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Reuben Potter 1770–1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1770

Birth Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1832

Death Location: Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Father: Thomas Potter

Mother: Susannah Shockley

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1770, Reuben Potter entered the world in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Potter And Susannah Ann Shockley. Reuben Potter passed away in 1832 in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

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Biography

  • In 1770, Reuben Potter entered the world in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Potter And Susannah Ann Shockley.
  • Reuben Potter passed away in 1832 in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Potter
1746–1824
Birth Location: Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, USA
TP
Susannah Shockley
1748–1806
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia
SS

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Reuben Potter's Ancestors

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Reuben Potter
1770–1832
Birth Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Potter
1746–1824
Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, USA
Susannah (Ann) Shockley
1748–1806
Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia
Grandparents
Rebeckah Boulton
1728–1784
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Reuben Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1770
1770
Birth of Reuben Potter in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
1832
1832
Age 62
Death of Reuben Potter in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1832
    Event Place: Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
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