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Joshua Potter 1776–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1776

Birth Location: Henry County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1840

Death Location: Carroll, Missouri, USA

Father: Thomas Potter

Mother: Susannah Shockley

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1776, Joshua Potter entered the world in Henry County, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Potter And Susannah Ann Shockley. Joshua Potter passed away in 1840 in Carroll, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1776, Joshua Potter entered the world in Henry County, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Potter And Susannah Ann Shockley.
  • Joshua Potter passed away in 1840 in Carroll, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Potter
1746–1824
Birth Location: Martinsville, Henry Co., Virginia
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Susannah Shockley
1750–1806
Birth Location: Henry, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joshua Potter's Ancestors

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Joshua Potter
1776–1840
Birth Place: Henry County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Potter
1746–1824
Martinsville, Henry Co., Virginia
Susannah (Ann) Shockley
1750–1806
Henry, Virginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1776
1776
Birth of Joshua Potter in Henry County, Virginia, USA
Henry County, Virginia, USA
1840
1840
Age 64
Death of Joshua Potter in Carroll, Missouri, USA
Carroll, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Henry County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Carroll, Missouri, USA
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