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Howard Potter (1786 - 1866)

Howard Potter
Born in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Son of [father unknown] and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 9 Apr 1809 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
Died at age 80 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

Howard Potter was the son of Margaret Potter of Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts. His father is unknown.[1]. On December 15, 1805, his birth date was recorded as February 16, 1796, by William Almy, Justice of the Peace[2]

Howard's mother later married John Briggs of Kingston, Rhode Island, and had three children with him before she died.[3]

Howard was a 19th-century farmer in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

He may have been apprenticed to a shoemaker in his youth, as his business records contain references to shoes made or repaired for local folks. It was a skill that few farmers possessed in those days.

In 1809, Potter, listed as a Westport, Massachusetts, resident, married Eliza Hathaway of Dartmouth, according to town records.

At his death in 1866, Potter was a well-off Dartmouth farmer, able to leave considerable property and personal goods to his three children.

Last Will & Probate

https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/bristol-county-ma-probate-file-papers-1686-1880/image?volumeId=48304&pageName=20441:10&rId=68374570

Sources

  1. "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DZBS-9H5?cc=1463156&wc=MJCX-VZ9%3A1043008901 : 12 December 2022), 0960188 (004220478) > image 83 of 657; State Archives, Boston.
  2. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8979-W3VQ?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D4-BZC%3A353350701%2C353574801%2C353574802 : 13 July 2016), Bristol > Westport > Births, marriages, deaths 1740-1829 > image 73 of 188; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
  3. https://www.southcoasttoday.com/special/20171120/200-year-old-book-found-in-pennsylvania-sheds-light-on-dartmouth-burial-ground




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