Ancestry of
Bill Gates

Founder of Microsoft

Elizabeth Porter

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• • 2nd Great-grandmother of Bill Gates — 5th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 23 
  • Father:
  • Joshua Porter 
  • Mother:
  • Mary Foster   
  • Birth Date:
  • 1849 
  • Birth Location:
  • Singleton, Lancashire, England 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 27 May 1895 
  • Death Location:
  • Northrup, King, Washington 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Kirkland Cemetery, Kirkland, King, Washington 
  • Spouse Name:
  • John Sanderson
  • Marriage Date:
  • 10 Oct 1868 
  • Marriage Location:
  • St. Ann's Church, Singleton, Lancashire, England 
  • Child:

  Isabella Sanderson (Ahnentafel No:11 )

  • Notes: 

  • Elizabeth's gravestone gives her death year as 1894. However, she is recorded in the death register as having died in 1895.

• Sources for Elizabeth Porter

  • ¹ England Census, 1871, Lancashire, Stalmine, p. 22, Image 23 of 24.
  • ² Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 07/29/2023).
  • ³ Lancashire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1911, Baptism record for daughter Isabelle Sanderson.
  • ⁴ Lancashire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936, Marriage record for John Sanderson and Elizabeth Porter.
  • ⁵ Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1883-1960, Death record for Elizabeth Sanderson.

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