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Joseph Potter 1735–1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jul 1735

Birth Location: North Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 14 Mar 1832

Death Location: Fort Ann, Washington, New York, United States

Father: Nathaniel Potter

Mother: Mary Devol

Spouse(s): Dinah Gifford

Children(s): Thomas Potter

Joseph Potter was born in 1735 in North Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Nathaniel Potter And Mary Devol. Joseph Potter married Dinah Gifford, and had children including Thomas Theodore Potter. Joseph Potter passed away in 1832 in Fort Ann, Washington, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • Joseph Potter was born in 1735 in North Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Nathaniel Potter And Mary Devol.
  • Joseph Potter married Dinah Gifford, and had children including Thomas Theodore Potter.
  • Joseph Potter passed away in 1832 in Fort Ann, Washington, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Potter
1708–1782
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
NP
Mary Devol
1705–1754
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
MD

Spouses(s)

Dinah Gifford
1733–1777
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
DG

Children(s)

Thomas Potter
1774–1836
Birth Location: Fort Ann, Washington, NY, USA
TP

Joseph Potter's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Potter
1735–1832
Birth Place: North Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Nathaniel Potter
1708–1782
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Devol
1705–1754
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Stoak Potter
1670–1745
Elizabeth Sherman
1670–1718
Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Joseph Devol
1675–1726
Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Mary Soule
1681–1740
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Devol
1639–1739
George Soule
1639–1704
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Soule
1590–1679
Mary Buckett
1602–1676

Joseph Potter's Descendants

1.
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Joseph Potter (31 Jul 1735–14 Mar 1832) m. Dinah Gifford (17 Jun 1733–14 Jun 1777)
  1. 1. Thomas (Theodore) Potter 1774–1836 m. Wealtha Weller 1778–1834

Joseph Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1735
31 Jul 1735
Birth of Joseph Potter in North Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
North Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
1832
14 Mar 1832
Age 97
Death of Joseph Potter in Fort Ann, Washington, New York, United States
Fort Ann, Washington, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1735
    Event Place: North Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 235

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1832
    Event Place: Fort Ann, Washington, New York, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 235
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