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- John Porter lived in Chester, N. H., the greater part of his life, though he was for a time in Boston, and also in New York and late in life went to live with his niece, Mrs. Hoover, in the western part of New York State. He served in the war of 1812. He was a shoemaker by trade, and followed that occupation as long as he lived in Chester. For quite a long time he lived alone in a small house on the Candia Road, and much of his leisure was spent in beautifying its surroundings. He was fond of reading, and well versed in the political questions of the day; an interesting talker, frequently illustrating his remarks with snatches of song; a tireless worker, the tapping of his hammer being heard early and late, although much of his life he was crippled by rheumatism.
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