Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Benjamin Alfred Porter

Male 1890 - 1961  (70 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Alfred Porter 
    Born 20 Nov 1890  , England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1911  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation 1911  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Laborer, Iron Foundry 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    WW1, 29th Regiment, Service #730272 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    WW1, Lance Corporal, 29th Regiment / 11th Battalion 
    Residence , England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 81 Chalmers St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-207839 
    Died 27 Aug 1961  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I207839  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Joseph Porter,   b. 21 Mar 1861, Coseley, , Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1931, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Emily Pickerill,   b. 2 Aug 1861, Sedgley, , Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1941, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F233055  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Blanche E. Hill,   b. 12 Nov 1892, Wolverhampton, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1954, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 27 Nov 1911  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Norman Eric Porter,   b. 16 Sep 1912, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1975, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     2. Evelyn Porter,   b. 1915, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1997, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F278121  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 18 Page 8.

    2. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

    3. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
      PORTER/ in loving memory of/ Benjamin A. PORTER/ Nov. 20, 1890 - Aug. 27, 1961/ Blanche E. HILL/ beloved wife of B. A. PORTER/ born Wolverhampton, Eng. Nov. 12, 1892 - died May 19, 1954/ at rest/

    4. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Nov 1890 - , England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1911 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer, Iron Foundry - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 Nov 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - , England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Aug 1961 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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