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Louisa Margaret Potts 1809–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Apr 1809

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 7 Sep 1872

Death Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Benezet Potts

Mother: Margaret Tallman

Spouse(s): Lindley Rutter

Children(s): Clarissa Rutter, Henrietta Rutter, Margaretta Rutter, Mary Rutter, Lindley Rutter, Annie Rutter, John Rutter, Laura Rutter, Samuel Rutter, Mary Rutter, Henry Rutter

The story of Louisa Margaret Potts began in 1809 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Louisa Margaret Potts married Lindley Charles Rutter, and had children including Annie E Rutter, Clarissa Brooke Rutter, Henrietta Tallman Rutter, Henry Tallman Rutter, John Clement Rutter, Laura W Rutter, Lindley Charles Rutter, Margaretta Louisa Rutter, Mary Brook Rutter, Mary Kate Rutter, Samuel Potts Rutter. Louisa Margaret Potts passed away in 1872 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Louisa Margaret Potts began in 1809 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • Louisa Margaret Potts married Lindley Charles Rutter, and had children including Annie E Rutter, Clarissa Brooke Rutter, Henrietta Tallman Rutter, Henry Tallman Rutter, John Clement Rutter, Laura W Rutter, Lindley Charles Rutter, Margaretta Louisa Rutter, Mary Brook Rutter, Mary Kate Rutter, Samuel Potts Rutter.
  • Louisa Margaret Potts passed away in 1872 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benezet Potts
1769–
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Margaret Tallman
1780–1819
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
MT

Spouses(s)

Lindley Rutter
1807–1882
Birth Location: Pine Forge, Berks County, Pennsylvania
LR

Children(s)

Clarissa Rutter
1854–1940
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
CR
Henrietta Rutter
1839–1900
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
HR
Margaretta Rutter
1842–1899
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
MR
Mary Rutter
1841–1884
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
MR
Lindley Rutter
1852–1925
Birth Location: Chestnut Level, PA, U.S.A.
LR
Annie Rutter
1850–1857
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
AR
John Rutter
1845–1910
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
JR
Laura Rutter
1852–1925
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
LR
Samuel Rutter
1836–1839
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
SR
Mary Rutter
1856–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
MR
Henry Rutter
1837–1839
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
HR

Louisa Potts's Ancestors

Self
Louisa Potts
1809–1872
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Benezet Potts
1769–
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Margaret Tallman
1780–1819
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Louisa Potts's Descendants

1.
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Louisa (Margaret) Potts (3 Apr 1809–7 Sep 1872) m. Lindley (Charles) Rutter (3 Sep 1807–5 Mar 1882)
  1. 1. Clarissa (Brooke) Rutter 1854–1940 m. Thomas (Clark) Scott 1851–1936
    1. 1. Frank (Rutter Scott) Sr. 1885–1968 m. Mary (Virginia) Myers 1888–1947
      1. 1. Frank (Rutter Scott) Jr. 1910–1984 m. Virginia (Louise) Irish 1913–1995
    2. 2. Mary (Catherine) Scott 1887–1967 m. Leslie (Isaac) Bolton 1886–1973
      1. 1. Edith Bolton 1918–1918
      2. 2. Wilmer (Pennock) Bolton 1919–2006 m. Mary (Barbara) Long 1919–2016
      3. 3. Sara (Margaret) Bolton 1914–1997 m. Rudolph (Herr Wissler) Jr 1911–1995
      4. 4. Florence (Rutter) Bolton 1926–2018 m. Stephen Roka 1919–2017
    3. 3. Margaret Scott 1889–1969
    4. 4. Martha Scott 1891–1971
  2. 2. Henrietta (Tallman) Rutter 1839–1900 m. Robert (James) Clark 1839–1905 m. James (C) Wood –1867
    1. 1. Ettie (Luise) Clark 1873–1932
    2. 2. Wood 1867–1867
  3. 3. Margaretta (Louisa) Rutter 1842–1899 m. Lyman Beecher 1843–1919
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Leaf Lizzie) Beecher 1867–1948 m. George (Richards) Lancaster 1873–1921
      1. 1. Sophia (R) Lancaster 1897–1957 m. James (Alexander Clarke) Jr 1891–1943
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Clarke) Beacon 1918–1991
        2. 2. Anne (Stevenson) Clarke 1921–
        3. 3. Matilda Clarke 1926–1982 m. Joseph (Richards) Essig 1902–1975
        4. 4. James (Alexander Clarke) III 1924–1925
        5. 5. Anne (Stevenson) Clarke 1921–1974
    2. 2. Lindley (Rutter) Beecher 1873–1896
  4. 4. Mary (Kate) Rutter 1841–1884 m. Jacob Person 1841–1871
    1. 1. Henrietta Person 1869–1942 m. Edward Pennock 1861–1920
      1. 1. Meta (Rutter) Pennock 1891–1959 m. Athol (Chapin) Newman 1888–1972
      2. 2. Richard (Bernard) Pennock 1897–1953 m. Cecelia (Veronica) Fee 1900–1993
      3. 3. Priscilla (Bernard) Pennock 1900– m. Glen (Michael) Fisher 1896–1964
        1. 1. Priscilla (Valery) Fisher 1928–1993 m. William (W.) Gillespie 1912–1984
        2. 2. Glen (Richard "Beau") Fisher 1922–1926
  5. 5. Lindley (Charles) Rutter 1852–1925 m. Margaret (Ramsey) Clark 1850–1936
    1. 1. Mary (T) Rutter 1877–1964 m. Arthur (M.) Ray –1964
    2. 2. Louisa (Potts) Rutter 1872–1968 m. George (Chambers) Wyland 1876–1961
      1. 1. George (Gilbert) Wyland 1903–1983 m. Martha (Rose) Schultz 1903–1975
        1. 1. Allen (G) Wyland 1928–2014
        2. 2. Catherine (L) Wyland 1939–2016
    3. 3. Thomas (Chichester) Rutter 1873–1950 m. Ruth (Lurea) Thomas 1895–1970 m. Veronica (Hodge) Tait 1885–1913
      1. 1. Bernice (Coldren) Rutter 1928–2011 m. Robert Perm 1929–1999
      2. 2. Rose (Elizabeth) Rutter 1916–1996 m. Burt VanBuren 1911–1978
    4. 4. Harry Rutter 1875–1968 m. Nettie (B) Rutter 1880–1966
      1. 1. Harry (Lindley) Rutter 1905–1961 m. Mabel (Lee) Rankin 1906–1999
      2. 2. Edgar (Andrews) Rutter 1908–1974 m. Katherine (Sophie) Schoenknecht 1916–1996
      3. 3. Margaret (Louise) Rutter 1914–2012 m. Odos (Devern) Garrell 1910–1974
    5. 5. Lindley (Charles) Rutter 1880–1892
  6. 6. Annie (E.) Rutter 1850–1857
  7. 7. John (Clement) Rutter 1845–1910 m. Ella McMurtie 1854–1917
    1. 1. Charles (Beecher) Rutter 1873–1953 m. Mary (Jane) Davies 1876–1962
      1. 1. Anna (Potts) Rutter 1909–1981 m. Haydn (Aubrey) Rose 1910–1998
        1. 1. Baby (Boy) Rose 1944–1944
    2. 2. Frances (A.) Ruter 1875–1935
    3. 3. Clement (Clarence) Rutter 1873–1939 m. Ida (F) Solter 1866–1930
  8. 8. Laura (W) Rutter 1852–1925
  9. 9. Samuel (Potts) Rutter 1836–1839
  10. 10. Mary (Brook) Rutter 1856–
  11. 11. Henry (Tallman) Rutter 1837–1839

Louisa Potts's Timeline

2 Records

1809
3 Apr 1809
Birth of Louisa Margaret Potts in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1872
7 Sep 1872
Age 63
Death of Louisa Margaret Potts in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1809
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1872
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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