Mary Jane Porter

1802 - 1885  (82 years)

• Name	Mary Jane Porter
  Birth	11 Aug 1802	Baltimore, Maryland
  	Information copied from "Grandmother Guillet's" Bible October 16, 1917. Family information from Eddie L. Thurman.
  Gender	Female
  Relocated	1841	Decatur, Howard Co., Missouri
  	After her husband's death in 1837, Mary Jane moved her family, except daughter, Frances, on June 25, 1841 to Decatur, Howard Co., MO. The day they left New Orleans was also the wedding day for daughter, Frances.
  Census with son	1850	Carroll Co., Missouri   [1]
  	Mary J. Guillet, 67, MD, is in the household of her son, John, 27, MD, farmer; Harrie F., 21, KY; Gilbert R., 1; Martha J., 4 mo.
  Letter - They wrote a letter	27 Dec 1850	Princess Anne, Somerset Co., Maryland
  	Sarah Miles Porter wrote a letter to Mary Jane Guillet, Sarah's husband's (William Wrixham Porter) first cousin. The long letter recaps events in Princess Anne for nearly ten years and is included with information of Sarah Miles Porter (I57236).
  Census with son	1860	Dewitt PO, Grand River, Carroll Co., Missouri   [2]
  	Mary Guillet, 58, MD, farmer, is in the household of her son J.L. (James), 28, MD, farmer; M. (Martha), 23, MO; Peter, 5, MO; Ellen, 4, MO; Herman, 2, MO; Harriet, 6 mos, MO; Andy Hooper, 12, KY.
  Marr Name	Mary Jane Guillet
  Death	28 Mar 1885	Carroll Co., Missouri
  Burial	New Pleasant Park Cemetery, De Witt, Carroll County, Missouri, USA
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Porter,   b. Abt 1665   d. Bef 10 Jun 1696, Somerset Co., Maryland  (Age < 31 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Betty (--?--),   b. Abt 1710   d. Bef 22 Mar 1780, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 70 years)  (Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	2 sisters
  + 1. Mary Jane Porter,   b. 11 Aug 1802, Baltimore, Maryland d. 28 Mar 1885, Carroll Co., Missouri  (Age 82 years) ▻ Pierre Jean Guillet,  m. 11 Nov 1818 > 2. Sarah Ann Porter,   b. 12 Jun 1804, Somerset Co., Maryland ▻ Anthony Broughton, (Brattan),  m. 30 May 1837 + 3. Susan (of John) Porter,   b. Abt 1806, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 1883, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age 77 years) ▻ Benjamin (of Benj) Lankford,  m. 22 Jan 1822
  Half-siblings	1 half brother and 2 half sisters (family of William Davis Allen and Mary Jane Polk Whittington)
  + 1. William Whittington Allen,   b. 1794   d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Mary Whittington,  m. 18 May 1819   2. Elizabeth Allen,   b. 3 Aug 1801   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Mary Allen,   b. 3 Aug 1801   d. Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I124789	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	John Porter, Jr.,   b. Abt 1765, Somerset Co., Maryland d. 11 Mar 1817, Somerset Co., Maryland (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane Polk Whittington,   b. Abt 1769, Somerset Co., Maryland d. 11 Dec 1815 (Age 46 years) Other Partners: ╚═Dr. William Srawbridge   d. Yes, date unknown  m. 7 May 1788    ╚═William Davis Allen,   b. 21 Aug 1749   d. Yes, date unknown, Somerset Co., Maryland   m. 24 Mar 1793
  Marriage	4 Aug 1801
  	Marriage index shows her name as Polly Allen on her marriage to John Porter.
  Family ID	F44879	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pierre Jean Guillet,   b. 25 Jul 1786, France d. 23 Sep 1837, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	11 Nov 1818	Somerset Co., Maryland
  Children	1. Mary Francis Guillet,   b. 27 Jan 1821, Princess Anne, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 17 Aug 1889, Carroll Co., Missouri (Age 68 years) ╚═ Hugo Baldwin Major  (Age 58 years)  m. 25 Jun 1841   2. John Peter Guillet,   b. 8 Dec 1822, Princess Anne, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 13 May 1871, Opalousas, Louisiana (Age 48 years) ╚═ Harriet F. Thomas  m. 10 Dec 1844;    ╚═ Elizabeth McKinney  m. 24 Mar 1869   3. Sarah Ann Guillet,   b. 1825, Princess Anne, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 1915 (Age 90 years) ╚═ Jesse Franklin  m. 19 Nov 1846   4. Christopher Columbus Guillet,   b. 28 Oct 1828, Princess Anne, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 22 Oct 1912, Bosworth, Carrol Co., Missouri (Age 83 years) ╚═ Jane E. Cochran  m. 22 Jul 1852   5. James LaFitte Guillet,   b. 28 Mar 1831, Princess Anne, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 27 Jun 1909 (Age 78 years) ╚═ Martha J. Thomas  m. 13 Jul 1854;    ╚═ Susan M. McMahan  m. 26 Jan 1868   6. Peter Phocion Guillet,   b. 1834, Princess Anne, Somerset Co, Maryland bur. 1910 (Age ~ 76 years) ╚═ Angelina E. Kendrick  m. 6 May 1859
  Family ID	F44884	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - New Pleasant Park Cemetery, De Witt, Carroll County, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Mary Jane Porter 1802-1885

  
  

• Sources

  [S1330] In 1850 Census, 1330. [S1359] In 1860 Census, 1359.