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Comfort Worthington <I>Dorsey</I> Porter

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Comfort Worthington Dorsey Porter

Birth
Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland, USA
Death
9 Aug 1892 (aged 69)
Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Comfort Worthington Dorsey Porter was born in 1823 at Mount Hebron Plantation in Ellicott's Mills, MD. Today the town is known as Ellicott City. She attended the Patapsco Female Institute, a prestigious academy for young women that went beyond the studies of a typical finishing school. After graduation, she followed her family to Missouri. Dorsey married Gilchrist Porter, who as a U.S. Representative helped prevent Missouri from seceding during the Civil War.
Comfort Worthington Dorsey Porter was born in 1823 at Mount Hebron Plantation in Ellicott's Mills, MD. Today the town is known as Ellicott City. She attended the Patapsco Female Institute, a prestigious academy for young women that went beyond the studies of a typical finishing school. After graduation, she followed her family to Missouri. Dorsey married Gilchrist Porter, who as a U.S. Representative helped prevent Missouri from seceding during the Civil War.

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