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John Wilson Potter 1861 – 1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jun 1861

Birth Location: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 11 Mar 1940

Death Location: Fairmount, Luzerne, Pennsylvania

Father: Silas Potter

Mother: Agandecca Keller

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According to available records, John Wilson Potter was born in 1861 in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Silas Potter and Agandecca Caroline Keller. In the later years of life, John Wilson Potter died in 1940 in Fairmount, Luzerne, Pennsylvania.

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Silas Potter
1824 – 1890
Birth Location: Fairmount City, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
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Agandecca Keller
1838 – 1920
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 2 Jun 1861
    Event Place: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Fairmount, Dallas, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 11 Mar 1940
    Event Place: Fairmount, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fairmount Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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