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Silas Potter 1824 – 1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1824

Birth Location: Fairmount City, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 15 Jul 1890

Death Location: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Brookins Potter

Mother: Sarah Brittain

Spouse(s): Agandecca Keller

Children(s): Mary Potter, John Potter, Jacob Potter

Silas Potter was born in 1824 in Fairmount City, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Brookins Potter and Sarah C Brittain. In 1870, Silas Potter resided in Fairmount, Dallas, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA. Silas Potter married Agandecca Caroline Keller, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Potter, John Wilson Potter, Jacob M Potter. Silas Potter passed away in 1890 in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Silas Potter was born in 1824 in Fairmount City, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Brookins Potter and Sarah C Brittain.
  • In 1870, Silas Potter resided in Fairmount, Dallas, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Silas Potter married Agandecca Caroline Keller, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Potter, John Wilson Potter, Jacob M Potter.
  • Silas Potter passed away in 1890 in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Silas Potter's Ancestors

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Silas Potter
1824 – 1890
Birth Place: Fairmount City, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Brookins Potter
1793 – 1873
Huntington, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
Sarah (C) Brittain
1799 – 1845
Hemlock, Columbia, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Joseph (Wanton) Potter
1760 – 1840
Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Diadamia Brookins
1765 – 1838
Bennington, Bennington, Vermont
Joseph Brittain
1771 – 1832
Lower Mt Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
Anna (Magdalene) White
1772 – 1827
Turbot, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Capt Potter
1728 – 1802
Mary Stoddard
1728 – 1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ichabod Potter
1703 – 1743
Margaret Potter
1714 – 1742
(Capt.) Stoddard
1729 – 1778
Mary WANTON
1725 –

Silas Potter's Descendants

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Silas Potter (20 Aug 1824 – 15 Jul 1890) m. Agandecca (Caroline) Keller (25 Oct 1838 – 29 Jul 1920)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Potter (25 Jul 1859 – 23 Apr 1942) m. Marion (Francis) Downing (7-Apr-1858 – 9-Aug-1929)
    1. 1. Effie (Alverna) Downing (10 Oct 1880 – 04 Nov 1963) m. Josiah (Fredrick) Saxe (13 Feb 1879 – 28 Feb 1950)
      1. 1. Herdic (Josiah) Saxe (28 Aug 1903 – 04 Sep 1981)
      2. 2. Marian (Alberta) Cornell (15 February 1905 – 10 February 1928)
      3. 3. George (Leroy) Saxe (24 Feb 1907 – 19 Mar 1975)
      4. 4. Mildred (I) Saxe (8 May 1908 – 15 Dec 1941) m. Walter (John) Mann (8 Jun 1907 – 7 Nov 1977)
        1. 1. William (Francis) Mann (27 Jun 1929 – 11 Mar 2004)
        2. 2. Walter (John) Mann (27 Dec 1930 – Nov 1965)
        3. 3. Robert Mann (1933 – )
        4. 4. Mildred Poletti (1 Apr 1934 – 3 Oct 2013) m. Roger (A) Poletti (6 May 1932 – 26 Jun 2019)
      5. 5. Arthur Saxe (25 Mar 1910 – 29 Mar 1910)
      6. 6. Oscar (William) Saxe (23 May 1911 – 04 Jan 1986)
      7. 7. Merritt (Samuel) Saxe (31 Jan 1914 – 08 Feb 1998)
      8. 8. Chester (Leroy) Saxe (13 Dec 1915 – 23 Sep 2005)
      9. 9. Bessie (Caroline) Saxe (20 Feb 1918 – 06 Mar 2010)
  2. 2. John (Wilson) Potter (2 Jun 1861 – 11 Mar 1940)
  3. 3. Jacob (M) Potter (10 Feb 1864 – 25 Feb 1901)

Silas Potter's Timeline

3 Records

1824
20 Aug 1824
Birth of Silas Potter in Fairmount City, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Fairmount City, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
1870
1870
Age 46
Silas Potter resided here in Fairmount, Dallas, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Fairmount, Dallas, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
1890
15 Jul 1890
Age 66
Death of Silas Potter in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1824
    Event Place: Fairmount City, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Fairmount, Dallas, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1890
    Event Place: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fairmount Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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