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Benjamin Potter 1764–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Sep 1764

Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 31 Oct 1851

Death Location: Cazenovia, Madison, New York, USA

Father: Theodate Tripp

Mother: Peleg Potter

Spouse(s): Amy Manchester

Children(s): Henry Potter, Theodate Potter, Southward Potter, Elizabeth Potter, Charlotte Potter, Bradford Potter, Stephen Potter, Peleg Potter, Hiram Potter, Harvey Potter, Merritt Potter, Julia Potter, Noah Potter

Benjamin Potter was born in 1764 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Theodate Tripp And Peleg Potter. Benjamin Potter married Amy Manchester, and had children including Bradford A Potter, Charlotte Potter, Elizabeth Betsey Potter, Harvey Potter, Henry Harry Potter, Hiram Potter, Julia Ann Potter, Merritt M Potter, Noah Potter, Peleg Potter, Southward Noah Potter, Stephen Manchester Potter, Theodate Potter. Benjamin Potter passed away in 1851 in Cazenovia, Madison, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Potter was born in 1764 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Theodate Tripp And Peleg Potter.
  • Benjamin Potter married Amy Manchester, and had children including Bradford A Potter, Charlotte Potter, Elizabeth Betsey Potter, Harvey Potter, Henry Harry Potter, Hiram Potter, Julia Ann Potter, Merritt M Potter, Noah Potter, Peleg Potter, Southward Noah Potter, Stephen Manchester Potter, Theodate Potter.
  • Benjamin Potter passed away in 1851 in Cazenovia, Madison, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Theodate Tripp
1738–1811
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Peleg Potter
1742–1828
Birth Location: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Amy Manchester
1769–1860
Birth Location: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
AM

Children(s)

Henry Potter
1790–1879
Birth Location: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Theodate Potter
1798–1875
Birth Location: Pompey, Onondaga, New York, USA
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Southward Potter
1802–1874
Birth Location: Pompey, Onondaga, New York, USA
SP
Elizabeth Potter
1788–1873
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
EP
Charlotte Potter
1789–1828
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
CP
Bradford Potter
1793–1850
Birth Location: Pompey, Onondaga, New York, United States
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Stephen Potter
1794–1885
Birth Location: Pompey, Onondaga County, New York, USA
SP
Peleg Potter
1795–1882
Birth Location: Pompey, Onondaga, New York, USA
PP
Hiram Potter
1800–1872
Birth Location: Pompey, Onondaga, New York, USA
HP
Harvey Potter
1805–1892
Birth Location: Pompey, Onondaga County, New York, USA
HP
Merritt Potter
1807–1859
Birth Location: Pompey, Onondaga, New York, United States
MP
Julia Potter
1810–1883
Birth Location: Pompey, Onondaga, New York, United States
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Noah Potter
1805–
Birth Location: Westport, Bristol,, Massachusetts, USA
NP

Benjamin Potter's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Potter
1764–1851
Birth Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Theodate Tripp
1738–1811
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Peleg Potter
1742–1828
Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Jonathan Potter
1716–1790
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Rebecca Southworth
1724–1824
Great-Grandparents
Ichabod Potter
1677–1754
Eleanor Capron
1681–1754
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Potter
1637–1704
Elizabeth Stokes
1638–1704

Benjamin Potter's Descendants

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Benjamin Potter (22 Sep 1764–31 Oct 1851) m. Amy Manchester (9 Feb 1769–16 Feb 1860)
  1. 1. Henry ("Harry") Potter 1790–1879 m. Clarissa Potter 1794–1817 m. Melinda Potter 1807–1886 m. Abigail Potter 1804–1828
    1. 1. Benjamin (Bradford) Potter 1841–1917
    2. 2. Angela (D) Potter 1833–1883
    3. 3. Harriet (C) Smith 1831–1885
    4. 4. Alice Brown 1850–1926
    5. 5. Alanson (Couch) Potter 1817–1908
    6. 6. George (W) Potter 1835–1907
    7. 7. Delia (Abigail) Cole 1828–1921
    8. 8. Mary (Jane) McLean 1820–1880
    9. 9. Albert (W) Potter 1846–1921
    10. 10. Julia (A.) Potter 1840–1927
    11. 11. Howard (Henry) Potter 1824–1878
  2. 2. Theodate Potter 1798–1875 m. James (Edward Robertson) Jr. 1795–1860 m. Cyrus Millard 1793–1837
    1. 1. Hiram (W.) Robertson 1841–1906
    2. 2. George Robertson 1852–
    3. 3. Willoughby (B) Millard 1824–1885 m. Morgianne Smith 1828–1886
      1. 1. Madel Millard 1849–
      2. 2. Mary Millard 1852–
      3. 3. James Millard 1855–
      4. 4. Jenny Millard 1858–
      5. 5. Willoughby Millard 1863–
      6. 6. Sherman Millard 1865–
    4. 4. Mary (Anne) Millard 1815–
    5. 5. Elizabeth ('Betsy') Millard 1817–1884 m. Anthony ('Alex' St.) Bernard 1809–1894
      1. 1. Theodate (Matilda St.) Bernard 1839–1900 m. Benjamin (Bradford) Potter 1841–1917
        1. 1. Florence (E) Potter 1874–1937
        2. 2. Lee (Higley) Potter 1879–1949
        3. 3. Hiram (Edwin) Potter 1877–1935
        4. 4. Angela ('Angie' B) Potter 1884–1909
        5. 5. Mary (Louise) Potter 1880–1969
        6. 6. Mary (S.) Potter 1872–
      2. 2. James (A St.) Bernard 1842–1904
      3. 3. Alice (St.) Bernard 1844–1907
      4. 4. William (St.) Bernard 1849–1911
      5. 5. Susan (M St.) Bernard 1853–1901
      6. 6. Henrietta (St.) Bernard 1855–1936
      7. 7. Bion (J St.) Barnard 1857–1911
      8. 8. Blanche (St.) Bernard 1860–1926
      9. 9. Jewett (Edward St.) Bernard 1861–1920
      10. 10. Flora (Henrietta St.) Bernard 1856–
  3. 3. Southward (Noah) Potter 1802–1874 m. Freelove Milland 1799–1876
    1. 1. Flora (Ann) Potter 1832–
    2. 2. Mary (Harrietta) Potter 1825–1906
    3. 3. Daniel (G) Potter 1825–1900
    4. 4. Charlotte (A) Potter 1834–1922
    5. 5. Oliver (Cromwell) Potter 1826–1894
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Betsey) Potter 1788–1873 m. Benjamin Gates 1785–1864
    1. 1. Harrison Gates 1817–1841
    2. 2. Commodore (Perry) Gates 1820–1890
    3. 3. Stephen (M.) Gates 1825–1869
    4. 4. Orpha (A) Gates 1822–1871
    5. 5. Benjamin (C) Gates 1828–1852
    6. 6. Joshua Gates –1832
    7. 7. Harrison (P) Gates 1813–1890
    8. 8. Adeline Gates –1850
  5. 5. Charlotte Potter 1789–1828 m. William Bump 1787–1856
    1. 1. Tarrissa (H) Fox 1808–1875
    2. 2. Pamelia Blood 1824–1911
    3. 3. Betsy Sharp 1814–1895
    4. 4. Hiram Bump 1816–1898
    5. 5. Charlotte Persons 1819–1869
    6. 6. Amy Davie 1818–1885
    7. 7. Benjamin Bump 1812–1870
    8. 8. William (Horace) Bump 1826–1889
    9. 9. Joseph Bump 1806–1874
    10. 10. Nelson (Potter) Bump 1810–1895
    11. 11. Jeanette Persons 1823–1879
  6. 6. Bradford (A.) Potter 1793–1850 m. Sally (Alpha) Fester 1795–1884
    1. 1. Aaron (Frederick) Potter 1813–1883
    2. 2. Albert (M) Potter 1816–1865
    3. 3. Cranston (Thomas) Potter 1820–1893
    4. 4. Sally (Alpha) Potter 1822–1823
  7. 7. Stephen (Manchester) Potter 1794–1885 m. Ann (Harding) Potter 1810–1892 m. Huldah Collins 1798–1833 m. Polly (Moore) Potter 1800–1823
    1. 1. Charles (Stephen) Potter 1848–1908
    2. 2. Lewis (Albert) Potter 1837–1923
    3. 3. Mary (Maria) Potter 1823–1854
  8. 8. Peleg Potter 1795–1882 m. Surviah Potter 1792–1864
    1. 1. Lyman (H.) Potter 1819–1899
    2. 2. Addison (W.) Potter 1817–1885
  9. 9. Hiram Potter 1800–1872 m. Sally (Ann) Clark 1799–1878
    1. 1. Sarah Potter 1824–1904
    2. 2. Clark Potter 1822–1901
    3. 3. Daniel (Smith Clark Manchester) Potter 1819–1896
    4. 4. Louisa Potter 1820–1883
    5. 5. Hiram (Potter) Jr 1831–1898
  10. 10. Harvey Potter 1805–1892 m. Sibal Ellsworth 1804–1874
    1. 1. Alpha (S) Potter 1828–1871
  11. 11. Merritt (M.) Potter 1807–1859 m. Mary (Ann) Root 1810–1884
    1. 1. Mary (A.) Potter 1845–1854
    2. 2. Laura Potter 1837–1860
    3. 3. Moses (R) Potter 1846–
    4. 4. Henry (Howard) Potter 1849–1934
    5. 5. Merritt (Sidney) Potter 1842–1911
    6. 6. Benjamin Potter 1838–1839
    7. 7. Caroline (Amy) Potter 1840–1846
    8. 8. Charles (M) Potter 1846–
  12. 12. Julia (Ann) Potter 1810–1883 m. Loren (D) Coburn 1804–1876
    1. 1. Anna (J) Coburn 1832–1913
    2. 2. infant Coburn 1830–1830
  13. 13. Noah Potter 1805–

Benjamin Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1764
22 Sep 1764
Birth of Benjamin Potter in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1851
31 Oct 1851
Age 87
Death of Benjamin Potter in Cazenovia, Madison, New York, USA
Cazenovia, Madison, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1764
    Event Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1851
    Event Place: Cazenovia, Madison, New York, USA
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