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Porcher, Thomas James

Male 1839 - 1897  (58 years)


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  • Name Porcher, Thomas James 
    Born 20 Jan 1839  Bellane Parish St. Giles, Cambishshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened Bellane Parish Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Cause of Death Cancer of the stomach 
    Age: 58 
    OCCU Tinsmith 
    Died 09 Aug 1897  26 S. Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried 12 Aug 1897  Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I323  Taylor
    Last Modified 18 Dec 2005 

    Father Porcher, James,   b. 10 Feb 1797, Diss, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1870, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Adams, Sophia,   b. 17 Jun 1804, Wattisfield, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 1872, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 07 Feb 1822  Wattisfield, Wattisfield, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F188  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Edwards, Hannah Pepper,   b. 20 Jan 1839, Blemheirs Mews, St James, Middlesex, Gordon Middlesex, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Aug 1902, County Infirmary, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 24 Feb 1861  St. Thomas Church, Lambeth, Surry, Eng Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Porcher, Eliza Alice,   b. 15 Oct 1872, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1948, , Missoula, Missoula, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)  [Birth]
     2. Porcher, Thomas James,   b. 21 Oct 1874, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1875, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [Birth]
    +3. Porcher, Bertha Emma,   b. 05 Aug 1876, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1945, Ogden, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)  [Birth]
     4. Porcher, Hanna Charlotte,   b. 27 Oct 1878, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 02 Jun 1880, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)  [Birth]
     5. Porcher, Nellie Maryann,   b. 14 Apr 1881, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1924  (Age 43 years)  [Birth]
     6. Porcher, Daisy Alberta,   b. 03 Dec 1885, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1887, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F186  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Porcher, Eliza Alice,   b. 25 Dec 1847, Cambridge, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1902, 279 N.Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 31 Jan 1870  Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Porcher, Sophia Eliza,   b. 11 Nov 1870, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1870, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [Birth]
     2. Porcher, Walter Henry,   b. 03 Dec 1871, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1879, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 7 years)  [Birth]
     3. Porcher, Ada Harriet,   b. 25 Dec 1872, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1879, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 6 years)  [Birth]
     4. Porcher, Charles Robert,   b. 17 Aug 1874, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1875, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)  [Birth]
     5. Porcher, Philip,   b. 04 Oct 1875, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 04 Oct 1875, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [Birth]
     6. Porcher, Laura Rebecca,   b. 11 Jan 1877, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1877, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [Birth]
     7. Porcher, Frances,   b. 15 Mar 1878, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1878, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [Birth]
     8. Porcher, Fredrick William,   b. 15 Mar 1878, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1878, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [Birth]
     9. Porcher, Thomas Arthur,   b. 11 Mar 1879, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1880, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)  [Birth]
     10. Porcher, Rupert Victor,   b. 20 Dec 1880, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1882, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)  [Birth]
     11. Porcher, Fanny Ada,   b. 23 Jul 1887, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F187  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Headstones
    Porcher,  Thomas James
    Porcher, Thomas James
    Grave Location: I-7-3-1-E

    Histories
    Thomas Porcher and Eliza Porcher
Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Jul 1885
    Thomas Porcher and Eliza Porcher Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Jul 1885
    Thomas Porcher brought up on charges of unlawful cohabitation with his niece.
    Thomas Porcher
Ogden Standard Examiner 23 Nov 1885
    Thomas Porcher Ogden Standard Examiner 23 Nov 1885
    Trial on unlawful cohabitation charges and his conviction.

  • Notes 
    • 1880 United States Census
      Birth Year <1839>
      Birthplace ENG
      Age 41
      Occupation ... Tinsmith
      Marital Status M
      Race W
      Head of Household Thomas PORCHER
      Relation Self
      Father's Birthplace ENG
      Mother's Birthplace ENG
      Census Place 21st Ward, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
      Family History Library Film 1255337
      NA Film Number T9-1337
      Page Number 151C
      ***Most children died from Black Diptheria (see information on disease under Walter Henry Porcher)***

      Thomas PORCHER Self M Male W 41 ENG ... Tinsmith ENG ENG
      Hannah PORCHER Wife M Female W 40 ENG Keeping House ENG ENG
      Eliza PORCHER Wife M Female W 32 ENG Keeping House ENG ENG
      Eliza A. PORCHER Dau S Female W 8 UT ENG ENG
      Bertha E. PORCHER Dau S Female W 4 UT ENG ENG
      Thomas PORCHER Son S Male W 1 UT ENG ENG
      Anna S. PORCHER Dau S Female W 1 UT ENG ENG


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      Source Information:
      Census Place 21st Ward, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
      Family History Library Film 1255337
      NA Film Number T9-1337
      Page Number 151C


  • Sources 
    1. [S164] Salt Lake Tribune, (Utah Digital Newspapers) (Reliability: 3), 10 Aug 1897.
      PORCHER-In Salt Lake City, of cancer of the stomach. Thomas Porcher, born in Cambridge, England, aged 58 years. He came to Salt Lake City in 1865.
      Funeral from his late residence, 26 S. street, Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
      Friends invited.

    2. [S15] Cemeteries and Burial Databases, (State of Utah) (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Porcher, Thomas
      Birth Date: 0 0 1839
      Birth Place: UNKNOWN
      Death Date: 12 August 1897
      Death Place: 26 S. S.L.C.UT
      Burial Date: 12 August 1897
      Cemetery: Salt Lake City Cemetery
      Source: Sexton Records
      Grave Location: I-7-3-1-E