Richard Potter (1783 - 1835)

Born 19 Jul 1783 in Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Sally (Harris) Potter — married 15 Sep 1808 in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Died 20 Sep 1835 at age 52 in Andover, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Richard Potter is Notable.

Richard Potter was an American magician, hypnotist and ventriloquist.

Richard Potter was born on July 19, 1783 in Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. He married Sally Harris on September 15, 1808. Together they had 3 children:

1. Henry Potter
2. Jeanette Potter
3. Richard Potter

He died on September 20, 1835 in Andover, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States

Sources

• Wikipedia: Richard Potter (magician)
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 11 December 2020), memorial page for Richard Potter (19 Jul 1783–20 Sep 1835), Find A Grave: Memorial #11068307, citing Potter Place Burial Ground, Andover, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by R H Pitts (contributor 46773585) .
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHZM-NXW : 10 November 2020), Richard Potter, 15 Sep 1808; citing Marriage, Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009473.