Abigail Porter
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 23 Jun 1719 - Abington, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 8 Jan 1793 - Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Burial: in First Parish Burying Ground, Brockton
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Captain Isaac Packard (2 Jun 1720 - 3 Dec 1792)
Marriage: 28 Mar 1745 - Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Isaac Packard (1750-1778)
Notes
General:
Father: Samuel PORTER b: in Weymouth, Norfolk Co.
Mother: Mary NASH b: in Weymouth, Norfolk Co.
Elizabeth Porter
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 18 Feb 1673 - Salem, Massachusetts Bay
Baptism:
Death: 1746 - Boxford, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Israel Porter (1643- )
Mother: Elizabeth Hathorne (Est 1645- )
Spouses and Children
1. *Captain Joseph Putnam (14 Sep 1669 - 1724)
Marriage: 21 Apr 1690 - Salem, Massachusetts Bay 1
Status:
Children:
1. Mary Putnam (1691- )
2. Elizabeth Putnam (1695- )
3. Sarah Putnam (1697- )
4. William Putnam (1700- )
5. Rachel Putnam (1702- )
6. Anne Putnam (1705- )
7. David Putnam (1707- )
8. Eunice Putnam (1710- )
9. Huldah Putnam (1716- )
10. General Israel Putnam (1718-1790)
11. Mehitable Putnam (1720- )
Israel Porter
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 12 Feb 1643 - of Salem, Mass.
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Elizabeth Hathorne (Est 1645 - )
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Elizabeth Porter (1673-1746)
Jane Porter
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1615 - England
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Edmond Hawes (1612 - 6 Jun 1693) 2
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Captain John Hawes (Bef 1640-1701) 3
John Porter
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 12 Dec 1666 - Hadley, Massachusetts Bay
Baptism:
Death: 12 Jan 1747 - Hebron, Connecticut
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Rebeckah Snow (23 Jul 1676 - 31 Aug 1753)
Marriage: 26 Dec 1728
Status:
Notes
General:
son of Samuel Porter (ca 1635-6 Sep 1689) & Hannah Stanley (ca 1640-18 Dec 1702).
Julia Porter
Sex: F
AKA: Julia P Portio 5
Individual Information
Birth: 7 Dec 1817 - Hampden, Maine 5
Baptism:
Death: 7 Sep 1902 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 5
Burial: in Melrose, Massachusetts 5
Cause of Death: apoplexy 5
Spouses and Children
1. *James M Beckett (1814 - Bef 1900) 5
Marriage:
Status:
Notes
General:
parents: Asa Portio & Sarah Walker 5Medical:
age 84-9-0Marriage Notes (James M Beckett)
widow
1870 US census, East Boston
dwelling 174, household 257 [dwelling shared with household 256, Nathan W & Abbie Allen family, Abbie being Julia's sister]
Jas M Beckett, 56, retired Merchant, $3000, Me
Julia P Beckett, 52, keeping house, Me
Asa Porter, 80, retired farmer, $2000, Me
Mary - Leavitt, 29, house keeper, Ma
1900 US census, Boston
dwelling 176 household 282
Warren Allen, head, jul 1846 Me, machinist, m 15y, Ma Ma Me
Mary E Warren, wife, aug 1849, m 15y, 2/1 ch, Ma Ire Ire
Minnie A Warren, dau, feb 1886, at school, Ma Ma Ma
Abby Allen, mother, jan 1823, wid, 2/1 ch, Me Me Me
Julia P Beckett, aunt, dec 1817, wid, 0/0 ch, Me Me Me
Asa Porter: 1790 Denmark Me - 10 oct 1878 Boston; s/o David & Susan
Lydia Porter
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1684 - Wenham, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *William Lamson (19 Aug 1675 - 1750)
Marriage: 17 Dec 1706 - Beverly, Massachusetts 6
Status:
Children:
1. William Lamson (1708- )
2. Benjamin Lamson (1710-1753)
3. Lydia Lamson (1713-1752)
4. Samuel Lamson (1716-1760)
5. Joseph Lamson (1718- )
6. Jonathan Lamson (1721-1808)
7. Mary Lamson (1728- )
Margaret Porter
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1820 - Baltimore, Maryland
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Isaac Sparrow (Est 1825 - )
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Sarah A Sparrow (1846- )
2. Isaac P Sparrow (1848-After 1920)
3. Dora M Sparrow (1850-1910)
Mary Ann Porter
Sex: F
AKA: Margaret Porter
Individual Information
Birth: 24 Dec 1814 - Hampden, Maine 8
Baptism:
Death: 3 Apr 1895
Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet
Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Birth, , Hampden, Maine in Hampden, Maine
Spouses and Children
1. *Obediah Doane (10 Jan 1805 - 21 Nov 1879)
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Rachel A Doane (1836-1871)
2. Asa P Doane (1840-1907)
3. Isaiah Cole Doane (1850-1929) 9
4. Mary Julia Doane (1853-1935) 10
Notes
General:
Father: Asa PorterMarriage Notes (Obediah Doane)
Mother: Sarah Walker
Children
Rachel Doane
Mary A Doane
Asa Porter Doane b: 29 AUG 1842 in Boston MA
Isaiah Cole Doane b: 12 AUG 1850 in Wellfleet MA
(nymews)
John Portnoy
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1945 - New Bedford, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
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General:
Cape ecologist to retire after pivotal tidal restoration role
By Mary Ann Bragg
mbragg@capecodonline.com
September 26, 2008 6:00 AM
NORTH TRURO — It's not every man who has the kind of influence that could last 100 years. But it's fair to make that claim about Cape Cod National Seashore ecologist John Portnoy.
On Tuesday, Portnoy will retire after 30 years with the federal agency. He is stepping down just as his baby of sorts, the massive Herring River tidal restoration project in Wellfleet and Truro is taking flight. The project is the largest restoration attempted along the Northeast coast.
For more than 20 years, Portnoy has studied, planned and raised money to reverse damage to the once-vital tidal river basin. Largely because of a 1909 dike at the river's mouth, poor water quality in the basin has left fish dead, shellfish populations depleted, marshes dehydrated and atrophied, native plants locked out, and upstream waters spoiled.
In the late 1990s, Portnoy published research findings that described how human alterations had created the ecological problems and how the restoration could reduce or reverse them. He later coordinated development of a hydrological model used to explain the ecological and economic benefits of returning salt water flow to the marshland.
In 2005, a critical step forward occurred when the Seashore and the town of Wellfleet cut a deal on how a restoration project would proceed.
"When I arrived here 29 years ago, the adverse impacts of tide restrictions were clear," Portnoy said in an interview at his office yesterday. "I live in Wellfleet, and I think it's a resource that Wellfleetians are really missing out on and have for a very long time."
Glory days ahead?
Portnoy hopes the restoration effort will return the river basin to its glory days, when boats were tied up in the salt marshes and oysters were harvested.
"It's definitely going to outlive all of us," he said of the river basin. "And it's going to come a long way in five to 10 years, once it starts."
And he has the experience to back up that statement.
In his years of service at the Seashore, Portnoy worked on several Outer Cape tidal restoration projects. One of the most successful efforts has been repairs of a 1930 dike at Hatches Harbor in Provincetown. The Hatches Harbor project has restored salt marsh grasses across at least 60 acres while protecting areas used by the nearby Provincetown Municipal Airport.
A second project, and perhaps the most surprising one for Portnoy, continues at East Harbor in Provincetown and North Truro, a 350-acre tidal lagoon and a 400-acre salt marsh known at times for its dead fish. Portnoy recalls standing on a newly opened culvert at the site watching the return of sand eels from Cape Cod Bay and learning that sea and bay ducks had returned to East Harbor in an annual bird count.
"Once you turn on the tide, you can't keep these animals out," he said.
Valued colleague
Portnoy's colleagues on the Outer Cape struggled to find words yesterday to express their obvious high regard for the 60-year-old ecologist.
Graham Giese, a senior scientist at the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies, called Portnoy both a leader and a person who never acted like one. "He's always worked at such a clear level of asking questions of nature and then proceeding to find answers, and never taking an answer that someone else pre-cut," Giese said. "He's just been remarkable that way, a sustaining example for us."
Portnoy is a New Bedford native and obtained a doctorate in marine ecology from Boston University.
In 2006, he received a prestigious Environmental Achievement Award from the U.S. Department of Interior for his work on the Herring River project. The Association to Preserve Cape Cod has honored Portnoy for his work on the planned restoration and he will receive another award next week, association executive director Maggie Geist said.
Seashore Advisory Commission member Brenda Boleyn, a retired marine biologist, said she has always been impressed with Portnoy's ability to take on complex scientific issues, explain them to local people and get residents to support his efforts.
"John's work is going to leave improvement in the Seashore that will be very long-lasting," Boleyn said. "There's more work to be done. He has set it in motion and provided a strong foundation for the work to continue."
HERRING RIVER RESTORATION
The proposed project to restore tidal flow to the Herring River basin is designed to reverse the effects of a dike built in 1909 at the mouth of the 1,100-acre river and floodplain, which feeds into Wellfleet Harbor on Cape Cod Bay. The restoration project would be the largest ever attempted from Cape Cod to Nova Scotia. The cost of the project has yet to be determined.
The Chequessett Neck Road dike was built in 1909 to limit tidal flow in the river, provide more developable land and cut down on mosquitoes. But over the years, the loss of tidal flow has decimated upstream plant and animal life.
The negative effects of the loss of tidal flow include fish kills, introduction of non-native plant species, encroachment of woods in the marsh, water quality degradation, and loss of shellfish habitat.
The privately owned Chequessett Yacht & Country Club was partially built on land that dried out because of the dike, and the course would have to relocate several holes if the restoration project moves forward. During a public hearing on the project earlier this week, a club spokesman said it would cost about $5 million to relocate five golf holes if full restoration of tides occurs. The spokesman added the club would lose at least $650,000 during the relocation of the holes.
There is an Oct. 31 deadline for public comment on draft versions of federal and state reviews of the proposed project.
Sources: Herring River Restoration Committee, U.S. Department of Interior, Cape Cod National Seashore
Paulino Souza Poruba
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1885 - St. Michaels, Azores
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Maria Filomena (1894 - )
Marriage: 14 Sep 1912 - Providence, Rhode Island 11
Status:
Notes
General:
1912 farmer, Orleans
s/o Manuel B Poruba & Margurite A Mello
Abraham Post
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 13 Sep 1629 - Otham, Kent, England
Baptism: 16 Sep 1629 - Otham, Kent, England
Death: 13 Nov 1705 - Saybrook, Connecticut
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Stephen Post (1596-1659)
Mother: Elinor Patton (1605-1670)
Notes
General:
Abraham and John were twins.
POST, ABRAHAM, Saybrook 1664, s. prob. of Stephen, freem. 1665, ensign 1667, had Stephen, b. 3 Dec. 1664; Ann, 4 May 1667; Abraham, 9 June 1669; James, 14 Mar. 1671; Esther, 14 Dec. 1672, d. in few days; Daniel, 28 Nov. 1673; Gurdon, 27 May 1676; Joseph, 6 Feb. 1678; Mary, 21 Feb. 1680; and Elinor, 10 Feb. 1682; and his w. d. 23 Mar. 1684. In the will of Uncas, four thousand acres were devis. to him, yet in Geneal. Reg. XIII. 234, his name is Past.
Marriage 1 Lydia BUCKLAND b: 1632-1635 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Married: Bef 1662 in Saybrook
Marriage 2 Mary CHALKER b: Abt 1644 in Guilford, Connecticut; d 24 Mar 1684 at Saybrook
Married: 1663 in Saybrook
Children, in Saybrook
Stephen POST b: 3 Dec 1664
Ann POST b: 4 May 1667
Abraham POST b: 7 Jun 1669
Huldah POST b: 7 Jun 1669
James POST b: 14 Mar 1670
Esther POST b: 14 Dec 1672
Daniel POST b: 28 Nov 1673
Hester POST b: 6 Sep 1674
Gurdon POST b: 27 May 1676
Joseph POST b: 6 Feb 1678
Mary POST b: 24 Feb 1680
Eleanor POST b: 10 Feb 1682
Catherine Post
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 15 Sep 1627 - Otham, Kent, England
Baptism:
Death: in Guilford, Connecticut
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Stephen Post (1596-1659)
Mother: Elinor Patton (1605-1670)
Notes
General:
Immigration: 4 Sep 1633 Boston
Marriage 1 Alexander CHALKER b: ABT 1625 in England
Married: 29 SEP 1649 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., CT
Children
Samuel CHALKER b: 8 SEP 1650 in Guilford
Stephen CHALKER b: 8 SEP 1650 in Saybrook
Mary CHALKER b: 27 APR 1653 in Saybrook
Abraham CHALKER b: 19 OCT 1655 in Saybrook
Kateren CHALKER b: 8 NOV 1657 in Saybrook
Sarah CHALKER b: 19 OCT 1659 in Saybrook
Jane CHALKER b: 25 MAR 1662 in Saybrook
Alexander CHALKER b: 25 FEB 1666 in Saybrook
Marriage 2 John HILL b: ABT 1630
Married: 23 DEC 1673 in Guilford (or Saybrook) Conn.
John Post
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 13 Sep 1629 - Otham, Kent, England
Baptism: 16 Sep 1629 - Otham, Kent, England
Death: 27 Nov 1711 - Norwich, Connecticut
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Stephen Post (1596-1659)
Mother: Elinor Patton (1605-1670)
Notes
General:
Abraham and John were twins.
Margaret Post who m. Sergt Caleb Abell, was the dau. of John Post. John Post was b. in England; d.Nov.27,1710, bur, in the old burying ground of Norwich; m.Hester Hyde Mar. 1652 at Saybrook. John Post went to Hartford in 1636, to Saybrook in 1649 and to Norwich in 1660 where he was one of the original proprietors and townsman in 1674, 1679 and 1686. He was the son of Lieut. Stephen Post.
Hester Hyde who m. John Post, was b. in Eng.; d.Nov. 13, 1703 in Norwich; dau. of William Hyde and his first wife. William Hyde m2nd. Joanna Abell, Mother of Sergt. Caleb Abell, June 4, 1667 in Rehoboth, Mass, William Hyde's grandson, John Hyde, m.Experience Abell, dau. of Sergt. Caleb Abell.
Joseph Post
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 3 Aug 1633 - Atlantic Ocean
Baptism:
Death: 9 Sep 1633 - Boston, Massachusetts Bay
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Stephen Post (1596-1659)
Mother: Elinor Patton (1605-1670)
Sarah Post
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Nov 1657 - Norwich, Connecticut 12
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Birth, , Saybrook, Connecticut in Saybrook, Connecticut
Parents
Father: Thomas Post (1631-1701)
Mother: Mary Andrews (1627-1661)
Spouses and Children
1. *Thomas Vinson (15 Sep 1656 - 4 Mar 1740) 13
Marriage: 5 Oct 1676
Status:
Children:
1. Abigail Vinson (Abt 1677-1776)
2. Thomas Vinson (1679-1773)
3. Mary Vinson (Cir 1681-1761) 14
4. Reuben Vinson (1685-1774)
5. Sarah Vinson (1688-1768)
6. Nathaniel Vinson (Cir 1690-1768) 13
7. Abiah Vinson (1692-1771)
8. Joseph Vinson (1698-1763) 14
9. Mehitable Vinson (1701-1789) 14
Stephen Post
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1596 - Hollingbourne, Kent, England
Baptism: 24 Jun 1604 - Otham, Kent, England
Death: 16 Aug 1659 - Saybrook, Connecticut
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Elinor Patton (1605 - 13 Nov 1670)
Marriage: 17 Oct 1625 - Hollingbourne, Kent, England
Status:
Children:
1. Catherine Post (1627- )
2. John Post (1629-1711)
3. Abraham Post (1629-1705)
4. Thomas Post (1631-1701)
5. Joseph Post (1633-1633)
Notes
General:
Lieut. Stephen Post was b. in Chelmsford, Eng.; d.in Saybrook Aug. 16, 1659; m.Ellendor (?) at Cambridge in 1634. She was b.in Chelmsford, Eng., and d.Nov. 13, 1670. He came to America in the Griffen Sept. 4, 1633; freeman of Newton, Mass., in 1634; constable in Hartford in 1641 where he was one of the original proprietors; removed to Saybrook in 1647.Marriage Notes (Elinor Patton)
Marriage 2 Dorothy JOHNSON b: Abt 1600 in perhaps Hollingbourn, Kent, England
Married: Bef 16 Aug 1659 in Saybrook
Banks, Charles Edward
Title: "The Planters of the Commonwealth: 1620-1640 Passengers and Ships"
"4 Sep 1633 "GRIFFIN" This ship of 300 tons arrived September 4, 'Having been eight weeks from the Downs. She brought about two hundred passengers.' "
Thomas Post
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth:
Baptism: 1 Nov 1631 - Otham, Kent, England
Death: 5 Sep 1701 - Norwich, Connecticut
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Stephen Post (1596-1659)
Mother: Elinor Patton (1605-1670)
Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Andrews (Nov 1627 - Mar 1661)
Marriage: 1656 - Saybrook, Connecticut
Status:
Children:
1. Sarah Post (1657- ) 12
Notes
General:
Immigration: 4 Sep 1633 Boston, MassachusettsMarriage Notes (Mary Andrews)
Children
Sarah POST b: Nov 1657 in Saybrook Connecticut
Marriage 2 Rebecca BRUEN b: 1644 in Connecticut (or 9 Jul 1643 in Gloucester, Mass Bay), d 15 Apr 1721 in Norwich
Father: Obadiah BRUEN b: 6 DEC 1606 in Stapleford, Cheshire, England
Mother: Sarah LAWRENCE b: ABT 1609
Married: 2 Sep 1663 in Norwich, Connecticut
Children, in Norwich
Thomas POST b: Dec 1664
Hannah POST b: Feb 1666
Mary POST b: Jun 1669
Obadiah POST b: 1672
Joseph POST b: 1681
THOMAS, Saybrook, m. Jan. 1656, Mary Andrews, had Sarah, b. Nov. 1657; and a. 1660 rem. to Norwich, where his w. d. 1661; and he m. 2 Sept. 1663, Rebecca, d. of Obadiah Bruen, had Thomas, Dec. 1664; Hannah, Feb. 1666; Mary, June 1669; Obadiah; and Joseph. He d. 5 Sept. 1701, and his wid. d. 15 Apr. 1721.
He was a weaver and in 1669 was granted "fencing timber for his garden."
Thomas and Mary settled in Norwich, Connecticut.
Ainsworth F Potter
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1930 - (Mashpee, Massachusetts)
Baptism:
Death: Bef 2007 - (Mashpee, Massachusetts)
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Lopez (Est 1930 - )
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Patricia C Potter (1950-2007)
Bathsheba Potter
Sex: F
AKA: Barshaba Potter
Individual Information
Birth: 19 May 1737 - Dartmouth, Massachusetts 15
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Nathaniel Potter (1709- )
Mother: Mary Devol (Est 1710- )
Spouses and Children
1. *Benjamin Wing (25 Mar 1732 - )
Marriage: 15 Feb 1755 - Dartmouth, Massachusetts 16
Status:
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