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Mary Elizabeth Potter 1859 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jul 1859

Birth Location: Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 23 Apr 1942

Death Location: Fairmount Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Silas Potter

Mother: Agandecca Keller

Spouse(s): Marion Downing

Children(s): Effie Downing

1859 marked the beginning of Mary Elizabeth Potter's life in Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA, to parents Silas Potter and Agandecca Caroline Keller. Eventually, Mary Elizabeth Potter married Marion Francis Downing, and they welcomed Effie Alverna Downing. Mary Elizabeth Potter passed in 1942 at Fairmount Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Parents

Silas Potter
1824 – 1890
Birth Location: Fairmount City, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
SP
Agandecca Keller
1838 – 1920
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
AK

Spouses(s)

Marion Downing
1858 – 1929
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
MD

Children(s)

Effie Downing
1880 – 1963
Birth Location: Fairmount Springs, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
ED

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 25 Jul 1859
    Event Place: Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Fairmount, Dallas, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 23 Apr 1942
    Event Place: Fairmount Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
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