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Clarissa Potter 1812–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 December 1812

Birth Location: Mixtown, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 18 Dec 1871

Death Location: Gaines, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: William Potter

Mother: Lydia Potter

Spouse(s): Alexander Mattison

Children(s): Alexander Jr, Lydia Mattison, Cyrus Mattison, Lafayette Mattison, Clarissa Mattison, Ruth Mattison, Hoyt Mattison, Susan Mattison, Angeline Mattison, Silas Mattison

Clarissa Potter was born in 1812 in Mixtown, Pennsylvania, the child of William Potter And Lydia Potter. Clarissa Potter married Alexander Jackson Mattison, and had children including Alexander Mattison Jr, Angeline Mattison, Clarissa Mattison, Cyrus Mattison, Hoyt T Mattison, Lafayette Franklin Mattison, Lydia Mattison, Ruth Mattison, Silas B Mattison, Susan Mattison. Clarissa Potter passed away in 1871 in Gaines, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Clarissa Potter was born in 1812 in Mixtown, Pennsylvania, the child of William Potter And Lydia Potter.
  • Clarissa Potter married Alexander Jackson Mattison, and had children including Alexander Mattison Jr, Angeline Mattison, Clarissa Mattison, Cyrus Mattison, Hoyt T Mattison, Lafayette Franklin Mattison, Lydia Mattison, Ruth Mattison, Silas B Mattison, Susan Mattison.
  • Clarissa Potter passed away in 1871 in Gaines, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Clarissa Potter's Ancestors

Self
Clarissa Potter
1812–1871
Birth Place: Mixtown, Pennsylvania
Parents
William Potter
1780–
Lydia Potter
1785–1850
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Clarissa Potter's Descendants

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Clarissa Potter (13 December 1812–18 Dec 1871) m. Alexander (Jackson) Mattison (1810–01 MAR 1876)
  1. 1. Alexander (Mattison) Jr 1842–1906 m. Katherine Bundy 1846–1931
    1. 1. WALLACE (ELMER (8)) Mattison 1865–1918 m. HATTIE (MAY) Vallen 1880–1940
      1. 1. Leroy (Wallace) Mattison 1897–1981 m. May (Mattson) MS 1905–1967
        1. 1. Alice (E) Mattison 1924–1975 m. Albert (Baker) Dake 1903–1966
        2. 2. Elsie (I) Mattison 1927–2011 m. Malcolm 1920–2010
        3. 3. Gertrude (Hattie) Mattison 1929–2001
        4. 4. Sylvania (Helen) Mattison 1934–1934
        5. 5. Leonard (W) Mattison 1936–2018
        6. 6. Robert (L) Mattison 1941–2014
        7. 7. Herman (Henry) Mattison 1928–1998
      2. 2. Sylvania Mattison 1899–1963 m. Dan (C) Merrick 1895–
        1. 1. Anna (M) Merrick 1920–
        2. 2. Elmer (L) Merrick 1916–
        3. 3. Ruth (E) Merrick 1918–
      3. 3. Effie Mattison 1901–
        1. 1. Clarence (Arthur) Taylor 1926–1961
      4. 4. Lizzie (A) Mattison 1903–
      5. 5. Laura (Etta) Hand 1910–1992
      6. 6. Burt (O.) Mattison 1914–1914
      7. 7. Matteson 1906–
    2. 2. Minnie Maddison 1867–1892 m. Nathaniel (Meade) Hubbard 1853–1915
      1. 1. Mima (Hubbard) Appleby 1885–1950
      2. 2. Maude Hubbard 1887–1905
      3. 3. Ernest (Nathaniel) Hubbard 1889–1954
      4. 4. Nettie (M) Hubbard 1879–
    3. 3. George (F.) Maddison 1874–1929
    4. 4. Burt Mattison 1874–1948
    5. 5. Marion (L.) Maddison 1878–1887
    6. 6. John (Cleveland) Mattison 1876–1876
    7. 7. Alaxander (B) Mattison 1877–1871
    8. 8. Myron (Hoyt) Mattison 1880–1881
  2. 2. Lydia Mattison 1835–1856 m. Reuben Persing 1827–1906
  3. 3. Cyrus Mattison 1836–
  4. 4. Lafayette (Franklin) Mattison 1837–1893
  5. 5. Clarissa Mattison 1840–1910
  6. 6. Ruth Mattison 1844–1870
  7. 7. Hoyt (T) Mattison 1849–1928
  8. 8. Susan Mattison 1853–1890
  9. 9. Angeline Mattison 1829–1891
  10. 10. Silas (B) Mattison 1835–1920

Clarissa Potter's Timeline

6 Records

1812
Dec 1812
Birth of Clarissa Potter in Rhode Island
Rhode Island
1812
13 December 1812
Birth of Clarissa Potter in Mixtown, Pennsylvania
Mixtown, Pennsylvania
1835
Before 1835
Age 23
Clarissa Potter was married in Tioga County, Pennsylvania
Tioga County, Pennsylvania
1850
1850
Age 38
Clarissa Potter resided here in Gaines, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
Gaines, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
1860
1860
Age 48
Clarissa Potter resided here in Gaines, Wellsboro, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
Gaines, Wellsboro, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
1871
18 Dec 1871
Age 59
Death of Clarissa Potter in Gaines, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA
Gaines, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1812
    Event Place: Rhode Island
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Gaines, Tioga, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1187; Page: 316; Family History Library F
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Gaines, Tioga, Pennsylvania; Roll: 830; Page: 259a
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 December 1812
    Event Place: Mixtown, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Before 1835
    Event Place: Tioga County, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Gaines, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Gaines, Tioga, Pennsylvania; Roll: 830; Page: 259a

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Gaines, Wellsboro, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Gaines, Tioga, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1187; Page: 316; Family History Library F

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1871
    Event Place: Gaines, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gaines, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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