Rachel Porter1

F, (26 February 1793 - 28 August 1885)
Father-Biological*George Porter1 b. 1758, d. 23 Feb 1841
Mother-Biological*Catherine Riddell1 b. c 1760, d. 1842
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Last Edited=25 Jan 2023
Gravestone of Charles Allen and Rachel Porter
     Rachel Porter was born on 26 February 1793 at Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.1 She was the daughter of George Porter and Catherine Riddell.1

Rachel Porter married Charles Allen, son of Isaac Allen and Lenner Polhemus, in 1822.1 Rachel, age 56 years, and Charles, age 58 years, appeared on the US Census of 1850 at Armstrong Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.2 Rachel Porter was buried at Williamsport Cemetery, Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Rachel's epitaph reads:

CHARLES ALLEN
SEPT. 24, 1791
MAY 1, 1882
HIS WIFE
RACHEL PORTER
FEB. 26, 1793
AUG. 29, 1865.3


She died on 28 August 1885 at Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, at age 92.1

Children of Rachel Porter and Charles Allen

Citations

  1. Ancestry.com. Ancestry Member Trees - Use with Caution. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations.
  2. Census Bureau. 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2009.
  3. Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/