MARY BARTON or MARY PORTER

There seems to be confusion about these two women. Some people think their the same person and others disagree that they are two different wives of Elijah LATHROP (1775-1871). There is a Mary LATHROP buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in the LATHROP area. Is it the grave of one of the above or neither? Elijah LATHROP's brother George's wife was named Mary.

At Ancestry.com the biography listing for Elijah LATHROP states:
"Born in Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA on 24 Feb 1775 to Elijah Lathrop and Elizabeth Elderkin. Elijah married Mary Porter and had 5 children. He passed away on 1871".

A marriage record for Elijah & Mary Porter has Mary named Polly.

NAME:
Elijah Lathrop
SPOUSE:
Polly Porter
MARRIAGE:
26 Aug 1804 - Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire



According to the book "History of Washtenaw County, Michigan and biographies of representative" it states that "Elijah Ltahrop (deceased) was born at Lebanon, Conn., Feb. 25,1776, and was married to Mary Barton Aug 26, 1809. He located land on section 18, Pittsfield tp., Sept. 28, 1832. His wife died Feb. 25, 1846, and he lived with his son the remainder of his life. Mr. Lathrop died Aug. 25, 1871, aged 95 years".

With that above information we can say:

Elijah LATHROP married Mary PORTER 26 Aug 1804 at Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire and Mary BARTON on August 26, 1809.

NEW QUESTION:

Which Mother belongs to which child?

In the Huntington Memoirs Elijah LATHROP's children are listed as:
 "children of Elijah Lathrop and Mary Porter are"

           Horace Lathrop, born 1806

           Orville Lathrop, born 1808

           Nelson Lathrop, born 1810

           Edwin Lathrop, born 1812

           Lucinda Lathrop, born 1815

ANSWER:

1806  Horace Lathrop, born 10 feb 1806 Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire

1808  Orville Lathrop, born 1808 Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire


Married Mary BARTON in 1809.

1810        Nelson Lathrop, born 1810 Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire

1812       Edwin Lathrop, born 1812 Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire

1815         Lucinda Lathrop, born 1815, Batavia, Genesee, New York