Josiah Asa Porter

1759 - 1798  (39 years)

• Name	Josiah Asa Porter  [1]
  Birth	1759	Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Nov 1798	[drowned]   [1]
  Person ID	I102786	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	Josiah Porter
  Mother	Sarah Bradstreet
  Family ID	F45241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mercy Brown,   b. 28 Sep 1765, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 3 Mar 1847, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	13 Jun 1786	Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Benjamin Porter,   b. 18 Mar 1787, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 13 Dec 1865, Wellington, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 78 years)   2. Josiah Porter,   b. 1789, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 31 Mar 1850, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 61 years)   3. Sarah Porter,   b. 1791, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 27 Aug 1865, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 74 years)   4. Mary Porter,   b. 1792, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F360	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Schooner Hawk, Captain Benjamin Brown, Sr., master and owner, on a voyage from Annapolis, dragged from her anchorage in Yarmouth Sound on November 18, 1798, and became a total wreck on Hilton's Head. All hands were lost, including Josiah Porter, son-in-law of the owner.

  
  

• Sources

  [S43114] RootsWeb.com, Susan Rockwood Bradley.