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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

Mary Elizabeth Potter was born in 1859 in Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Silas Potter and Agandecca Caroline Keller. In 1870, Mary Elizabeth Potter resided in Fairmount, Dallas, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA. Mary Elizabeth Potter married Marion Francis Downing, and had children including Effie Alverna Downing. Mary Elizabeth Potter passed away in 1942 in Fairmount Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Elizabeth Potter was born in 1859 in Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Silas Potter and Agandecca Caroline Keller.
  • In 1870, Mary Elizabeth Potter resided in Fairmount, Dallas, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Mary Elizabeth Potter married Marion Francis Downing, and had children including Effie Alverna Downing.
  • Mary Elizabeth Potter passed away in 1942 in Fairmount Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Potter's Ancestors

Self
Mary Potter
1859 – 1942
Birth Place: Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Silas Potter
1824 – 1890
Fairmount City, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Agandecca (Caroline) Keller
1838 – 1920
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Brookins Potter
1793 – 1873
Huntington, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
Sarah (C) Brittain
1799 – 1845
Hemlock, Columbia, Pennsylvania
Jacob Keller
1815 – 1905
Rush Twp, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania USA
Mary Albertson
1802 – 1873
New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Potter
1760 – 1840
Diadamia Brookins
1765 – 1838
Joseph Brittain
1771 – 1832
Anna White
1772 – 1827
John Keller
1780 – 1855
Mary Carrick
1782 – 1862
John Albertson
1769 – 1850
Hannah Harris
1773 – 1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt Potter
1728 – 1802
Mary Stoddard
1728 – 1829

Mary Potter's Descendants

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Mary (Elizabeth) Potter (25 Jul 1859 – 23 Apr 1942) m. Marion (Francis) Downing (7-Apr-1858 – 9-Aug-1929)
  1. 1. Effie (Alverna) Downing (10 Oct 1880 – 04 Nov 1963) m. Josiah (Fredrick) Saxe (13 Feb 1879 – 28 Feb 1950)
    1. 1. Herdic (Josiah) Saxe (28 Aug 1903 – 04 Sep 1981)
    2. 2. Marian (Alberta) Cornell (15 February 1905 – 10 February 1928)
    3. 3. George (Leroy) Saxe (24 Feb 1907 – 19 Mar 1975)
    4. 4. Mildred (I) Saxe (8 May 1908 – 15 Dec 1941) m. Walter (John) Mann (8 Jun 1907 – 7 Nov 1977)
      1. 1. William (Francis) Mann (27 Jun 1929 – 11 Mar 2004)
      2. 2. Walter (John) Mann (27 Dec 1930 – Nov 1965)
      3. 3. Robert Mann (1933 – )
      4. 4. Mildred Poletti (1 Apr 1934 – 3 Oct 2013) m. Roger (A) Poletti (6 May 1932 – 26 Jun 2019)
        1. 1. Terrance Poletti (28 Feb 1959 – )
        2. 2. Christopher Poletti (1965 – ) m. Dana (J) Willis (1962 – )
        3. 3. Roger Poletti
        4. 4. Jerry Poletti
        5. 5. Kenneth Poletti
    5. 5. Arthur Saxe (25 Mar 1910 – 29 Mar 1910)
    6. 6. Oscar (William) Saxe (23 May 1911 – 04 Jan 1986)
    7. 7. Merritt (Samuel) Saxe (31 Jan 1914 – 08 Feb 1998)
    8. 8. Chester (Leroy) Saxe (13 Dec 1915 – 23 Sep 2005)
    9. 9. Bessie (Caroline) Saxe (20 Feb 1918 – 06 Mar 2010)

Mary Potter's Timeline

3 Records

1859
25 Jul 1859
Birth of Mary Elizabeth Potter in Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
1870
1870
Age 11
Mary Elizabeth Potter resided here in Fairmount, Dallas, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Fairmount, Dallas, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
1942
23 Apr 1942
Age 83
Death of Mary Elizabeth Potter in Fairmount Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Fairmount Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

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

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

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

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