Gen Andrew Porter

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Gen Andrew Porter

Birth
Worcester, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
16 Nov 1813 (aged 70)
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Andrew Porter was born on September 24, 1743, on his father's farm near Norristown, Pennsylvania. At the age of nineteen he was sent to live with an older brother to lean carpentry. After displaying a dislike of that profession his father enrolled him at a country school where he was to be educated in the sciences and the English language. In 1767 when he was commissioned as a captain in the Marines.
His military career started on board the frigate "Effingham". After a short stint in the Marines, he transferred to the artillery. He was subsequently promoted through the rands until he attained the rank of Colonel. While in the Army he engaged in Revolutionary War battles at Princeton, Brandywine, Germantown and Trenton. It was during these battles that he gained the recognition of being an able leader and skilled tactician.
After the war he returned home to his family in Norristown. He was soon appointed to the Supreme Executive Council of the State as one of the commissioners to create a boundary between Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Ohio using astrological calculations. He stayed on as the surveyor for the operation from 1784 to 1787.
In 1787 he returned home to the farm. He proceeded to farm and raise his family until 1809 when he was selected Surveyor-General of Pennsylvania, a position he held till his death in 1813.
Andrew Porter was married twice, first to Elizabeth McDowell and then after her death in 1773 to Elizabeth Parker. He had five children with his first wife and eight children with his second.
Andrew Porter was born on September 24, 1743, on his father's farm near Norristown, Pennsylvania. At the age of nineteen he was sent to live with an older brother to lean carpentry. After displaying a dislike of that profession his father enrolled him at a country school where he was to be educated in the sciences and the English language. In 1767 when he was commissioned as a captain in the Marines.
His military career started on board the frigate "Effingham". After a short stint in the Marines, he transferred to the artillery. He was subsequently promoted through the rands until he attained the rank of Colonel. While in the Army he engaged in Revolutionary War battles at Princeton, Brandywine, Germantown and Trenton. It was during these battles that he gained the recognition of being an able leader and skilled tactician.
After the war he returned home to his family in Norristown. He was soon appointed to the Supreme Executive Council of the State as one of the commissioners to create a boundary between Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Ohio using astrological calculations. He stayed on as the surveyor for the operation from 1784 to 1787.
In 1787 he returned home to the farm. He proceeded to farm and raise his family until 1809 when he was selected Surveyor-General of Pennsylvania, a position he held till his death in 1813.
Andrew Porter was married twice, first to Elizabeth McDowell and then after her death in 1773 to Elizabeth Parker. He had five children with his first wife and eight children with his second.

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