Porter C. True (1824-1910) was born in Pittsfield, New Hampshire, and died in Concord, New Hampshire. He was a shoemaker and a farmer of 200 acres of land he inherited from his grandfather. He served as clerk of the Pittsfield school district and was a member of the Unitarian church. He married Ursula A. True (b. Adams) in Pittsfield in 1849. In 1886 he wrote to Mary Baker Eddy to order a copy of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. He authored a book entitled Life on Tilton Hill, Pittsfield, N.H., 1788-1901.

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