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Silas Potter 1749–1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jun 1749

Birth Location: Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 30 Sep 1832

Death Location: North Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Theophilus Potter

Mother: Lois Walker

Spouse(s): Tabitha Hersey

Children(s): Edmund Potter

Silas Potter was born in 1749 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Theophilus Potter And Lois Walker. Silas Potter married Tabitha Hersey, and had children including Edmund Potter. Silas Potter passed away in 1832 in North Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Silas Potter was born in 1749 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Theophilus Potter And Lois Walker.
  • Silas Potter married Tabitha Hersey, and had children including Edmund Potter.
  • Silas Potter passed away in 1832 in North Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Theophilus Potter
1724–1814
Birth Location: Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Lois Walker
1720–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Tabitha Hersey
1749–1833
Birth Location: Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Edmund Potter
1787–1871
Birth Location: Broomfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Silas Potter's Ancestors

Self
Silas Potter
1749–1832
Birth Place: Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Theophilus Potter
1724–1814
Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Lois Walker
1720–
Grandparents
Ephraim Potter
1683–1731
Sarah Witt
1685–
Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Potter
1661–1704
Martha Halle
–1709
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Silas Potter's Descendants

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Silas Potter (17 Jun 1749–30 Sep 1832) m. Tabitha Hersey (1749–1833)
  1. 1. Edmund Potter 1787–1871
    1. 1. Ira Potter 1837–1910 m. Polly (Fina) Morgan 1842–
      1. 1. Irving (Ira) Potter 1880–1955 m. Lula (Maude) Fletcher 1885–
        1. 1. Fletcher (Irs) Potter 1906–
        2. 2. Irving (Morgan) Potter 1907–1974
      2. 2. Elizabeth (E. 'Lizzie') Potter 1861–1925 m. William Sweet 1859–1934
        1. 1. Arthur (Nahum) Sweet 1882–1961 m. Leola (Belle) Elwood 1894–1997
        2. 2. Harold (Perry) Sweet 1890–1967 m. Laura (Ellen) Fletcher 1892–1980
        3. 3. Carl Sweet 1884–
        4. 4. Myrtle Sweet 1887–
        5. 5. Panzy Sweet 1892–
        6. 6. Hobert Sweet 1896–
      3. 3. Adelia (A. "Addie") Potter 1872–1905 m. Lester (Burton) Elwood 1868–1933
        1. 1. Leola (Belle) Elwood 1894–1997 m. Arthur (Nahum) Sweet 1882–1961
        2. 2. Lula (Daisy) Elwood 1896–1995 m. Homer (Alvah) Morgan 1891–1916 m. Clyde (Vernon) Abell 1870–1946
        3. 3. Nathan (William) Elwood 1900–1995
        4. 4. Eunice (E.) Elwood 1903–
        5. 5. Aldula (E.) Elwood 1905–2000
      4. 4. Ada (M.) Potter 1873–1957 m. Lester (Burton) Elwood 1868–1933 m. Vernon (W.) Elwood 1870–1907
        1. 1. Ira (Potter) Elwood 1911–1991 m. Cleona (Gladys) Britch 1913–2009
        2. 2. Guy (Donald) Elwood 1913–
        3. 3. Earl (B) Elwood 1919–
      5. 5. Noana (E.) Potter 1865–1876

Silas Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1749
17 Jun 1749
Birth of Silas Potter in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1832
30 Sep 1832
Age 83
Death of Silas Potter in North Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
North Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1749
    Event Place: Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1832
    Event Place: North Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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