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Rachel Roney Potts 1788–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Mar 1788

Birth Location: Salsbury, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 3 Nov 1862

Death Location: Shelby, Illinois, United States

Father: James Roney

Mother: Rachel Muller

Spouse(s): William Jr

Children(s): Eleanor Gough

Rachel Roney Potts was born in 1788 in Salsbury, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of James M Roney And Rachel Muller. Rachel Roney Potts married William Lincoln Gaugh Jr Jr, and had children including Eleanor Ellenora Gough. Rachel Roney Potts passed away in 1862 in Shelby, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Rachel Roney Potts was born in 1788 in Salsbury, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of James M Roney And Rachel Muller.
  • Rachel Roney Potts married William Lincoln Gaugh Jr Jr, and had children including Eleanor Ellenora Gough.
  • Rachel Roney Potts passed away in 1862 in Shelby, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Roney
1755–1803
Birth Location: Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
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Rachel Muller
1756–
Birth Location: Claverick, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Jr
1790–1825
Birth Location: Kentucky USA
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Children(s)

Eleanor Gough
1825–1900
Birth Location: Oldham, Kentucky, USA
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Rachel Potts's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Potts
1788–1862
Birth Place: Salsbury, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
James M Roney
1755–1803
Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Rachel Muller
1756–
Claverick, New York, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel Potts's Descendants

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Rachel (Roney) Potts (31 Mar 1788–3 Nov 1862) m. William (Lincoln Gaugh, Jr.) Jr (1790–Nov 1825)
  1. 1. Eleanor (Ellenora) Gough 1825–1900 m. Robert Roney 1820–1893
    1. 1. Charles (H) Roney 1844–1909 m. Celina (Caroline Louisa) Younger 1849–1919
      1. 1. Malinda (Ellen) Roney 1868–1942 m. Joseph (Robert) Ward 1867–1945
        1. 1. Mabel (Era) Ward 1891–1936 m. Charles (Meade) Douglass 1890–1970

Rachel Potts's Timeline

2 Records

1788
31 Mar 1788
Birth of Rachel Roney Potts in Salsbury, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Salsbury, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1862
3 Nov 1862
Age 74
Death of Rachel Roney Potts in Shelby, Illinois, United States
Shelby, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1788
    Event Place: Salsbury, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1862
    Event Place: Shelby, Illinois, United States
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