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Herman B. Potter 1804–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1804

Birth Location: Conn.-r. Rockford, Ill., Iowa

Death Date: 16 Mar 1880

Death Location: Galesburg, Illinois

Father: William Potter

Mother: Anna (Potter)

Spouse(s): Minerva Potter

Children(s): Col Potter, Laura Potter, Helen Potter, William Potter, Henry Potter, Herman Potter, Sarah Potter, Charles Potter

The story of Herman B. Potter began in 1804 in Conn.-r. Rockford, Ill., Iowa. Herman B. Potter married Minerva L Potter, and had children including Charles F Potter, Col Leander H Potter, Helen M Potter, Henry C Potter, Herman B Potter, Laura A Potter, Sarah M Potter, William C Potter. Herman B. Potter passed away in 1880 in Galesburg, Illinois.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of Herman B. Potter began in 1804 in Conn.-r. Rockford, Ill., Iowa.
  • Herman B. Potter married Minerva L Potter, and had children including Charles F Potter, Col Leander H Potter, Helen M Potter, Henry C Potter, Herman B Potter, Laura A Potter, Sarah M Potter, William C Potter.
  • Herman B. Potter passed away in 1880 in Galesburg, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Herman Potter's Ancestors

Self
Herman Potter
1804–1880
Birth Place: Conn.-r. Rockford, Ill., Iowa
Parents
William C. Potter
1776–1813
r.Conn.FairfieldCo.,ShermanTWP
Anna (Hubble) (Potter)
1778–1813
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Herman Potter's Descendants

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Herman (B.) Potter (1804–16 Mar 1880) m. Minerva (L.) Potter (1804–Bet. 1845–1899)
  1. 1. Col (Leander H.) Potter 1829–1879 m. (Potter) (Martha) Irwin 1847–1876 m. Mary (A Josephine Bartlett) (Potter) 1831–1869
    1. 1. Theodore (Bartlett) Potter 1866–1867
    2. 2. Charles (A.) Potter 1861–1862
    3. 3. Herman Potter 1868–1869
    4. 4. Alice (S) Potter 1863–1864
    5. 5. (Byram) (Harriet Josephine Rose) Potter 1869–1914 m. Joseph (Emory) Byram 1869–1952
      1. 1. Daisy (Josephine Byram) (Hall) 1902–1990 m. Newell (Pratt) Hall 1899–1993
        1. 1. Alice (Elizabeth "Betty") Hall 1922–1936
        2. 2. (Dawson) (Gertrude Rose) Hall 1924–1953 m. John ((Jack) A. Dawson) Jr 1922–1954
    6. 6. Ella (Gertrude) Potter 1859–1863
    7. 7. Leander (Irwin) Potter 1870–1889 m. Lillian (Mabel Worden) (Potter) 1872–1888
    8. 8. Herman (Hubbel) Potter 1873–1874
  2. 2. Laura (A.) Potter 1841–1842
  3. 3. Helen (M.) Potter 1831–1832
  4. 4. William (C.) Potter 1839–1840
  5. 5. Henry (C.) Potter 1837–1838
  6. 6. Herman (B.) Potter 1835–1836
  7. 7. Sarah (M.) Potter 1833–1834
  8. 8. Charles (F.) Potter 1843–1844

Herman Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1804
1804
Birth of Herman B. Potter in Conn.-r. Rockford, Ill., Iowa
Conn.-r. Rockford, Ill., Iowa
1880
16 Mar 1880
Age 76
Death of Herman B. Potter in Galesburg, Illinois
Galesburg, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1804
    Event Place: Conn.-r. Rockford, Ill., Iowa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1837
    Event Place: Original member Congregational Church

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1837
    Event Place: County Commissioner, Winnebago Co Ill

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1839
    Event Place: School Commissioner for 2 years, this info in

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: He ran for mayor of Rockford 1852,he lost

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: His political party was Whig party

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Ill & Winnebago Co, published 1905

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: in Rockford Ill

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Rockford (1837-1838)

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: he lived 2 miles South of town on a farm

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: reaxd Past & Present of the city of Rockford

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1880
    Event Place: Galesburg, Illinois

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