 1893 in CT at the age of 16. He married Clara Curtis in 1893 in Fairfield, CT. She was born in 1872 in Stratford, Fairfield, CT and died in 1893 at the age of 21.

BURI

Center Cemetery, Bethel, Fairfield, CT

Shared note

!Birth Date: Place: !Bapt. Date: Place: !Death Date:Death Certificate; Place:Death Certificate; !Burial Date:Headstone Inscriptions Hale Collection; Place:Headstone Inscriptions Hale Collection; !Marriage Date: Place: SPOUSE:Charles Joyce Porter Death Certificate; Note 1;

NOTES

!From death certificate of Charles Joyce Porter; !Birth:1850 Census, New Milford, Litchfield, Ct; !Census:1840, New Milford, 2 males 5-10, 1 male 30-40, 1 female 20-30; !11/23/91, CT State Library Bethel Cemetery 1, p. 37 (Center Cemetery). !Connecticut Probate Data: (SS-Porter007);

NAME TOWN DATE DISTRICT FILE # LDS #

Porter, Lyman Bethel 1882 Bethel 773 1674516 In file, SS-Porter007; Will dated 22 May 1882, Inventory 22 June 1882; !Death:LDS Film # 0003396, Deaths from Newspapers, Danbury Times, Issues, 31 May 1882 and 7 Jun 1882. Age 76 years;

!Death: Death Certificate; (SS-Porter008);

!Note 1:Genealogical and family History of the State of Connecticut by William Cutter;

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