Elizabeth Porter

F, b. 31 December 1857, d. 21 June 1932
FatherThomas Porter1 b. 14 Feb 1823, d. 9 May 1905
MotherSarah Jackson1 b. 6 Mar 1825, d. 1891
ChartsPorter Descendants
Nickname  Elizabeth Porter also went by the name of Lizzy. 
Birth*31 December 1857 She was born on 31 December 1857 at Wilberforce Twp, Renfrew County, Ontario.2 
(with Parents) Census18611861 She appeared on the 1861 Census of Wilberforce Twp, Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of her parents, Thomas Porter and Sarah Jackson.3 
Birth15 February 1861 Elizabeth Porter was born on 15 February 1861.4 
Baptism18 February 1861 She was baptized on 18 February 1861 at Wilberforce Twp, Renfrew County, Ontario.2 
(with Parents) Census18712 April 1871 She appeared on the 1871 Census of Wilberforce Twp, Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of her parents, Thomas Porter and Sarah Jackson.5 
(with Parents) Census18814 April 1881 Elizabeth Porter appeared on the 1881 Census of Wilberforce Twp, Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of her parents, Thomas Porter and Sarah Jackson.6 
Marriage*15 May 1882 Elizabeth Porter married Malcolm McDonald, son of John MacDonald and Ann (?), on 15 May 1882 at Pembroke, Renfrew County, Ontario.1 
(Witness) Census189127 May 1891 Elizabeth Porter appeared on the 1891 Census of Wilberforce Twp, Renfrew County, at Ontario, in the household of Thomas Porter.7 
Anecdote*1895 In 1895 Malcolm was drowned in a canoeing accident on Lake Superior. Elizabeth ran her boarding house in Chalk River, smoked her pipe and looked after her father (old Thomas) until he died in 1893. 
Census1901*25 April 1901 Elizabeth Porter and Malcolm McDonald appeared on the 1901 Census of Wilberforce Twp, Renfrew County, Ontario, enumerated 25 April 1901. Their children William, Malcolm, Thomas, Frances, Isabella, Mary Jane, Ethel, Herbert, Lydia and Percy were listed as living with them.4 
Death*21 June 1932 Elizabeth Porter died on 21 June 1932 at Chalk River, Renfrew County, Ontario, at age 74.8 
Burial* She was buried at Forest View Cemetery, Chalk River, Renfrew County, Ontario.

Family

Malcolm McDonald b. 1859, d. 1895
Children

Citations

  1. [S1512] Malcolm McDonald and Elizabeth Porter, Ontario Marriage Register, Marriage Registration No. 010282-82 (1882).
  2. [S838] Elizabeth Porter, Baptism Registration (1861).
  3. [S4324] Thomas Porter household, 1861 Census of Canada, Renfrew, Wilberforce Twp, Schedule 1.
  4. [S200] Malcolm McDonald household, 1901 Census of Canada, Renfrew N, Wilberforce & Algona N, Schedule 1.
  5. [S3688] Thomas Porter household, 1871 Census of Canada, Renfrew N, Wilberforce Twp, Schedule 1.
  6. [S158] Thomas Porter household, 1881 Census of Canada, Renfrew N, Wilberforce Twp, Schedule 1.
  7. [S608] Thomas Porter household, 1891 Census of Canada, Renfrew N, Wilberforce Twp, Schedule 1.
  8. [S269] Elizabeth Porter, Death Registration No. 29538 (1932).
  9. [S2289] Alfred McDonald and Mary Ann Grawbarger, Ontario Marriage Register, Marriage Registration No. 014638 (1900).
  10. [S1517] William MacDonald, Birth Registration No. 901354 (1881).
  11. [S1519] Annie MacDonald, Birth Registration No. 901812 (1878).
  12. [S1916] Thomas MacDonald, Death Registration No. 034848 (1918).
  13. [S1515] Isabella McDonald, Birth Registration No. 28893 (1893).
  14. [S1516] Mary Jane MacDonald, Birth Registration No. 33089 (1896).