daughter of Peter Olcott and Sarah Mills
m Benjamin Porter on 26 Oct 1800 at Norwich VT
Children:
- Timothy Olcott Porter (1802-1852)
- Benjamin Porter (1804-1840) m Rebecca Seton Maitland
- Mehitable Porter (1805-1819)
- Martha Olcott Porter (1807-1895) m George Paine
- William Trotter Porter (1809-1857)
- Sarah Olcott Porter (1811-1900) m Frances Brinley
- George B Porter (1813-1849)
- Francis "Frank" Thompson Porter (1816-1855)
In 1821, some years after the death of Benjamin, Martha moves from Newbury VT to Hanover NH with her children to be closer to her parents and brother Pelatiah "Mills" Olcott.
Daughter Sarah writes:
"During the summer of 1821 my mother removed to Hanover, having purchased a picturesque old residence which occupied the highest site in the village, a few steps from where the present observatory stands.
... no time was lost in placing her four youngest children, William, George, Frank and myself at the prominent school of the town."
"She died on the morning of the 4th of the following month, of rapid consumption, in the presence of all her children, excepting my brother, the Doctor [Thomas Olcott Porter], who was in Georgia. The day previous to her death, with a clear and cheerful mind, as if about to take leave of us for a temporary absence, she distributed tokens of her love, and gave such parting words of direction and encouragement as our age and circumstances required, setting forth to her sons the necessity of every manly virtue to carry them safely and honorably though life. She tenderly reminded us that she was only going away from us for a little time--a little before--going home, where there would be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying; and then drawing us all closely about her, in words that cannot be remembered, except as they left an impression upon our hearts "deeper than all ," love she breathed her last prayer for us on earth.
Source:
- vital records
- The Life of William T. Porter; By Francis Brinley (1860)
- The descendants of John Porter of Windsor, Conn. 1635-9, Volume 1 by Henry Porter Andrews (1893)
m Benjamin Porter on 26 Oct 1800 at Norwich VT
Children:
- Timothy Olcott Porter (1802-1852)
- Benjamin Porter (1804-1840) m Rebecca Seton Maitland
- Mehitable Porter (1805-1819)
- Martha Olcott Porter (1807-1895) m George Paine
- William Trotter Porter (1809-1857)
- Sarah Olcott Porter (1811-1900) m Frances Brinley
- George B Porter (1813-1849)
- Francis "Frank" Thompson Porter (1816-1855)
In 1821, some years after the death of Benjamin, Martha moves from Newbury VT to Hanover NH with her children to be closer to her parents and brother Pelatiah "Mills" Olcott.
Daughter Sarah writes:
"During the summer of 1821 my mother removed to Hanover, having purchased a picturesque old residence which occupied the highest site in the village, a few steps from where the present observatory stands.
... no time was lost in placing her four youngest children, William, George, Frank and myself at the prominent school of the town."
"She died on the morning of the 4th of the following month, of rapid consumption, in the presence of all her children, excepting my brother, the Doctor [Thomas Olcott Porter], who was in Georgia. The day previous to her death, with a clear and cheerful mind, as if about to take leave of us for a temporary absence, she distributed tokens of her love, and gave such parting words of direction and encouragement as our age and circumstances required, setting forth to her sons the necessity of every manly virtue to carry them safely and honorably though life. She tenderly reminded us that she was only going away from us for a little time--a little before--going home, where there would be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying; and then drawing us all closely about her, in words that cannot be remembered, except as they left an impression upon our hearts "deeper than all ," love she breathed her last prayer for us on earth.
Source:
- vital records
- The Life of William T. Porter; By Francis Brinley (1860)
- The descendants of John Porter of Windsor, Conn. 1635-9, Volume 1 by Henry Porter Andrews (1893)
daughter of Peter Olcott and Sarah Mills
m Benjamin Porter on 26 Oct 1800 at Norwich VT
Children:
- Timothy Olcott Porter (1802-1852)
- Benjamin Porter (1804-1840) m Rebecca Seton Maitland
- Mehitable Porter (1805-1819)
- Martha Olcott Porter (1807-1895) m George Paine
- William Trotter Porter (1809-1857)
- Sarah Olcott Porter (1811-1900) m Frances Brinley
- George B Porter (1813-1849)
- Francis "Frank" Thompson Porter (1816-1855)
In 1821, some years after the death of Benjamin, Martha moves from Newbury VT to Hanover NH with her children to be closer to her parents and brother Pelatiah "Mills" Olcott.
Daughter Sarah writes:
"During the summer of 1821 my mother removed to Hanover, having purchased a picturesque old residence which occupied the highest site in the village, a few steps from where the present observatory stands.
... no time was lost in placing her four youngest children, William, George, Frank and myself at the prominent school of the town."
"She died on the morning of the 4th of the following month, of rapid consumption, in the presence of all her children, excepting my brother, the Doctor [Thomas Olcott Porter], who was in Georgia. The day previous to her death, with a clear and cheerful mind, as if about to take leave of us for a temporary absence, she distributed tokens of her love, and gave such parting words of direction and encouragement as our age and circumstances required, setting forth to her sons the necessity of every manly virtue to carry them safely and honorably though life. She tenderly reminded us that she was only going away from us for a little time--a little before--going home, where there would be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying; and then drawing us all closely about her, in words that cannot be remembered, except as they left an impression upon our hearts "deeper than all ," love she breathed her last prayer for us on earth.
Source:
- vital records
- The Life of William T. Porter; By Francis Brinley (1860)
- The descendants of John Porter of Windsor, Conn. 1635-9, Volume 1 by Henry Porter Andrews (1893)
m Benjamin Porter on 26 Oct 1800 at Norwich VT
Children:
- Timothy Olcott Porter (1802-1852)
- Benjamin Porter (1804-1840) m Rebecca Seton Maitland
- Mehitable Porter (1805-1819)
- Martha Olcott Porter (1807-1895) m George Paine
- William Trotter Porter (1809-1857)
- Sarah Olcott Porter (1811-1900) m Frances Brinley
- George B Porter (1813-1849)
- Francis "Frank" Thompson Porter (1816-1855)
In 1821, some years after the death of Benjamin, Martha moves from Newbury VT to Hanover NH with her children to be closer to her parents and brother Pelatiah "Mills" Olcott.
Daughter Sarah writes:
"During the summer of 1821 my mother removed to Hanover, having purchased a picturesque old residence which occupied the highest site in the village, a few steps from where the present observatory stands.
... no time was lost in placing her four youngest children, William, George, Frank and myself at the prominent school of the town."
"She died on the morning of the 4th of the following month, of rapid consumption, in the presence of all her children, excepting my brother, the Doctor [Thomas Olcott Porter], who was in Georgia. The day previous to her death, with a clear and cheerful mind, as if about to take leave of us for a temporary absence, she distributed tokens of her love, and gave such parting words of direction and encouragement as our age and circumstances required, setting forth to her sons the necessity of every manly virtue to carry them safely and honorably though life. She tenderly reminded us that she was only going away from us for a little time--a little before--going home, where there would be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying; and then drawing us all closely about her, in words that cannot be remembered, except as they left an impression upon our hearts "deeper than all ," love she breathed her last prayer for us on earth.
Source:
- vital records
- The Life of William T. Porter; By Francis Brinley (1860)
- The descendants of John Porter of Windsor, Conn. 1635-9, Volume 1 by Henry Porter Andrews (1893)
Inscription
Mrs. Martha Porter
Relict of the late
Ben Porter Esq.
and
Daughter of the late
Gov. Olcott
died 4 May, 1825
AE 46
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