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Mary Polly Main 1788–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1788

Birth Location: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1878

Death Location: Dudswell, Wolfe, Quebec, Canada

Father: Rozwell Main

Mother: Mary Hitchock

Spouse(s): John Potter

Children(s): Mary Mains

The story of Mary Polly Main began in 1788 in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA. Mary Polly Main married John Oliver Potter, and had children including Mary Polly Potter Mains. Mary Polly Main passed away in 1878 in Dudswell, Wolfe, Quebec, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Polly Main began in 1788 in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA.
  • Mary Polly Main married John Oliver Potter, and had children including Mary Polly Potter Mains.
  • Mary Polly Main passed away in 1878 in Dudswell, Wolfe, Quebec, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rozwell Main
1771–1871
Birth Location: Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Hitchock
1769–1855
Birth Location: Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

John Potter
1785–1854
Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Mains
1827–1880
Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Main's Ancestors

Self
Mary Main
1788–1878
Birth Place: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Rozwell Main
1771–1871
Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Mary (Polly) Hitchock
1769–1855
Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Aaron Hitchcock
1743–1819
New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Elizabeth Trowbridge
1731–1806
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan HITCHCOCK
1701–
Miriam MALLORY
1708–1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Caleb Mallory
1681–1716
Miriam Blakeslee
1688–1776

Mary Main's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Polly) Main (1788–1878) m. John (Oliver) Potter (1785–1854)
  1. 1. Mary ("Polly" Potter,) Mains 1827–1880 m. John (Charles) Mains 1813–
    1. 1. Sarah (C.) Mains 1864–1923 m. Jackson Ward 1862–1932
      1. 1. Rosabelle Ward 1876–1925 m. Stanley (Archie) Houston 1876–1958
        1. 1. Zora (Mae) Eastridge 1902–1994 m. M. (K.) Eastridge 1897–1950 m. Kelly (McKinley) Eastridge 1897–1950
        2. 2. Cliffie (Asbury) Houston 1900–1987
        3. 3. Thomas (James) Houston 1903–1995
        4. 4. Ethel (Greer) Houston 1906–1969
        5. 5. Pearl (Coxe) Houston 1908–1993
        6. 6. Josephine (S) Houston 1900–
        7. 7. Martha (E) Houston 1900–
        8. 8. Henry (C) Houston 1906–
        9. 9. Robert Houston 1907–
      2. 2. Gardner (Lonnie) Ward 1893–1950
      3. 3. Abraham (Lincoln William) Ward 1896–1965
      4. 4. Marie Ward 1898–
      5. 5. James (Benjamin Boone Ward) Sr 1902–1973

Mary Main's Timeline

2 Records

1788
1788
Birth of Mary Polly Main in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1878
1878
Age 90
Death of Mary Polly Main in Dudswell, Wolfe, Quebec, Canada
Dudswell, Wolfe, Quebec, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1878
    Event Place: Dudswell, Wolfe, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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