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

William George Porter

Male 1881 - 1942  (60 years)


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  • Name William George Porter 
    Born 2 Nov 1881  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Anglican 
    Occupation 1904  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    moulder 
    Military 1916 
    WW1 
    Residence 1916  155 Samuelson St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-62566 
    Died 31 Oct 1942  [4
    Person ID I62566  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father James Porter,   b. 3 Mar 1848, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1903, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Catherine "Kate" McLarty,   b. 16 Jun 1849, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1923, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Family ID F16079  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Alice "Maggie" Dryden,   b. 11 Oct 1879, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 10 Feb 1904  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. William Porter,   b. 20 Apr 1904, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Elizabeth Biggar Porter,   b. 26 Jun 1906, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. James Porter,   b. 15 Feb 1912, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1991  (Age 78 years)
     4. Walter Leon Porter,   b. 1916,   d. 1987  (Age 71 years)
     5. Margaret Dryden Porter,   b. 23 Jul 1916, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1996, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F26168  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 18580 (1904), Porter-Dryden.
      William Porter, 21, Moulder, res. & b. Galt, son of James Porter and Kate McLarty, Married Maggie Dryden, 24, res. & b. Galt, daughter of John Dryden and Elizabeth Biggar, Witn: Andrew B. Dryden and Euphemia Porter, Both of Galt, 10 Feb 1904 at Galt

    2. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.
      PORTER, WILLIAM Regimental Number: 126425 Date of Birth: 02/11/1881 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 7915 - 19 .b 2 Nov 1881 Galt

    3. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 124.

    4. [S2257] Military - Canada - Veterans Death Card, microfilm 496114.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Nov 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Anglican - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - moulder - 1904 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Feb 1904 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1916 - 155 Samuelson St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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