Mary J. (Calkins) Potter (1859 - 1861)

Born 30 Oct 1859 in Altmar, Albion, Oswego, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 30 Oct 1861 at age 2 in Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, United States

Biography

Mary J. (Calkins) Potter was born on October 30, 1859 in Altmar, Albion, Oswego, New York, United States. Her parents were Jesse Elliot Calkins (1837 - 1920) and Caroline T (Watrous) Calkins (1838 - 1878).

Her siblings were...

1. Walter Ralph Calkins (1862 - 1926)
2. Perley Samuel Calkins (1864 - 1937)
3. James Beaman Calkins (1869 - 1953)
4. Arthur Alfred Calkins (1877 - ~1964)
5. Hoyt Jones Calkins (1881 - 1966)

Mary married Orrin Holt Potter (1857 - 1945) on June 18, 1879.

Mary died on June 23, 1931 in Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, United States aged 71.

Residence

United States Census, 1860 ^[1]

New York State Census, 1865 ^[2]

United States Census, 1870 ^[3]

New York State Census, 1875 ^[4]

United States Census, 1880 ^[5]

Minnesota State Census, 1885 ^[6]

Minnesota State Census, 1895 ^[7]

United States Census, 1900 ^[8]

United States Census, 1910 ^[9]

United States Census, 1920 ^[10]

United States Census, 1930 ^[11]

Research Notes

• FindAGrave has birth year as 1861; however, the 1860 census has her age as 0. So she was born before the 10 jul 1860 date of the 1860 census. Therefore, 1859 is the best estimate. ^[1]

Burial

Woodlawn Cemetery, Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin, USA. ^[12]

Mary J. Calkins Potter (30 Oct 1861–23 Jun 1931

Find A Grave: Memorial #140742336

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCHJ-776 : 18 February 2021), Mary J Calkins in entry for Jesse E Calkins, 1860.
2. ↑ "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNJ-6PWC : 8 March 2021), Mary J Calkins in household of Jesse E Calkins, District 02, Richland, Oswego, New York, United States; citing Census, p. 52, citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8VL-HY5 : 29 May 2021), Mary J Calkins in entry for Jesse E Calkins, 1870.
4. ↑ "New York State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTD7-M1C : 18 February 2021), Mary Calkins in household of Jessy Calkins, Albion, Oswego, New York, United States; citing p. 12, line 9, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 857,441.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZF9-SXD : 19 February 2021), Mary Potter in household of Orren Potter, Richland, Oswego, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 262, sheet 76A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,915.
6. ↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQXQ-NSQ : 20 February 2021), Mary Potter, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; citing p. 8, volume Hennepin, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565,743.
7. ↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ66-FNP : 22 February 2021), Mary Potter, Minneapolis city, Ward 12, Hennepin, Minnesota; citing p. 12, line 21, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565,783.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9S2-V39 : accessed 26 June 2021), Mary J Potter in household of Orrin H Potter, Election Districts 2-3 Minneapolis city Ward 12, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 123, sheet 24B, family 487, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,770.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPKN-232 : accessed 26 June 2021), Mary J Potter in household of Orin H Potter, Superior Ward 6, Douglas, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 99, sheet 14B, family 276, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1707; FHL microfilm 1,375,720.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF2V-BGP : 4 February 2021), Mary J Potter in entry for Orrin H Potter, 1920.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9QW-YVF : accessed 26 June 2021), Mary J Potter in household of Orrin H Potter, Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 23, sheet 5A, line 2, family 96, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2570; FHL microfilm 2,342,304.
12. ↑ "Find a Grave", database and images accessed 24 August 2020), memorial page for Mary J. Calkins Potter (30 Oct 1861–23 Jun 1931), Find A Grave: Memorial #140742336, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin, USA.