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Francis Potter 1826–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1826

Birth Location: Overton County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1855

Death Location: McLean County, Illinois, USA

Father: Anderson Ashburn

Mother: Judith LANIER

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Children(s):

In 1826, Francis Potter entered the world in Overton County, Tennessee, USA, born to Anderson Ashburn And Judith Judah Lanier. Francis Potter passed away in 1855 in McLean County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1826, Francis Potter entered the world in Overton County, Tennessee, USA, born to Anderson Ashburn And Judith Judah Lanier.
  • Francis Potter passed away in 1855 in McLean County, Illinois, USA.

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Francis Potter's Ancestors

Self
Francis Potter
1826–1855
Birth Place: Overton County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Anderson Ashburn
1787–1842
North Carolina
Judith (Judah) LANIER
1787–1865
Henry County, VA
Grandparents
Dabney (Anderson) Ashburn
1757–
Virginia, USA
Frances Ashburn
1755–
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
George (Washington) Lanier
1762–
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Elisabeth Hicks
1763–
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Ashburn
1736–1770
Mary Gottier
1740–1785
Mary Armistead
1740–1801
Henry Hicks
1722–1784
Elizabeth Willis
1716–1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1826
1826
Birth of Francis Potter in Overton County, Tennessee, USA
Overton County, Tennessee, USA
1855
1855
Age 29
Death of Francis Potter in McLean County, Illinois, USA
McLean County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1826
    Event Place: Overton County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: McLean County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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