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Margaret A. Potter 1820 – 1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jan 1820

Birth Location: Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 11 Mar 1901

Death Location: Alexandria, Virginia

Father: John Potter

Mother: Anne Campbell

Spouse(s): Allen Harmon

Children(s): Mary Harmon, Virginia Harmon, Annie Harmon, Thomas Harmon, Margaret Harmon, Jean Harmon, Susan Harmon, Rebecca Harmon

The story of Margaret A. Potter began in 1820 in Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA. Margaret A. Potter married Allen Cobb Harmon, and had children including Mary Harmon, Virginia Harmon, Annie Harmon, Thomas Harmon, Margaret Harmon, Jean Harmon, Susan Harmon, Rebecca Harmon. Margaret A. Potter passed away in 1901 in Alexandria, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret A. Potter began in 1820 in Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.
  • Margaret A. Potter married Allen Cobb Harmon, and had children including Mary Harmon, Virginia Harmon, Annie Harmon, Thomas Harmon, Margaret Harmon, Jean Harmon, Susan Harmon, Rebecca Harmon.
  • Margaret A. Potter passed away in 1901 in Alexandria, Virginia.

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Margaret Potter's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Potter
1820 – 1901
Birth Place: Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Potter
1789 – 1823
New York, USA
Anne Campbell
1796 – 1825
Dundee,,,England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Potter's Descendants

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Margaret (A.) Potter (3 Jan 1820 – 11 Mar 1901) m. Allen (Cobb) Harmon (4 Aug 1819 – 2 Feb 1892)
  1. 1. Mary Harmon (7 Apr 1844 – 14 May 1929) m. Alexis (DuPont) Smith (23 Mar 1835 – 15 Aug 1915)
    1. 1. Sidney (H) Smith (Jul 1880 – )
    2. 2. Linton Smith (9 Jun 1886 – 18 May 1961) m. Mildred (May Bell) Lapham (1 May 1893 – May 1980)
      1. 1. Jessie (Mary) Smith (1915 – 16 Jun 2009) m. Harlan (Baker) Forbes (25 Mar 1916 – )
        1. 1. Harlan (Baker) Forbes (1 Sep 1942 – 6 Feb 2000)
        2. 2. Mary (Linton) Forbes (1946 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Dexter) Forbes (1946 – )
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Forbes) Stever
      2. 2. Nina (Viola) Smith (21 Jul 1919 – 22 Dec 2003) m. Edmond (DuVall) Harlee
        1. 1. Mildred (Jeanette) Harlee (1952 – ) m. Roscoe Starek
        2. 2. Edmond (DuVall) Harlee (1954 – ) m. Beth
      3. 3. Henry (Linton) Smith (3 February 1922 – 21 June 2012) m. Leonarda (Clarissa) Koenig (13 oct 1920 – 22 Jun 2000)
        1. 1. Linton (Henry) Smith (29 October 1950 – ) m. Linda
        2. 2. Clarissa (Koenig) Smith (30 Oct 1952 – ) m. William Holmes (23 Mar 1954 – )
        3. 3. Alexis (Michael) Smith (20 Jan 1955 – ) m. Cynthia (Ann) Hutchinson (1958-05-31 – ) m. Bonnie Jenkins
      4. 4. Sidney (Alexis) Smith (Sept 22, 1926 – Feb 21, 2012) m. Virginia (Sue) Phillips (22 Mar 1938 – ) m. Rosa Morris
        1. 1. Sidney (Alexis) Smith
      5. 5. Phyllis Smith (1935 – ) m. Markwood Gilmer
        1. 1. Kerrie (Markwood Linton) Gilmer (1961 – ) m. Trish
        2. 2. Catharine (Kirk) Gilmer (31 Jan 1964 – ) m. Ghalib Yusef
    3. 3. Albert (Wollaston) Smith (24 May 1897 – )
      1. 1. Dorthy (Rebecca) Smith
  2. 2. Virginia Harmon (1846 – ) m. A.W.K. Andrews
  3. 3. Annie Harmon (1848 – ) m. P.H. Ray
  4. 4. Thomas Harmon (1850 – 1884)
  5. 5. Margaret Harmon (1852 – ) m. H.W. Brown
  6. 6. Jean Harmon (May 1855 – ) m. Alfred (H.) Roberts
  7. 7. Susan Harmon (1858 – ) m. William (C.) Webb
  8. 8. Rebecca Harmon (1861 – ) m. Walter Roberts

Margaret Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1820
3 Jan 1820
Birth of Margaret A. Potter in Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
1901
11 Mar 1901
Age 81
Death of Margaret A. Potter in Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1820
    Event Place: Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 90716
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1901
    Event Place: Alexandria, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 90716

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