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William Denison Potter (1816 - 1887)

Rev. William Denison Potter
Born in Cortlandville, Cortland, New York, USAmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1836 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Father of , , and
Died at age 70 [location unknown]
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The Birth Date is a rough estimate. See the text for details.

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Biography

William Potter was a homesteader in Lapeer County, Michigan. Join the Homesteaders Project.
His birth date is estimated and is based on his oldest child's birth date -25 years.

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: William D /Potter/[2]

Birth

Birth:
Date: 25 SEP 1816
Place: Cortlandville, Cortland, New York, USA[3]

Residence

Residence:
Date: 1836
Place: Michigan, USA
Residence: Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
Date: 1880
Place: Hadley, Lapeer, Michigan, USA[4]

Ordination

Ordination:
Date: 29 MAY 1839
Place: Michigan, USA

Sources

  1. ↑ Potter-3908 was created by Sherry Clements through the import of Ernest_Hall.ged on Feb 19, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
  2. ↑ Source: #S141 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Hadley, Lapeer, Michigan; Roll: 589; Family History Film: 1254589; Page: 249B; Enumeration District: 168; Image: 0506 Object: @M2018@
  3. ↑ Source: #S141 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Hadley, Lapeer, Michigan; Roll: 589; Family History Film: 1254589; Page: 249B; Enumeration District: 168; Image: 0506 Object: @M2018@
  4. ↑ Source: #S141 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Hadley, Lapeer, Michigan; Roll: 589; Family History Film: 1254589; Page: 249B; Enumeration District: 168; Image: 0506 Object: @M2018@


  • "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH8P-NS7 : 11 March 2018), W. D. Potter in entry for Henry Newton Potter, 14 Feb 1908; citing Hadley Township, Lapeer, Michigan, reference 239; FHL microfilm 974,256.
  • Source: S141 Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints© Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited; Repository: #R1
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Arms-1173 Larry Arms
Potter-3908 and Potter-1591 appear to represent the same person because: If Electa's profiles are merged these should be also.
posted by Larry Arms

Rejected matches › William Potter II (1804-) › William Potter I (1778-bef.1839) › William T Potter (1880-1951) › William Potter (abt.1817-) › William Potter (abt.1817-) › William Potter (1816-) › William Henry Potter (1816-1908)

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