Benjamin PORTER

1692 - 1778  (86 years)

• Name	Benjamin PORTER
  Born	1692
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Boxford, Massachusetts
  	carpenter
  Occupation	Boxford, Massachusetts
  	farmer
  _UID	EED66E9169411643A0A2DA03E74EE62F2FD3
  Died	1778
  Person ID	I8042	Vermette Family History
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2004

  
  

  Father	John PORTER,   b. 1658,   d. 8 Mar 1753, Wenham, Massachusetts  (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Lydia HERRICK,   b. 1661,   d. 19 Feb 1737  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F3082	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah TYLER
  Family ID	F3096	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Occupation - carpenter - - Boxford, Massachusetts Occupation - farmer - - Boxford, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Benjamin Porter was a carpenter, and lived in Boxford on a large farm. He also owned land in Chester, N.H., and Gilmanton, N.H. He was one of the principal slave owners in Boxford, and hired out his slaves to any who wanted colored help. He was an active and energetic man, interested in church affairs, making bequests to both his pastor and his church.