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Benjamin G Potter 1871–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 18 May 1871

Birth Location: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 02 Feb 1962

Death Location: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Isaac Potter

Mother: Elizabeth Bentley

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The story of Benjamin G Potter began in 1871 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA. Benjamin G Potter passed away in 1962 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin G Potter began in 1871 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA.
  • Benjamin G Potter passed away in 1962 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA.

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Benjamin Potter's Ancestors

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Benjamin Potter
1871–1962
Birth Place: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Isaac Potter
1839–1918
Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth (Emiline) Bentley
1842–1918
Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Susannah Hollingsworth
1795–1865
Wilkes, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
James ("Jim" Martin Bentley) Sr
1781–1880
Eastern Tennessee, Western District, Washington, Providence of North Carolina, Colony of Virginia
Sarah (E) Lunsford
1809–1881
Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Bentley
1854–1929
Elizabeth Laws
1792–1869
Samuel Lunsford
1784–1815
Susanna Snead
1790–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bentley
1826–1895
Anna Potter
1830–1901
William Laws
1753–1816
Frances Guess
–1836

Benjamin Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1871
Abt. 18 May 1871
Birth of Benjamin G Potter in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
1962
02 Feb 1962
Age 91
Death of Benjamin G Potter in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Letcher County, Kentucky, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 18 May 1871
    Event Place: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Feb 1962
    Event Place: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA

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