A HISTORY OF LOWELL, PENOBSCOT COUNTY MAINE
Private Cemeteries in Lowell
PORTER CEMETERY
The Porter family was very prominent in Lowell. Joseph Porter came to town about 1840. He was born at Wrentham, Mass. 19 Dec. 1800, son of Lebbeus and Polly (Brastow) Porter. When about 21 he removed to Weymouth, Mass. where he was in business with his brother as a carpenter and lumber dealer. In 1824 he removed to Milton and continued the same business. In 1834 he removed to Brewer, Maine and about 1840 to Lowell. His first wife was Mary Stetson and his second was Mrs. Mary R. Philbrook. Joseph had nine children, all of whom came to Lowell with their father. His son Joseph became a prominent citizen of Weymouth, Mass. prior to coming to Burlington in 1862. He was prominent in Maine Republican politics including terms as a member of the Maine House of Representatives and the Maine Senate. He was also a well known historian, author of the Porter genealogy, the nine volume Bangor Historical Magazine, and of the Wayfarer,, a historical column which was published several years in the Bangor Commerical. His brother Thomas W. Porter was a member of the Maine House and was prominent in Burlington town affairs and a lumberman. John B. Porter, another brother, resided in Lowell and was involved in the lumber business. The Porter family established a cemetery on the Tannery road just past the Grange hall. In the early 1920's the Porter's of Bangor had the family disinterred and most were taken to Mount Hope Cemetery and reinterred. Old timers remember the Porter stones as large ones which disappeared once the bodies were moved.
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PORTER, Col. Joseph, in Lowell, M Feb. 6, a. 77. He was a son of Lebbeus and Polly (Brastow) Porter, and was born in Wrenthara, Mass., Dec. 19, 1800. He was a descendant in the seventh generation from Richard1 Porter, of Weymouth, freeman 1655, through John,' by w. Deliverance Hi ram ; Samuel,' by w. Mary Nash ;' Samuel,* by w. Sarah Josselyn ; Joteph,* by w. Elizabeth Burrill ; and Ltbbrtu,* his father. He was one of the original members of the village church (Orthodox) at Dorchester Lower Mills ; was elected captain of the Dorchester Rifle Company in 1830, and in 1833 was chosen colonel of the First Infantry Regiment. In 1834, he removed to Brewer, Me., and in 1840, to Lowell, Me. On the breaking out of the Northeastern boundary troubles, in 1839, he raised a company of volunteers and went to the scene of action on the Aroostook river, and soon after was chosen colonel of the volunteer troops of twelve companies. Col. Porter was for several years a county commissioner for Penobscot county, and a member of the Maine Legislature. He was father of the Hon. Joseph W. Porter, of Burlington. SEVER, Mrs. Anne Elizabeth Parsons, in Boston, Dec. 15, 1877. She was the widow of Col. James Warren Sever, a member of this society, a sketch of whose life will be found in the RBOIS- TER, xxvi. 317. In her will she left generous bequests to many public institutions, among them five thousand dollars to the New England Historic, Genealogical Society (ante, p. 139). A biographical sketch will appear in a future number.
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Joseph Porter (1832), carpenter, of Dorchester, son of Lebbeus and Polly (Brastow)
Porter, was born in Wrentham, Mass., Dec. 19, 1800. He married, (1) Oct. 22, 1823,
Mary, daughter of Major Amos Stetson, of Braintree. She died at Lowell, Me., June 8,
1866, and he married, (2) in 1868, Mrs. Mary R. Philbrook, of Springfield, Me. She
died in June, 1881. When about twenty-one years of age, having learned the carpenter's
trade, he went to Weymouth, and went into business with his brother, Whitcomb Porter,
as a carpenter and lumber dealer. In 1824 he removed to Milton, where he continued
the same business. He established the first special lumber wharf in Milton, and was
the first to offer anthracite coal for sale in that town. He was an original member and
deacon of the Village Church at Dorchester Lower Mills; was elected captain of the
Dorchester Rifle Company, March 8, 1830; he became lieutenant-colonel of the First
Regiment, First Brigade, First Division, M. V. M., in 1832, and served as colonel of the
same in 1833 and 1834. When President Jackson visited Boston, Col. Porter (1832),
with his regiment, escorted him through Roxbury to the Boston line. In 1834 he
removed to Brewer, Me., and, about 1840, to Lowell, Me. Upon the breaking out of
Joseph Porter (1832). AUTHORITIES : The " Hangor Historical Magazine," Vol. I., N0. 4, pub. by
Joseph W. Porter, son of Col. Porter (1832); New Eng. Hist, and Gen. Reg., 1878, p. 260.
Private Cemeteries in Lowell
PORTER CEMETERY
The Porter family was very prominent in Lowell. Joseph Porter came to town about 1840. He was born at Wrentham, Mass. 19 Dec. 1800, son of Lebbeus and Polly (Brastow) Porter. When about 21 he removed to Weymouth, Mass. where he was in business with his brother as a carpenter and lumber dealer. In 1824 he removed to Milton and continued the same business. In 1834 he removed to Brewer, Maine and about 1840 to Lowell. His first wife was Mary Stetson and his second was Mrs. Mary R. Philbrook. Joseph had nine children, all of whom came to Lowell with their father. His son Joseph became a prominent citizen of Weymouth, Mass. prior to coming to Burlington in 1862. He was prominent in Maine Republican politics including terms as a member of the Maine House of Representatives and the Maine Senate. He was also a well known historian, author of the Porter genealogy, the nine volume Bangor Historical Magazine, and of the Wayfarer,, a historical column which was published several years in the Bangor Commerical. His brother Thomas W. Porter was a member of the Maine House and was prominent in Burlington town affairs and a lumberman. John B. Porter, another brother, resided in Lowell and was involved in the lumber business. The Porter family established a cemetery on the Tannery road just past the Grange hall. In the early 1920's the Porter's of Bangor had the family disinterred and most were taken to Mount Hope Cemetery and reinterred. Old timers remember the Porter stones as large ones which disappeared once the bodies were moved.
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The New England Historical and Genealogical Register By Henry Fritz-Gilbert- Waters, New England
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PORTER, Col. Joseph, in Lowell, M Feb. 6, a. 77. He was a son of Lebbeus and Polly (Brastow) Porter, and was born in Wrenthara, Mass., Dec. 19, 1800. He was a descendant in the seventh generation from Richard1 Porter, of Weymouth, freeman 1655, through John,' by w. Deliverance Hi ram ; Samuel,' by w. Mary Nash ;' Samuel,* by w. Sarah Josselyn ; Joteph,* by w. Elizabeth Burrill ; and Ltbbrtu,* his father. He was one of the original members of the village church (Orthodox) at Dorchester Lower Mills ; was elected captain of the Dorchester Rifle Company in 1830, and in 1833 was chosen colonel of the First Infantry Regiment. In 1834, he removed to Brewer, Me., and in 1840, to Lowell, Me. On the breaking out of the Northeastern boundary troubles, in 1839, he raised a company of volunteers and went to the scene of action on the Aroostook river, and soon after was chosen colonel of the volunteer troops of twelve companies. Col. Porter was for several years a county commissioner for Penobscot county, and a member of the Maine Legislature. He was father of the Hon. Joseph W. Porter, of Burlington. SEVER, Mrs. Anne Elizabeth Parsons, in Boston, Dec. 15, 1877. She was the widow of Col. James Warren Sever, a member of this society, a sketch of whose life will be found in the RBOIS- TER, xxvi. 317. In her will she left generous bequests to many public institutions, among them five thousand dollars to the New England Historic, Genealogical Society (ante, p. 139). A biographical sketch will appear in a future number.
History of the Military Company of the Massachusetts, Now Called the Ancien- ... By Oliver Ayer Roberts
Added by Tuesday82 on 18 Sep 2007
Joseph Porter (1832), carpenter, of Dorchester, son of Lebbeus and Polly (Brastow)
Porter, was born in Wrentham, Mass., Dec. 19, 1800. He married, (1) Oct. 22, 1823,
Mary, daughter of Major Amos Stetson, of Braintree. She died at Lowell, Me., June 8,
1866, and he married, (2) in 1868, Mrs. Mary R. Philbrook, of Springfield, Me. She
died in June, 1881. When about twenty-one years of age, having learned the carpenter's
trade, he went to Weymouth, and went into business with his brother, Whitcomb Porter,
as a carpenter and lumber dealer. In 1824 he removed to Milton, where he continued
the same business. He established the first special lumber wharf in Milton, and was
the first to offer anthracite coal for sale in that town. He was an original member and
deacon of the Village Church at Dorchester Lower Mills; was elected captain of the
Dorchester Rifle Company, March 8, 1830; he became lieutenant-colonel of the First
Regiment, First Brigade, First Division, M. V. M., in 1832, and served as colonel of the
same in 1833 and 1834. When President Jackson visited Boston, Col. Porter (1832),
with his regiment, escorted him through Roxbury to the Boston line. In 1834 he
removed to Brewer, Me., and, about 1840, to Lowell, Me. Upon the breaking out of
Joseph Porter (1832). AUTHORITIES : The " Hangor Historical Magazine," Vol. I., N0. 4, pub. by
Joseph W. Porter, son of Col. Porter (1832); New Eng. Hist, and Gen. Reg., 1878, p. 260.
A HISTORY OF LOWELL, PENOBSCOT COUNTY MAINE
Private Cemeteries in Lowell
PORTER CEMETERY
The Porter family was very prominent in Lowell. Joseph Porter came to town about 1840. He was born at Wrentham, Mass. 19 Dec. 1800, son of Lebbeus and Polly (Brastow) Porter. When about 21 he removed to Weymouth, Mass. where he was in business with his brother as a carpenter and lumber dealer. In 1824 he removed to Milton and continued the same business. In 1834 he removed to Brewer, Maine and about 1840 to Lowell. His first wife was Mary Stetson and his second was Mrs. Mary R. Philbrook. Joseph had nine children, all of whom came to Lowell with their father. His son Joseph became a prominent citizen of Weymouth, Mass. prior to coming to Burlington in 1862. He was prominent in Maine Republican politics including terms as a member of the Maine House of Representatives and the Maine Senate. He was also a well known historian, author of the Porter genealogy, the nine volume Bangor Historical Magazine, and of the Wayfarer,, a historical column which was published several years in the Bangor Commerical. His brother Thomas W. Porter was a member of the Maine House and was prominent in Burlington town affairs and a lumberman. John B. Porter, another brother, resided in Lowell and was involved in the lumber business. The Porter family established a cemetery on the Tannery road just past the Grange hall. In the early 1920's the Porter's of Bangor had the family disinterred and most were taken to Mount Hope Cemetery and reinterred. Old timers remember the Porter stones as large ones which disappeared once the bodies were moved.
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The New England Historical and Genealogical Register By Henry Fritz-Gilbert- Waters, New England
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PORTER, Col. Joseph, in Lowell, M Feb. 6, a. 77. He was a son of Lebbeus and Polly (Brastow) Porter, and was born in Wrenthara, Mass., Dec. 19, 1800. He was a descendant in the seventh generation from Richard1 Porter, of Weymouth, freeman 1655, through John,' by w. Deliverance Hi ram ; Samuel,' by w. Mary Nash ;' Samuel,* by w. Sarah Josselyn ; Joteph,* by w. Elizabeth Burrill ; and Ltbbrtu,* his father. He was one of the original members of the village church (Orthodox) at Dorchester Lower Mills ; was elected captain of the Dorchester Rifle Company in 1830, and in 1833 was chosen colonel of the First Infantry Regiment. In 1834, he removed to Brewer, Me., and in 1840, to Lowell, Me. On the breaking out of the Northeastern boundary troubles, in 1839, he raised a company of volunteers and went to the scene of action on the Aroostook river, and soon after was chosen colonel of the volunteer troops of twelve companies. Col. Porter was for several years a county commissioner for Penobscot county, and a member of the Maine Legislature. He was father of the Hon. Joseph W. Porter, of Burlington. SEVER, Mrs. Anne Elizabeth Parsons, in Boston, Dec. 15, 1877. She was the widow of Col. James Warren Sever, a member of this society, a sketch of whose life will be found in the RBOIS- TER, xxvi. 317. In her will she left generous bequests to many public institutions, among them five thousand dollars to the New England Historic, Genealogical Society (ante, p. 139). A biographical sketch will appear in a future number.
History of the Military Company of the Massachusetts, Now Called the Ancien- ... By Oliver Ayer Roberts
Added by Tuesday82 on 18 Sep 2007
Joseph Porter (1832), carpenter, of Dorchester, son of Lebbeus and Polly (Brastow)
Porter, was born in Wrentham, Mass., Dec. 19, 1800. He married, (1) Oct. 22, 1823,
Mary, daughter of Major Amos Stetson, of Braintree. She died at Lowell, Me., June 8,
1866, and he married, (2) in 1868, Mrs. Mary R. Philbrook, of Springfield, Me. She
died in June, 1881. When about twenty-one years of age, having learned the carpenter's
trade, he went to Weymouth, and went into business with his brother, Whitcomb Porter,
as a carpenter and lumber dealer. In 1824 he removed to Milton, where he continued
the same business. He established the first special lumber wharf in Milton, and was
the first to offer anthracite coal for sale in that town. He was an original member and
deacon of the Village Church at Dorchester Lower Mills; was elected captain of the
Dorchester Rifle Company, March 8, 1830; he became lieutenant-colonel of the First
Regiment, First Brigade, First Division, M. V. M., in 1832, and served as colonel of the
same in 1833 and 1834. When President Jackson visited Boston, Col. Porter (1832),
with his regiment, escorted him through Roxbury to the Boston line. In 1834 he
removed to Brewer, Me., and, about 1840, to Lowell, Me. Upon the breaking out of
Joseph Porter (1832). AUTHORITIES : The " Hangor Historical Magazine," Vol. I., N0. 4, pub. by
Joseph W. Porter, son of Col. Porter (1832); New Eng. Hist, and Gen. Reg., 1878, p. 260.
Private Cemeteries in Lowell
PORTER CEMETERY
The Porter family was very prominent in Lowell. Joseph Porter came to town about 1840. He was born at Wrentham, Mass. 19 Dec. 1800, son of Lebbeus and Polly (Brastow) Porter. When about 21 he removed to Weymouth, Mass. where he was in business with his brother as a carpenter and lumber dealer. In 1824 he removed to Milton and continued the same business. In 1834 he removed to Brewer, Maine and about 1840 to Lowell. His first wife was Mary Stetson and his second was Mrs. Mary R. Philbrook. Joseph had nine children, all of whom came to Lowell with their father. His son Joseph became a prominent citizen of Weymouth, Mass. prior to coming to Burlington in 1862. He was prominent in Maine Republican politics including terms as a member of the Maine House of Representatives and the Maine Senate. He was also a well known historian, author of the Porter genealogy, the nine volume Bangor Historical Magazine, and of the Wayfarer,, a historical column which was published several years in the Bangor Commerical. His brother Thomas W. Porter was a member of the Maine House and was prominent in Burlington town affairs and a lumberman. John B. Porter, another brother, resided in Lowell and was involved in the lumber business. The Porter family established a cemetery on the Tannery road just past the Grange hall. In the early 1920's the Porter's of Bangor had the family disinterred and most were taken to Mount Hope Cemetery and reinterred. Old timers remember the Porter stones as large ones which disappeared once the bodies were moved.
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The New England Historical and Genealogical Register By Henry Fritz-Gilbert- Waters, New England
Added by Tuesday82 on 17 Oct 2008
PORTER, Col. Joseph, in Lowell, M Feb. 6, a. 77. He was a son of Lebbeus and Polly (Brastow) Porter, and was born in Wrenthara, Mass., Dec. 19, 1800. He was a descendant in the seventh generation from Richard1 Porter, of Weymouth, freeman 1655, through John,' by w. Deliverance Hi ram ; Samuel,' by w. Mary Nash ;' Samuel,* by w. Sarah Josselyn ; Joteph,* by w. Elizabeth Burrill ; and Ltbbrtu,* his father. He was one of the original members of the village church (Orthodox) at Dorchester Lower Mills ; was elected captain of the Dorchester Rifle Company in 1830, and in 1833 was chosen colonel of the First Infantry Regiment. In 1834, he removed to Brewer, Me., and in 1840, to Lowell, Me. On the breaking out of the Northeastern boundary troubles, in 1839, he raised a company of volunteers and went to the scene of action on the Aroostook river, and soon after was chosen colonel of the volunteer troops of twelve companies. Col. Porter was for several years a county commissioner for Penobscot county, and a member of the Maine Legislature. He was father of the Hon. Joseph W. Porter, of Burlington. SEVER, Mrs. Anne Elizabeth Parsons, in Boston, Dec. 15, 1877. She was the widow of Col. James Warren Sever, a member of this society, a sketch of whose life will be found in the RBOIS- TER, xxvi. 317. In her will she left generous bequests to many public institutions, among them five thousand dollars to the New England Historic, Genealogical Society (ante, p. 139). A biographical sketch will appear in a future number.
History of the Military Company of the Massachusetts, Now Called the Ancien- ... By Oliver Ayer Roberts
Added by Tuesday82 on 18 Sep 2007
Joseph Porter (1832), carpenter, of Dorchester, son of Lebbeus and Polly (Brastow)
Porter, was born in Wrentham, Mass., Dec. 19, 1800. He married, (1) Oct. 22, 1823,
Mary, daughter of Major Amos Stetson, of Braintree. She died at Lowell, Me., June 8,
1866, and he married, (2) in 1868, Mrs. Mary R. Philbrook, of Springfield, Me. She
died in June, 1881. When about twenty-one years of age, having learned the carpenter's
trade, he went to Weymouth, and went into business with his brother, Whitcomb Porter,
as a carpenter and lumber dealer. In 1824 he removed to Milton, where he continued
the same business. He established the first special lumber wharf in Milton, and was
the first to offer anthracite coal for sale in that town. He was an original member and
deacon of the Village Church at Dorchester Lower Mills; was elected captain of the
Dorchester Rifle Company, March 8, 1830; he became lieutenant-colonel of the First
Regiment, First Brigade, First Division, M. V. M., in 1832, and served as colonel of the
same in 1833 and 1834. When President Jackson visited Boston, Col. Porter (1832),
with his regiment, escorted him through Roxbury to the Boston line. In 1834 he
removed to Brewer, Me., and, about 1840, to Lowell, Me. Upon the breaking out of
Joseph Porter (1832). AUTHORITIES : The " Hangor Historical Magazine," Vol. I., N0. 4, pub. by
Joseph W. Porter, son of Col. Porter (1832); New Eng. Hist, and Gen. Reg., 1878, p. 260.
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Husband of Mary Stetson
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