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Robert Potter 1748 – 1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 May 1748

Birth Location: Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Death Date: 12 September 1825

Death Location: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: William Potter

Mother: Elizabeth Mosher

Spouse(s): Abigail Gardiner

Children(s): Margaret Potter, Martha Potter, Mary Potter

Robert Potter was born in 1748 in Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America, the child of William Potter and Elizabeth Mosher. Robert Potter married Abigail Gardiner, and had children including Margaret Potter, Martha Potter, Mary Potter. Robert Potter passed away in 1825 in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Robert Potter was born in 1748 in Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America, the child of William Potter and Elizabeth Mosher.
  • Robert Potter married Abigail Gardiner, and had children including Margaret Potter, Martha Potter, Mary Potter.
  • Robert Potter passed away in 1825 in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Potter
1715 – 1801
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Colony
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Elizabeth Mosher
1715 – 1801
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Gardiner
1736 – 1780
Birth Location: Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
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Children(s)

Margaret Potter
1774 – 1848
Birth Location: –
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Martha Potter
Birth Location: –
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Mary Potter
Birth Location: –
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Robert Potter's Ancestors

Self
Robert Potter
1748 – 1825
Birth Place: Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Parents
William Potter
1715 – 1801
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Colony
Elizabeth Mosher
1715 – 1801
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
William Potter
1689 – 1777
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Brownell
1691 –
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Jonathan Mosher
Isabel Potter
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Potter
1669 – 1736
Joanna Wilbur
1668 – 1759
William Brownell
1647 – 1715
Sarah Smiton
1654 – 1715
Joseph Mosher
1670 – 1754
Lydia Taber
1673 – 1754
Stokes Potter
1665 – 1718
Elizabeth Sherman
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Potter
1637 – 1704
Elizabeth Stokes
1638 – 1710
William Wilbore
1630 – 1710
Martha Holmes
1640 – 1711
Nathaniel Potter
1637 – 1704
Elizabeth Stokes
1638 – 1710

Robert Potter's Descendants

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Robert Potter (9 May 1748 – 12 September 1825) m. Abigail Gardiner (29 Apr 1736 – 1780)
  1. 1. Margaret Potter (1774 – 29 September 1848) m. John (Milton) Nichols (22 July 1777 – 25 Dec 1849)
    1. 1. Isaac Nichols (1795 – 1860) m. Ann
    2. 2. Sarah Nichols (1798 – 1868) m. Jacob Eddy (23 January 1796 – 1873)
    3. 3. Polly Nichols (3 Apr 1802 – 22 Mar 1879) m. Simeon Chapman (13 May 1799 – 11 November 1868)
      1. 1. Sylvester (W.) Chapman (22 Jul 1822 – 4 May 1896) m. Elizabeth Heverly (29 Jun 1823 – 2 May 1897)
        1. 1. Melora (Mary) Chapman (28 Jan 1847 – 11 Jun 1913)
        2. 2. Mary (Sophie) Chapman (24 Jan 1849 – 21 May 1933) m. Henry Corner (abt 1857 – )
        3. 3. Jane Chapman (abt 1852 – 6 March 1884) m. John Northrup (1852 – 1894 March 5) m. Guy (Watkins) Northrup (7 September 1853 – 8 December 1925)
        4. 4. Mary (Ella) Chapman (Abt 1864 – AFT 1880)
      2. 2. John (Nelson) Chapman (1824 – 26 Sep 1899) m. Celinda Hibbard (26 April 1820 – 26 September 1899)
        1. 1. Margaret (Adaline) Chapman (2 June 1845 – 25 November 1904)
        2. 2. Olive (Melissa) Chapman (2 Jun 1847 – 10 Dec 1920)
        3. 3. Eunice (Manilla) Chapman (29 July 1849 – 18 June 1922)
        4. 4. Lovisa (Almedia) Chapman (25 Jan 1851 – 14 Sep 1917)
        5. 5. Abbie (Delie) Crandall (26 May 1853 – 9 January 1935)
        6. 6. Elizabeth (T) Chapman (22 May 1855 – 11 March 1924)
        7. 7. Georgiana Chapman (June 1857 – 18 May 1942) m. Arthur (Alonzo) Allen (5 Mar 1856 – 8 Nov 1927)
        8. 8. Lucy (E.) Chapman (16 July 1860 – 21 May 1877)
        9. 9. Emily (B.) Chapman (10 April 1862 – 15 May 1930)
      3. 3. Lucy (A) Chapman (3 Aug 1837 – 24 Jan 1899) m. George (Washington) Caster (8 Jul 1833 – 20 Oct 1906)
        1. 1. Frank (A) Caster (7 January 1856 – 31 March 1915)
        2. 2. Edward (F) Caster (7 January 1856 – 29 Jan 1931) m. Ethelinda (Adelia) Davies (25 Aug 1857 – 12 Oct 1925)
        3. 3. Carrie (E.) Caster (21 Apr 1870 – 24 Mar 1945)
      4. 4. Elias (A.) Chapman (12 August 1839 – 27 January 1908) m. Sarah (Jane) Donachy (18 Sep 1850 – 18 Feb 1936) m. Adeline (E) Moon (March 1848 – 13 February 1883)
        1. 1. Lela (Rosella) Chapman (20 July 1890 – 15 Jun 1949) m. Ross (Frederick) Roupp (18 Jan 1889 – 6 Mar 1965)
        2. 2. Lillian Chapman (16 October 1866 – 14 August 1890) m. Ira (A.) Chapman (5 March 1856 – 2 November 1928)
        3. 3. Morgan (F.) Chapman (1 Oct 1868 – 12 May 1869)
        4. 4. Mehaley (Estella) Chapman (24 Jul 1870 – 14 Jan 1922)
        5. 5. Ernest (Elias) Chapman (20 August 1872 – 1921) m. Maud (Zella) Rogers (4 March 1886 – 3 October 1971)
        6. 6. Nelson (F.) Chapman (1880 – 3 January 1882)
      5. 5. Levi (Richard) Chapman (2 Jan 1841 – 23 January 1905) m. Lillie (Myrtle) Graves (31 September 1878 – 10 November 1961) m. Esther (Anna) Martin (20 Sep 1859 – 22 Sep 1915)
        1. 1. Nellie (M.) Chapman (About 1883 – 30 January 1947) m. Fred (C) Vosburg (May 1870 – 10 December 1925) m. George (Coburn) Hilts (1866 – About 1923) m. David (A.) Hitchcock (abt 1866 – )
        2. 2. Jesse (Lester) Chapman (30 AUG 1883 – 10 JUL 1941)
      6. 6. Charles (Wesley) Chapman (12 June 1843 – 17 Oct 1909) m. Sarah (Jane) Decker (30 Nov 1846 – 21 Mar 1907) m. Phoebe Decker (19 Jan 1840 – 11 Mar 1917)
        1. 1. John (Martin) Chapman (16 July 1865 – 16 December 1914)
        2. 2. Jemima (Etta) Chapman (6 June 1866 – 30 January 1872)
        3. 3. Lumira (L) Chapman (21 December 1868 – 16 January 1869)
        4. 4. Lura (Cornelia) Chapman (19 July 1870 – 12 January 1949)
        5. 5. Peter (Miles) Chapman (30 January 1873 – 30 March 1883)
        6. 6. Lloyd (Charles) Chapman (18 October 1875 – 2 December 1901)
        7. 7. Myrtle (J) Chapman (28 September 1878 – 14 April 1904)
        8. 8. Etta (S) Chapman (30 June 1880 – 19 December 1936)
        9. 9. Della (Elizabeth) Chapman (21 October 1889 – 11 January 1969)
        10. 10. Ward (John) Moon (3 May 1861 – 5 June 1910)
        11. 11. Mary Moon (April 1863 – 13 May 1933)
        12. 12. Vander (A) Moon (26 September 1872 – 28 March 1917)
        13. 13. Lorenzo Moon
    4. 4. Elsie Nichols (13 January 1805 – aft 1860)
    5. 5. John (Wesley) Nichols (1808 – Sep 1891)
    6. 6. Marian Nichols (Abt. 1810 – )
    7. 7. Kelsus (W. "Kelsie") Nichols (3 DEC 1822 – 25 APR 1880) m. Harriet (A) Smith (abt 1822 – )
    8. 8. George (Washington) Nichols (28 JUN 1824 – 10 FEB 1899) m. Elizabeth (B) Hemingway (1824 – 3 May 1872)
      1. 1. Francis (Marion) Nichols (23 May 1849 – 6 Oct 1921)
      2. 2. Emmett (D.) Nichols (abt 1858 – 16 May 1935)
    9. 9. Julia (Ann) Nichols (1827 – Mar 1871)
    10. 10. James Nichols
  2. 2. Martha Potter m. Maltiah Hatch (1776 – 21 December 1844)
    1. 1. Douglas Hatch (1798 – 21 March 1868)
    2. 2. John Hatch (28 November 1801 – 24 September 1854)
    3. 3. Marion Hatch (20 July 1806 – 27 August 1850)
    4. 4. Calvin (C) Hatch (1 October 1812 – 12 March 1890)
    5. 5. James (Calvin) Hatch (1817 – 2 October 1885)
  3. 3. Mary Potter m. Reynolds Babcock

Robert Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1748
9 May 1748
Birth of Robert Potter in Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America
1825
12 September 1825
Age 77
Death of Robert Potter in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1748
    Event Place: Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963, National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: A1, 2110-C; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    [2] Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 September 1825
    Event Place: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963, National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: A1, 2110-C; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Albany, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963, National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: A1, 2110-C; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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