Abigail Porter

Given Name
Abigail
Surname
Porter
Maiden Name
Phillips
Birth Date
April 12, 1800
Death Date
March 29, 1886
Biographical Information

Abigail Martha (Phillips) Porter was born in the early nineteenth century in Connecticut.

Abigail married John Porter of Auburn on February 17, 1825. John was a practicing lawyer and politician in Auburn, New York. Abigail and John had five children, two of whom survived to adulthood, Charles and Anna Phillips. Charles was a revered mechanical engineer known for his invention of the “Porter’s Steam Governor.” Anna married Alonzo Glover Beardsley, another prominent lawyer in Auburn and the son of New York State Senator, John Beardsley. Abigail was close friends with Frances Seward.

Abigail died at the age of 85, on March 29, 1886, in Auburn.

Citation(s) for Biographical Information:
Fort Hill Cemetery Interment Roster. Last modified May 15, 2014. Accessed on May 15, 2014.
Ancestry Library. Last modified January 8, 2022. Accessed on January 8, 2022.
Additional notes: New York, U.S., Marriage Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1880 (Barber Collection)
Ancestry Library. Last modified January 8, 2022. Accessed on January 8, 2022.
Additional notes: Book Title: History and genealogy of Deacon Joseph Eastman of Hadley, Massachusetts : Grandson of Roger Eastman
Josiah Gilbert Holland. History of Western Massachusetts: The Counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire, Embracing an Outline, Or General History, of the Section, an Account of Its Scientific Aspects and Leading Interests, and Separate Histories of Its One Hundred. Samuel Bowles & Co.: Springfield, Massachusetts, 1855.
Additional notes: https://books.google.com/books?id=8CBMAAAAYAAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s
Rev. Calvin Durfee. Williams Biographical Annals. Lee & Shepard Publishers: Boston & New York, 1871.
Citation(s) for Birth Information:
Find a Grave. Last modified May 15, 2014. Accessed on May 15, 2014.
Citation(s) for Death Information:
Find a Grave. Last modified May 15, 2014. Accessed on May 15, 2014.