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Rebecca Potter 1736–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1736

Birth Location: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

Death Date: 14 Nov 1787

Death Location: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Father: Benjamin Major

Mother: Jemima Williams

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Rebecca Potter was born in 1736 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, the child of Benjamin Potter Major And Jemima Williams. Rebecca Potter passed away in 1787 in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Potter was born in 1736 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, the child of Benjamin Potter Major And Jemima Williams.
  • Rebecca Potter passed away in 1787 in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

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Rebecca Potter's Ancestors

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Rebecca Potter
1736–1787
Birth Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
Parents
Benjamin Potter Major
1713–1796
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Jemima Williams
1714–1796
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Abel Potter
1675–1727
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Rebecca Paine
1694–1718
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abel Potter
1640–1692
Rachel Warner
1652–1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Potter
1616–1643
Dorothy Wilbur
1617–1696

Rebecca Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1736
1736
Birth of Rebecca Potter in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
1787
14 Nov 1787
Age 51
Death of Rebecca Potter in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1736
    Event Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1787
    Event Place: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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