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WILLIAM Potter 1602 – 1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 January 1602

Birth Location: Wethersfield, Essex, England

Death Date: 27 November 1684

Death Location: New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Father: John Potter

Mother: Hannah Mead

Spouse(s): FRANCES CHILD

Children(s): Hannah Potter

1602 marked the beginning of WILLIAM Potter's life in Wethersfield, Essex, England, to parents John Potter and Hannah Mead. Eventually, WILLIAM Potter married FRANCES 1 CHILD, and they welcomed Hannah Potter. WILLIAM Potter passed in 1684 at New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

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Parents

John Potter
1579 – 1623
Birth Location: Charlwood, Surrey, Eng
JP
Hannah Mead
1574 –
Birth Location: England
HM

Spouses(s)

FRANCES CHILD
1609 – 1661
Birth Location: Bledsoe, England
FC

Children(s)

Hannah Potter
1636 – 1700
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
HP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 9 January 1602
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 November 1684
    Event Place: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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