According to "History of Berlin, Connecticut" by Catharine M. North (1916), Abby Galpin was the daughter of Col. Joseph Galpin. She married Norman Porter in 1823. Their wedding journey was to Lexington, Kentucky, by stage and horseback. Norman Porter became a successful merchant in Lexington.
After spending a number of years in Kentucky, the Porter family returned to Berlin, Connecticut, where Norman Porter, Sr., died in 1863. In 1867, Abby moved to San Jose, California, with her only son Norman Porter, Jr. and his wife and children. Abby's simple burial marker at Oak Hill Cemetery is next to the elaborate headstones belonging to Norman Jr. and Hannah Porter.
The Porters were the owners of the Porter Building in downtown San Jose, one of the city's oldest historic structures, which was sadly destroyed by fire in 2008. It was located on Second and Santa Clara Street.
On Dec. 19, 1892, the San Jose Evening News reported that Abby Porter had died that morning at her home at 75 East St. James street. She was 96 years and 6 months old. According to the newspaper, she came to San Jose from New York with her son Norman and his family in 1867. She was a widow at that time, her husband having died in New York. Along with her son Norman, 68, she was survived by granddaughters Missses Anna, Elizabeth R., Evangeline, and Mary A., all of whom were living at the family home; Mrs. Cutter, widow of N. W. Cutter, who oversaw the construction of the Porter Building; and a grandson, Arthur Porter, of Denver, Colorado. All of the grandchildren were children of Norman Porter, Jr.
After spending a number of years in Kentucky, the Porter family returned to Berlin, Connecticut, where Norman Porter, Sr., died in 1863. In 1867, Abby moved to San Jose, California, with her only son Norman Porter, Jr. and his wife and children. Abby's simple burial marker at Oak Hill Cemetery is next to the elaborate headstones belonging to Norman Jr. and Hannah Porter.
The Porters were the owners of the Porter Building in downtown San Jose, one of the city's oldest historic structures, which was sadly destroyed by fire in 2008. It was located on Second and Santa Clara Street.
On Dec. 19, 1892, the San Jose Evening News reported that Abby Porter had died that morning at her home at 75 East St. James street. She was 96 years and 6 months old. According to the newspaper, she came to San Jose from New York with her son Norman and his family in 1867. She was a widow at that time, her husband having died in New York. Along with her son Norman, 68, she was survived by granddaughters Missses Anna, Elizabeth R., Evangeline, and Mary A., all of whom were living at the family home; Mrs. Cutter, widow of N. W. Cutter, who oversaw the construction of the Porter Building; and a grandson, Arthur Porter, of Denver, Colorado. All of the grandchildren were children of Norman Porter, Jr.
According to "History of Berlin, Connecticut" by Catharine M. North (1916), Abby Galpin was the daughter of Col. Joseph Galpin. She married Norman Porter in 1823. Their wedding journey was to Lexington, Kentucky, by stage and horseback. Norman Porter became a successful merchant in Lexington.
After spending a number of years in Kentucky, the Porter family returned to Berlin, Connecticut, where Norman Porter, Sr., died in 1863. In 1867, Abby moved to San Jose, California, with her only son Norman Porter, Jr. and his wife and children. Abby's simple burial marker at Oak Hill Cemetery is next to the elaborate headstones belonging to Norman Jr. and Hannah Porter.
The Porters were the owners of the Porter Building in downtown San Jose, one of the city's oldest historic structures, which was sadly destroyed by fire in 2008. It was located on Second and Santa Clara Street.
On Dec. 19, 1892, the San Jose Evening News reported that Abby Porter had died that morning at her home at 75 East St. James street. She was 96 years and 6 months old. According to the newspaper, she came to San Jose from New York with her son Norman and his family in 1867. She was a widow at that time, her husband having died in New York. Along with her son Norman, 68, she was survived by granddaughters Missses Anna, Elizabeth R., Evangeline, and Mary A., all of whom were living at the family home; Mrs. Cutter, widow of N. W. Cutter, who oversaw the construction of the Porter Building; and a grandson, Arthur Porter, of Denver, Colorado. All of the grandchildren were children of Norman Porter, Jr.
After spending a number of years in Kentucky, the Porter family returned to Berlin, Connecticut, where Norman Porter, Sr., died in 1863. In 1867, Abby moved to San Jose, California, with her only son Norman Porter, Jr. and his wife and children. Abby's simple burial marker at Oak Hill Cemetery is next to the elaborate headstones belonging to Norman Jr. and Hannah Porter.
The Porters were the owners of the Porter Building in downtown San Jose, one of the city's oldest historic structures, which was sadly destroyed by fire in 2008. It was located on Second and Santa Clara Street.
On Dec. 19, 1892, the San Jose Evening News reported that Abby Porter had died that morning at her home at 75 East St. James street. She was 96 years and 6 months old. According to the newspaper, she came to San Jose from New York with her son Norman and his family in 1867. She was a widow at that time, her husband having died in New York. Along with her son Norman, 68, she was survived by granddaughters Missses Anna, Elizabeth R., Evangeline, and Mary A., all of whom were living at the family home; Mrs. Cutter, widow of N. W. Cutter, who oversaw the construction of the Porter Building; and a grandson, Arthur Porter, of Denver, Colorado. All of the grandchildren were children of Norman Porter, Jr.
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ABBY GALPIN,
WIFE OF NORMAN PORTER,
Born in Berlin, Conn. July 6, 1796
Died in San Jose, Cal. Dec. 19, 1892.
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