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Thomas Potter 1793 – 1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1793

Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 9 Jun 1871

Death Location: Atchinson, Kansas,USA

Father: Lewis Potter

Mother: Mary Hickerson

Spouse(s): Cecelia Jackson

Children(s): Moses Potter

The story of Thomas Potter began in 1793 in Franklin, Virginia, USA. Thomas Potter married Cecelia Jackson, and had children including Moses Potter. Thomas Potter passed away in 1871 in Atchinson, Kansas,USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Potter began in 1793 in Franklin, Virginia, USA.
  • Thomas Potter married Cecelia Jackson, and had children including Moses Potter.
  • Thomas Potter passed away in 1871 in Atchinson, Kansas,USA.

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Children(s)

Thomas Potter's Ancestors

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Thomas Potter
1793 – 1871
Birth Place: Franklin, Virginia, USA
Parents
Lewis Potter
1766 – 1845
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann "Nancy") Hickerson
1768 – 1827
Franklin, Fairfax, Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Thomas (William) Potter
1746 – 1824
Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Potter's Descendants

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Thomas Potter (1793 – 9 Jun 1871) m. Cecelia Jackson (1793 – 12 Jun 1861)
  1. 1. Moses Potter (1 Apr 1825 – 13 February 1902) m. Mary (Jane) Womach (20 Feb 1835 – 2 Feb 1913)
    1. 1. Thomas (B.) Potter (25 April 1851 – 26 December, 1926) m. Maria (A. Pyatt) POTTER (15 Mar 1859 – 27 Apr 1941)
      1. 1. Marie (Minnie) Potter (05 June 1880 – 21 November 1966)
        1. 1. Leroy Chaney (18 December 1923 – 1982) m. Dorothy Bazil (abt 1919 – )

Thomas Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1793
1793
Birth of Thomas Potter in Franklin, Virginia, USA
Franklin, Virginia, USA
1871
9 Jun 1871
Age 78
Death of Thomas Potter in Atchinson, Kansas,USA
Atchinson, Kansas,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Franklin, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1871
    Event Place: Atchinson, Kansas,USA

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