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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

Thomas Potter was born in Franklin, Virginia, USA in 1793, to Lewis Potter and Mary Ann "Nancy" Hickerson. Later in life, Thomas Potter married Cecelia Jackson; among their children were Moses Potter. Thomas Potter died in Atchinson, Kansas,USA, 1871.

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Parents

Lewis Potter
1766 – 1845
Birth Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
LP
Mary Hickerson
1768 – 1827
Birth Location: Franklin, Fairfax, Virginia, British Colonial America
MH

Spouses(s)

Cecelia Jackson
1793 – 1861
Birth Location: Lincoln, KY
CJ

Children(s)

Moses Potter
1825 – 1902
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
MP

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

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