Maine Genealogy Archives

Marriages Recorded in Porter Prior to Apr. 18, 1833

Source: Thomas Moulton, Porter, as a Portion of Maine (Portland, Me., Hoyt, Fogg & Donham, 1879).

The records below are copied as given by Moulton with two exceptions: the order of each groom's first and last name has been reversed to facilitate searching, and "married" has been abbreviated.

[p. 87]
MARRIAGES RECORDED BY THE TOWN CLERK FROM THE INCORPORATION OF THE TOWN TO APRIL 18, 1833.
George Abbott and Louisa Brooks, of Porter, m. Jan. 21, 1830, by Eben. Blazo, jr., esq.

John Brooks and Betsey Hodsdon, of Porter, m. May 4, 1809, by James Coffin, esq.

Thomas Brooks and Rebecca Clark, of Porter, m. Nov. 4, 1816, by William Towle, esq.

Asahel Brooks and Betsey Garland, of Porter, m. July 21, 1825, by William Towle, esq.

Rufus Brooks and Lydia Mason, of Porter, m. June 21, 1827, by Rev. James Sawyer.

Eben. Blazo, jr., and Lovina Towle, of Porter, m. May 14, 1826, by William Towle, esq.

Eben. Blazo, jr., and Elizabeth Gibbs, of Porter, m. June 19, 1831, by John Moulton, esq.

William Bickford and Lydia Tucker, of Porter, m. Sept. 25, 1809, by James Coffin, esq.

John Blake, of Brownfield, and Abigail Cook, of Porter, m. Dec. 30, 1817, by William Towle, esq.

Benj. E. Blake and Almira Rogers, of Porter, m. Aug. 23, 1830, by Rev. James Sawyer.

Samuel Billings and Mercy Tibbetts, of Porter, m. April 13, 1825, by Rev. James Sawyer.

William Brown and Hannah Snow, of Porter, m. July 8, 1832, by David Colcord, esq.

Nathaniel Bedell and Nancy Towle, of Porter, m. Dec. 2, 1830, by Eben. Blazo, jr., esq.

Alexander Berry and Keziah French, of Porter, m. June 12, 1831, by Rev. James Sawyer.

Isaac Bickford and Mary B. Weeks, of Porter, m. Jan. 22, 1832, by John Moulton, esq.

Simeon Champion, of Effingham, and Dorothy Bickford, of Porter, m. Nov. 4, 1815, by William Towle, esq.

William Cook and Abigail Bickford, of Porter, m. Dec. 3, 1818, by William Towle, esq.

Jonathan Cook and Mary Ann Brooks, of Porter, m. May 27, 1827, by Rev. James Sawyer.

James Coolbroth and Hannah Towle, of Porter, m. April 8, 1812, by James Coffin, esq.

David Colcord and Sally Mason, of Porter, m. Nov. 15, 1821, by James Coffin, esq.

Alvah Clark, of Leicester, N. Y., and Sally Brooks, of Porter, m. Nov. 6, 1825, by Rev. James Sawyer.

Abraham Chapman and Susan Mason, of Porter, m. Mar. 1, 1827, by Rev. James Sawyer.

Joshua Cole and Louisa Thompson, of Porter, m. Mar. 10, 1831, by John Moulton, esq.

James O. Chamberlain and Betsey Hill, of Brownfield, m. April 4, 1832, by David Colcord, esq.

Thomas Chick and Ellen Kimball, of Porter, m. Jan. 6, 1833, by Rev. James Sawyer.

John Cohrain and Mrs. Lucy B. Shute, of Hiram, m. Mar. 1, 1830, by Joseph H. Gilman, esq.

Ephraim Davis and Comfort Godfrey, of Porter, m. Mar. 26, 1813, by William Towle, esq.

John Dennett and Lydia Johnson, of Brownfield, m. April 3, 1825, by Rev. James Sawyer.

Jonathan Fox and Salome Stacy, of Porter, m. Aug. 2, 1812, by James Coffin, esq.

Richard Fox and Abigail Hunt, of Porter, m. Dec. 6, 1818, by James Coffin, esq.

Calvin Fox and Abigail Gould, of Porter, m. April 18, 1822, by William Towle, esq.


[p. 88]
Luther Fox and Betsey Sawyer, of Porter, m. April 27, 1827, by Rev. James Sawyer.

Samuel Fox and Nancy Peare, of Porter, m. Nov. 22, 1829, by Rev. James Sawyer.

John Fox, jr., of Porter, and Clarinda Stanley, of Hiram, m. April 22, 1830, by Rev. James Sawyer.

William French, jr., and Betsey French, of Porter, m. Dec. 22, 1822, by John Moulton, esq.

Jacob French, 2d, and Sally Winter, of Porter, m. July 4, 1824, by Rev. James Sawyer.

Isaac French, 1st, and Emily Woodman, of Porter, m. Mar. 27, 1825, by Rev. James Sawyer.

Isaac French, 2d, and Rebecca Coolbroth, of Porter, m. Dec. 2, 1824, by William Towle, jr., esq.

George French and Hannah Tibbetts, of Porter, m. Aug. 17, 1828, by Rev. James Sawyer.

Aaron French and Mrs. Catherine Brown, of Porter, m. June 19, 1831, by John Moulton, esq.

John French, jr., of Porter, and Belinda Trefren, of Dover, N. H., m. July 25, 1830, by John Moulton, esq.

Michael Floyd and Rebecca Tucker, of Porter, m. Mar. 2, 1820, by William Towle, esq.

Walden Floyd and Lovina Floyd, of Porter, m. Jan. 15, 1824, by William Towle, jr., esq.

William Floyd and Elsy Floyd, of Porter, m. Sept. 2, 1824, by William Towle, jr., esq.

Daniel Floyd and Eunice Dennett, of Porter, m. Dec. 2, 1827, by Samuel Hadley, esq.

Charles Fogg, jr., and Hannah Wentworth, of Brownfield, m. Aug. 15, 1827, by Rev. James Sawyer.

Henry Floyd and Sally Floyd, of Porter, m. Nov. 6, 1826, by John Roberts, esq.

Joseph H. Gilman and Nancy Towle, of Porter, m. May 24, 1818, by William Towle, esq.

Rice R. Guptill, of Cornish, and Tryphene Fox, of Porter, m. Feb. 20, 1814, by James Coffin, esq.

Eben. F. Goodwin, of Brownfield, and Abigail Sawyer, of Porter, m. Mar. 29, 1827, by John Moulton, esq.

Joshua Hazeltine, of Brownfield, and Nancy Elkins, of Porter, m. Dec. 12, 1813, by James Coffin, esq.

William Hodsdon and Olive Libby, of Porter, m. May 14, 1824, by John Moulton, esq.

Augustus Hill and Belinda Rounds, of Brownfield, m. Mar. 8, 1831, by David Colcord, esq.

John H. Howard and Catharine Ridlon, of Porter, m. Dec. 5, 1832, by John Moulton, esq.

Joseph Holmes and Hannah French, of Porter, m. Dec. 9, 1832, by William Towle, esq.

Ralph King and Aphia Libby, of Porter, m. Nov. 16, 1820, by James Coffin, esq.

James Libby and Phebe Benson, of Porter, m. July 17, 1808, by James Coffin, esq.

Stephen Libby, jr., and Dorothy Blake, of Porter, m. Jan. 23, 1814, by William Towle, esq.

Lieut. Stephen Libby and Nancy Mathews, of Porter, m. Jan. 9, 1817, by William Towle, esq.

Lieut. Stephen Libby and Sally Mathews, of Porter, m. Mar. 17, 1818, by James Coffin, esq.

Levi Libby, of Ontario, N. Y., and Hannah Libby, of Porter, m. Mar. 13, 1814, by James Coffin, esq.

John Libby and Mary G. Fox, of Porter, m. Aug. 6, 1815, by James Coffin, esq.

John Libby, 2d, and Nancy Libby, of Porter, m. Nov. 17, 1816, by James Coffin, esq.

Job Libby and Ruth Fox, of Porter, m. June 27, 1822, by John Moulton, esq.

Benjamin Larrabee and Mercy Towle, of Porter, m. June 12, 1827, by Rev. James Sawyer.


[p. 89]
Isaac Libby and Roxanna Towle, of Porter, m. April 8, 1833, by William Towle, esq.

Gideon Mason and Mrs. Abigail Bridges, of Porter, m. Dec. 10, 1818, by James Coffin, esq.

Henry Mason and Abigail Libby, of Porter, m. May 20, 1824, by John Moulton, esq.

Simon Mason and Jane C. French, of Porter, m. Mar. 16, 1828, by Rev. James Sawyer.

Ralph McCartee and Mary Mason, of Porter, m. April 21, 1825, by Rev. James Sawyer.

Stephen Merifield and Dorothy Durgin, of Porter, m. Mar. 18, 1832, by David Colcord, esq.

Jacob M. Nason and Thankful Weeks, of Porter, m. Dec. 9, 1830, by Rev. James Sawyer.

Jonathan Philbrick and Hannah Dennett, of Porter, m. July 23, 1815, by William Towle, esq.

Diamond Pearl, of Porter, and Jane Cook, of Brownfield, m. Oct. 6, 1814, by James Coffin, esq.

Joseph Pearl and Eliza Cook, of Porter, m. April 20, 1820, by James Coffin, esq.

Jonathan Peare and Margaret Berry, of Porter, m. Nov. 2, 1828, by Rev. James Sawyer.

Joshua Robbins and Betsey Ridlon, of Hiram, m. Aug. 5, 1832, by John Moulton, esq.

Samuel Ridley and Esther Stanley, of Hiram, m. Mar. 8, 1818, by William Towle, esq.

William Ridley and Eunice Stanley, of Porter, m. July 3, 1828, by Rev. James Sawyer.

Ichabod Ricker and Mrs. Lucy McAllister, of Brownfield, m. June 17, 1832, by David Colcord, esq.

John Sargent, of Effingham, and Sally Hodsdon, of Porter, m. April 19, 1810, by James Coffin, esq.

Daniel Sargent, of Effingham, and Anna Brooks, of Porter, m. April 22, 1813, by James Coffin, esq.

William T. Sargent, of Porter, and Lucy Rice, of Effingham, m. Dec. 26, 1831, by Rev. James Sawyer.

Joseph Stanley and Sally Palmer, of Porter, m. Nov. 8, 1810, by James Coffin, esq.

Charles Stanley and Anna Pearl, of Porter, m. Oct. 20, 1816, by William Towle, esq.

Elisha Stanley and Mrs. Lovey Taylor, of Porter, m. June 20, 1819, by James Coffin, esq.

Isaac Stanley, of Hiram, and Susanna Gould, of Porter, m. Jan. 6, 1825, by Rev. James Sawyer.

Joseph Stanley, jr., and Nancy C. French, of Porter, m. Feb. 13, 1825, by Rev. James Sawyer.

Jacob Stanley and Betsey Thompson, of Hiram, m. June 8, 1826, by William Towle, esq.

Dennis Stanley and Elizabeth Hill, of Porter, m. April 26, 1829, by Rev. James Sawyer.

Oliver Stacy and Abigail Fox, of Porter, m. Dec. 1, 1814, by William Towle, esq.

Jordan Stacy and Sally Libby, of Porter, m. Dec. 4, 1817, by James Coffin, esq.

George Stacy and Lydia Taylor, of Porter, m. April 26, 1829, by Rev. James Sawyer.

Moses Swett, of Effingham (now Freedom), and Mary Moulton, of Porter, m. Jan. 18, 1829, by John Roberts, esq.

Samuel Stuart, of Effingham, and Anna Brooks, of Porter, m. Jan. 11, 1816, by James Coffin, esq.

James W. Thompson, of Conway, and Hannah McM. Coffin, of Porter, m. Oct. 20, 1830, by John Moulton, esq.

Stephen Towle, of Parsonsfield, and Abigail Woodman, of Porter, m. Feb. 28, 1813, by William Towle, esq.

Joseph G. Towle and Ruth French, of Porter, m. Dec. 12, 1824, by William Towle, esq.


[p. 90]
Ezra Towle and Mrs. Rebecca French, of Porter, m. Mar. 31, 1831, by Ebenezer Blazo, esq.

Nehemiah F. Towle and Sally French, of Porter, m. Feb. 25, 1821, by James Coffin, esq.

Hugh Tucker, of Rochester, N. H., and Charity Bickford, of Porter, m. Mar. 28, 1812, by James Coffin, esq.

Samuel Tibbetts and Isabel French, of Porter, m. Nov. 14, 1822, by William Towle, esq.

Samuel Tibbetts, of Eaton, and Betsey Brooks, of Porter, m. June 27, 1821, by John Moulton, esq.

Andrew Varney and Sally Floyd, of Porter, m. Dec. 16, 1813, by William Towle, esq.

Joshua Weeks, of Bartlett, N. H., and Jemima Libby, of Porter, m. Oct. 21, 1810, by James Coffin, esq.

Josiah Weeks and Mary Libby, of Porter, m. Jan. 27, 1811, by James Coffin, esq.

Nathaniel Willey, of Brookfield, and Jane Hayes, of Porter, m. Nov. 25, 1813, by James Coffin, esq.

Asel E. Welch, of Parsonsfield, and Mrs. Hannah Coolbroth, of Porter, m. Dec. 8, 1831, by David Colcord, esq.

William Winchell and Sally Foy, [no place of residence given], m. Nov. 12, 1823, by William Towle, esq.