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Mercy Borden Potter 1816–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Dec 1816

Birth Location: Cranston, Providence Cty., RI

Death Date: 3 Nov 1849

Death Location: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Father: BENJAMIN Potter

Mother: Lydia King

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The story of Mercy Borden Potter began in 1816 in Cranston, Providence Cty., RI. Mercy Borden Potter passed away in 1849 in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mercy Borden Potter began in 1816 in Cranston, Providence Cty., RI.
  • Mercy Borden Potter passed away in 1849 in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

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Mercy Potter's Ancestors

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Mercy Potter
1816–1849
Birth Place: Cranston, Providence Cty., RI
Parents
BENJAMIN John Potter
1774–1853
Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island
Lydia King
1777–1853
Johnston, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Zuriel Potter
1740–1796
Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island
Abigail King
1740–1819
Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
William (Borden King) I
1751–1829
Johnston, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Welthian Walton
1751–1832
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Maj
1713–1796
Jemima Williams
1714–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Williams
1673–1752
Lydia (Harrington)
1682–1763

Mercy Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1816
8 Dec 1816
Birth of Mercy Borden Potter in Cranston, Providence Cty., RI
Cranston, Providence Cty., RI
1849
3 Nov 1849
Age 33
Death of Mercy Borden Potter in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1816
    Event Place: Cranston, Providence Cty., RI

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1849
    Event Place: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

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