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Matthias Potter 1741–1819 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 December 1741

Birth Location: Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America

Death Date: 25 August 1819

Death Location: Union, Union County, New Jersey, United States of America

Father: Joseph Potter

Mother: Elizabeth Woodruff

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Children(s):

Matthias Potter was born in 1741 in Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America, the child of Joseph M Potter And Elizabeth Sarah Woodruff. Matthias Potter passed away in 1819 in Union, Union County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Matthias Potter was born in 1741 in Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America, the child of Joseph M Potter And Elizabeth Sarah Woodruff.
  • Matthias Potter passed away in 1819 in Union, Union County, New Jersey, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Potter
1702–1774
Birth Location: Connecticut Farms, Union, Colonial New Jersey
JP
Elizabeth Woodruff
1699–1774
Birth Location: Rahway, Union, Colonial New Jersey
EW

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matthias Potter's Ancestors

Self
Matthias Potter
1741–1819
Birth Place: Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Parents
Joseph M Potter
1702–1774
Connecticut Farms, Union, Colonial New Jersey
Elizabeth (Sarah) Woodruff
1699–1774
Rahway, Union, Colonial New Jersey
Grandparents
Samuel ("Deacon") Potter
1671–1756
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut
Mary (Potter) Langstaff
1671–1708
Connecticut Farms, Union, New Jersey, USA
Hannah (Elizabeth) Ward
1684–1742
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Potter
1641–1696
Hannah Russell
1650–1676
Capt Langstaff
1647–1707
Martha Langstaff)
1653–1694
Caleb Ward
1669–1735
Mary Cooper
1666–1736
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Langstaff
1605–1705
Josephine Knight
1615–1690
Timothy Cooper
1644–1679
Elizabeth Manton
1642–1706

Matthias Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1741
27 December 1741
Birth of Matthias Potter in Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America
1819
25 August 1819
Age 78
Death of Matthias Potter in Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 December 1741
    Event Place: Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 August 1819
    Event Place: Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Union, Union County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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