David James (Boulanger) Porell was born on July 15, 1945, in Westbrook, Maine. He was born to Leonard James (Murphy) Porell and Laurette Antonia (Gagnon Boulanger) Porell. According to his family tree, David was the father of 4 children. He married Jeanette Van Meter (Sanchez) Porell on July 12, 1991, in Seminole, Florida. They gave birth to Douglas Shane Sanchez Porell and Daniel Ray (Sanchez) Porell. David's partner was Brenda Phan Porell, and they gave birth to John and James David Porell.
The 1960's were years of great change: Protests (Vietnam War, Free Speech, Civil Rights), assassinations (JFK, Martin Luther King Jr, Bobby Kennedy), conflict (the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Cold War, ...
I want to build a place where my son can meet his great-grandparents. My grandmother Marian Joyce (Benning) Kroetch always wanted to meet her great-grandchildren, but she died just a handful of years before my son's birth.
So while she didn't have the opportunity to meet him, at least he will be able to know her.
For more information about what we're building see About AncientFaces. For information on the folks who build and support the community see Daniel - Founder & Creator. My father's side is full blood Sicilian and my mother's side is a combination of Welsh, Scottish, German and a few other European cultures. One of my more colorful (ahem black sheep) family members came over on the Mayflower. He was among the first to be hanged in the New World for a criminal offense he made while onboard the ship.