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Alexander Potter 1711–1800 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1711

Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 14 Apr 1800

Death Location: Topsham, Sagadahoc, Maine, USA

Father: David Potter

Mother: Mary Merriam

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Children(s):

In 1711, Alexander Potter entered the world in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, born to David Potter And Mary Merriam. Alexander Potter passed away in 1800 in Topsham, Sagadahoc, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1711, Alexander Potter entered the world in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, born to David Potter And Mary Merriam.
  • Alexander Potter passed away in 1800 in Topsham, Sagadahoc, Maine, USA.

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Alexander Potter's Ancestors

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Alexander Potter
1711–1800
Birth Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
David Potter
1719–1714
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Merriam
1689–1733
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Potter
1657–1714
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Joanna Wood
1661–1692
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Joseph Merriam
1650–1702
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Jenkins
1653–1692
Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Anthony Sr
1628–1690
Elizabeth Stone
1628–1712
Isaiah Wood
1627–1710
Mercy Thompson
1630–1684
William Merriam
1628–1689
Elizabeth Breed
1634–1691
Joel Jenkins
1624–1688
Sarah Gilbert
1624–1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Potter
1608–1653
Isabel Tripp
1608–1644
Gregory Stone
1592–1672
Lydia Fiske-Cooper
1595–1674

Alexander Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1711
1711
Birth of Alexander Potter in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1800
14 Apr 1800
Age 89
Death of Alexander Potter in Topsham, Sagadahoc, Maine, USA
Topsham, Sagadahoc, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1711
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1800
    Event Place: Topsham, Sagadahoc, Maine, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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