Porter, Jacob, 1783-1846

Jacob Porter (1783-1846), son of Seth and Mary Cobb Porter, was born in Abington, Mass., and graduated from Yale in 1803. He spent his life in Plainfield, Mass., where he was a physician. However, he devoted primary attention to botany, mineralogy and literature. He married Betsy Mayhew (d. 1813) in 1813 and Sally Reed in 1819. He was a member of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York, the Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture, the American Antiquarian Society (elected 1822), and the American Geological Society.

From the description of Papers, 1802-1846. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207164808