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John Potter 1814–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1814

Birth Location: Ashe, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 13 December 1888

Death Location: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA

Father: Johnson Potter

Mother: Mary Main

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Children(s):

The story of John Potter began in 1814 in Ashe, North Carolina, United States. John Potter passed away in 1888 in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Potter began in 1814 in Ashe, North Carolina, United States.
  • John Potter passed away in 1888 in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Potter's Ancestors

Self
John Potter
1814–1888
Birth Place: Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Johnson O John Potter
1785–1854
Carter County, Tennessee or Ashe County , North Carolina
Mary (Polly) Main
1788–1878
Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Rozwell Main
1771–1871
Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Mary (Polly) Hitchock
1769–1855
Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1814
1814
Birth of John Potter in Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Ashe, North Carolina, United States
1888
13 December 1888
Age 74
Death of John Potter in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: Ashe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 December 1888
    Event Place: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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