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Elizabeth Potter 1764 – 1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1764

Birth Location: Old Cottown, Bolshan, Kinnell, Angus, Scotland

Death Date: 8 Aug 1841

Death Location: Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

Father: John Potter

Mother: Elizabeth Peter

Spouse(s): William Stiven

Children(s): Jean Steven

In 1764, Elizabeth Potter entered the world in Old Cottown, Bolshan, Kinnell, Angus, Scotland, born to John Potter and Elizabeth Peter. Elizabeth Potter married William Stiven, and had children including Jean Steven. Elizabeth Potter passed away in 1841 in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1764, Elizabeth Potter entered the world in Old Cottown, Bolshan, Kinnell, Angus, Scotland, born to John Potter and Elizabeth Peter.
  • Elizabeth Potter married William Stiven, and had children including Jean Steven.
  • Elizabeth Potter passed away in 1841 in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland.

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Elizabeth Potter's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Potter
1764 – 1841
Birth Place: Old Cottown, Bolshan, Kinnell, Angus, Scotland
Parents
John Potter
1719 –
Guthrie, Angus, Scotland
Elizabeth Peter
1715 –
Kinnell, Angus, Scotland
Grandparents
John Potter
1685 – 1741
Guthrie, Angus, Scotland
Elizabeth Barrie
1690 –
Isobell Neave
1688 –
Dundee, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Agnes Robert
1670 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Robert
1628 – 1695
Agnes Taillyor
1637 – 1698

Elizabeth Potter's Descendants

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Elizabeth Potter (6 May 1764 – 8 Aug 1841) m. William Stiven (28 Sep 1758 – 5 Mar 1847)
  1. 1. Jean Steven (22 APR 1786 – 1824) m. John Thomson (14 Jul 1788 – 25 Dec 1847)
    1. 1. James Thomson (6 JUL 1804 – ) m. Jane Thomson (1808 – )
      1. 1. James (Fullerton) Thomson (9 JUL 1828 – 1898)
      2. 2. John Thomson (06 Mar 1830 – 19 AUG 1907)
      3. 3. William (Anderson) Thomson (10 Jan 1832 – 03 Feb 1906) m. Marianne ((Marion)) Ogilvie (14 Oct 1833 – 1 April 1903)
        1. 1. William (Ogilvie) Thomson (05 Mar 1857 – 03 Nov 1857)
        2. 2. James (Fullerton) Thomson (18 Jun 1858 – 05 Nov 1861)
        3. 3. John (David) Thomson (15 Jul 1860 – 11 Jun 1942) m. Emma Thomson (1848 – 5 Sep 1909)
        4. 4. Alexander Thomson (1861 – 18 Jul 1944)
        5. 5. Mary (Ann) Thomson (15 Aug 1861 – 06 Jun 1940)
        6. 6. David Thomson (03 Apr 1865 – 02 Nov 1894)
        7. 7. Helen (Lumgair (Nelly)( Ellen)) Thomson (11 Jun 1868 – 30 Jun 1953)
        8. 8. Eliza (Jane) Thomson (1870 – 26 May 1883)
        9. 9. Peter (Logan) Thomson (07 Jan 1872 – 28 Jun 1952)
      4. 4. Alexander Thomson (6 JUN 1834 – 15 JUL 1896)
      5. 5. David (Watson) Thomson (7 AUG 1836 – )

Elizabeth Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1764
6 May 1764
Birth of Elizabeth Potter in Old Cottown, Bolshan, Kinnell, Angus, Scotland
Old Cottown, Bolshan, Kinnell, Angus, Scotland
1841
8 Aug 1841
Age 77
Death of Elizabeth Potter in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1764
    Event Place: Old Cottown, Bolshan, Kinnell, Angus, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1841
    Event Place: Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

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