Born in Thurlow, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of John William Latta
and Susannah (Pitman) Latta
Sister of
William Latta and Nancy (Latta) Shepherd
Wife of
George Potts
— married
18 Oct 1832 in Hastings County, Upper Canada
Descendants 
Mother of
Elijah William Potts and Mary Ann (Potts) Cluff
Died
at age 76
in Clinton, Huron County, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Feb 2014
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Biography
Birth
Polly Latta was born on 12 Feb 1815 in Thurlow, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada to John William Latta (1782-1846) and Susannah Pitman (1783-1860).
Marriage
She married George Potts (1805-1851) on 18 Oct 1832 in Hastings County, Upper Canada.
Children
George and Polly were the parents of:[1]
| Name | Dates | Notes |
| Eliza | Sep 1833 - 22 Mar 1905 | Married Jonathan Mitchell (b. 1825) on 10 Feb 1852 in Victoria District, Ontario, Canada. |
| Thomas | Feb 1835 - 17 Feb 1911 | Married Charlotte Smith (b. 1841). |
| John Latta | 15 Feb 1836 - 3 Jan 1892 | Married Susan Carter (1837–1890) in 1857 in Huron, Ontario, Canada. |
| Fred | 15 Dec 1839 - 17 Nov 1841 | Died before his second birthday in Thurlow. |
| James | 28 Sep 1840 - 26 Oct 1864 | Died at age 24 in Ontario, Canada; apparently unmarried. |
| George | 9 Sep 1842 - 17 Dec 1914 | Married Maria Anna Parker (b. 1844). |
| Nancy Jane | 20 Mar 1847 - 1 March 1923 | Married Alfred Wilson Mckown (1846–1923). |
| Robert Anson | b 23 May 1849 | May have died in infancy. |
| Arthur | b. 27 July 1851 | Probably died in infancy. |
| Elijah William | 11 Oct 1852 - 1 July 1936 | Married Margaret Isabella McPherson on 24 June 1874 in Lucknow, Bruce, Canada West. |
| Mary Ann | 25 Dec 1854 - 21 Oct 1932 | Married William Henry Cluff (1848–1929) on 14 June 1872 in Clinton, Bluewater, Huron, Ontario, Canada. |
Her first [male] child weighed only 1 pound. He grew up to become a powerful man. He lived 2 miles north of Latta, Ontario.
Religion
Said to have belonged to the “Bible Christian Church and was a duly ordained local preacher."
Polly was an unusually intelligent woman; the family originally belonged to the Society of Friends, but being strongly devoted to the Bible Christian Church, in its early days was duly ordained as a local preacher, an offer that was by no means honorary in her case, as she occasionally filled the pulpit and preached an acceptable sermon.
Death
Polly was an invalid for seven years before her death, having lost her eyesight, for the last four, but died peacefully of heart disease at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Alfred (Jane) Mckown on 17 July 1891 at age 76 in Clinton, Huron County, Ontario, Canada. She is buried at lot L3 at Clinton Public Cemetery, Clinton, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.[2]
Sources
Footnotes
- ↑ Genealogy.com, FamilySearch, Mary Ann Latta, K2F4-Q17. Another son, William Elijah (married M. Ross) was added here, but is unsourced.
- ↑ Find a Grave.
Bibliography
- THE LATTA GENEALOGY NEWSLETTER, Branch No. 13, 2 JOHN (2) LATTA > 17 MARY ANNE (3).
- Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927, database with images, FamilySearch (11 March 2018), George Potts in entry for Wm H Cluff and Mary Ann Potts, 14 Jun 1872; citing registration, Clinton, Huron, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,473.
- Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947, database with images, FamilySearch (9 March 2018), George Potts in entry for Jane Mckown, 04 Apr 1911; citing Clinton, Huron, Ontario, yr 1911 cn 15346, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,854,734.
- Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947, database with images, FamilySearch (9 March 2018), Geo. Potts in entry for George Potts, 17 Dec 1914; citing Clinton, Huron, Ontario, yr 1914 cn 15897, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,861,975.
- Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927, database with images, FamilySearch (11 March 2018), George Potts in entry for Wm H Cluff and Mary Ann Potts, 14 Jun 1872; citing registration , Clinton, Huron, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,696.
- Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 26 March 2023), memorial page for Mary Ann “Polly” Latta Potts (6 Feb 1815–17 Jul 1891), Find a Grave Memorial ID 158315279, citing Clinton Public Cemetery, Clinton, Huron County, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Ralph Edwards (contributor 46940414).
- FamilySearch, Mary Ann Latta (1815–1891), K2F4-Q17.
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Diana (Robbins) Gluting created the profile of Mary Ann (Latta) Potts on 4 February 2014.
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