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Marion J Potter 1912 – 1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jan 1912

Birth Location: Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire

Death Date: 17 Dec 1986

Death Location: Los Angeles County, California

Father: Walter Potter

Mother: Mary Dobson

Spouse(s): Frank Staples

Children(s): Francis Staples, Leo Staples, Howard Staples, Geraldine Staples, Raymond Staples

Marion J Potter was born in Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire in 1912, to Walter H Potter and Mary Ann Dobson. Later in life, Marion J Potter married Frank H Staples; among their children were Francis P Staples, Leo Lionel Staples, Howard N Staples, Geraldine Mae Staples and Raymond H Staples. Marion J Potter died in Los Angeles County, California, 1986.

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Parents

Walter Potter
1883 – 1925
Birth Location: Fitzwilliam, Cheshire, New Hampshire
WP
Mary Dobson
1883 – 1948
Birth Location: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
MD

Spouses(s)

Frank Staples
1906 – 1961
Birth Location: Rhode Island
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Children(s)

Francis Staples
1927 –
Birth Location: Rhode Island
FS
Leo Staples
1927 – 1995
Birth Location: Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island
LS
Howard Staples
1930 –
Birth Location: Rhode Island
HS
Geraldine Staples
1936 – 2011
Birth Location: Rhode Island
GS
Raymond Staples
1943 –
Birth Location: Rhode Island
RS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 25 Jan 1912
    Event Place: Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, California Death Index, 1940-1997, New Hampshire, U.S., Birth Records, 1631-1920, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: m-t0627-03764; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 4-85, Place: Los Angeles; Date: 17 Dec 1986; Social Security: 035184179, Year: 1920; Census Place: Woonsocket Ward 1, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: T625_1676; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 325, Year: 1930; Census Place: Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0286; FHL microfilm: 2341915, Birth Certificates, 1631-1919; Archive: New Hampshire Department of State; Location: Concord, New Hampshire; Credit: The Original Document May Be Seen At the New Hampshire Department of State, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Winchester

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Woonsocket Ward 1, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: T625_1676; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 325

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0286; FHL microfilm: 2341915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: m-t0627-03764; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 4-85

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: m-t0627-03764; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 4-85

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Winchester

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 17 Dec 1986
    Event Place: Los Angeles County, California
    Record Source: California Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: Los Angeles; Date: 17 Dec 1986; Social Security: 035184179

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