Henry was born in Yorkshire in 1822. He was a sea captain. He passed away in 1881. It is assumed he died in Habitant, Kings, Nova Scotia, the same community in which he was buried.
Baptism: Henry Potter, 20 Aug 1822, GUISBOROUGH, YORK, ENGLAND. Father's Name: William Potter. Mother's Name: Ann. ...England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 database, FamilySearch [1]
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1822 Baptism Guisborough - FamilySearch.com
Ancestry.com. Canada, Seafarers of the Atlantic Provinces, 1789-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Index of Surnames from the Ships and Seafarers of Atlantic Canada, CD-ROM. St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada: Maritime History Archive, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1998. Name: Henry Potter, Record Type: Owner, Residence Place: Cornwallis, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. Occupation: Mariner. Vessel Name: Serenade, Vessel Type: Schooner, Vessel Registration Number: H856045, Vessel Registration Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Year Vessel Constructed: 1848, Crew Number: 1, Shares: 64
Ancestry.com. Canada, Seafarers of the Atlantic Provinces, 1789-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Index of Surnames from the Ships and Seafarers of Atlantic Canada, CD-ROM. St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada: Maritime History Archive, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1998. Name: Henry Potter, Record Type: Owner, Residence Place: Cornwallis, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. Occupation: Mariner. Vessel Name: J W Hatfield. Vessel Type: Schooner. Vessel Registration Number: W862015. Vessel Registration Place: Windsor, Nova Scotia. Year Vessel Constructed: 1862, Crew Number: 1, Shares: 64
Ancestry.com. Canada, Seafarers of the Atlantic Provinces, 1789-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Index of Surnames from the Ships and Seafarers of Atlantic Canada, CD-ROM. St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada: Maritime History Archive, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1998. Name: Henry Potter, Record Type: Owner, Residence Place: Cornwallis, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. Occupation: Mariner. Vessel Name: Guysborough, Vessel Type: Brigantine, Vessel Registration Number: W867028, Vessel Registration Place: Windsor, Nova Scotia, Year Vessel Constructed: 1867, Crew Number: 1, Shares: 56
”1861 Census of Canada", Library and Archives Canada, database online, Potter, Henry, Province: Nova Scotia, District Name: Kings, Sub-District Name: Canning, Line: 26, Statistics Canada, Item Number: 693248, Accessed 30-04-2021. 1861 Census
Ancestry.com. Canada, Seafarers of the Atlantic Provinces, 1789-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Index of Surnames from the Ships and Seafarers of Atlantic Canada, CD-ROM. St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada: Maritime History Archive, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1998. Name: Henry Potter, Record Type: Owner, Residence Place: Cornwallis, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. Occupation: Mariner. Vessel Name: J W Hatfield. Vessel Type: Schooner. Vessel Registration Number: W862015. Vessel Registration Place: Windsor, Nova Scotia. Year Vessel Constructed: 1862, Crew Number: 1, Shares: 64
FamilySearch: Catalog Record - Deeds for Horton Township, Cornwallis Township and Aylesford Township, 1764-1903; index 1764-1968. Film/Digital Note - Deeds, v. 28-29, 1866-1869. Image 164/165 of 662. No. 487 [2]
Nova Scotia Archives, Nova Scotia Births, Marriages, and Deaths. Henry Potter and Lavina West married in 1873 at Kings County. Registration: Year: 1873 book: 1826 page: 62 number: 2 [3]
"Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6B-HQG : 20 May 2019), Henry Potter, Canning, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Henry Potter, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
The Potter Family of the Canning Area of Kings County Nova Scotia [5]
Parent-child relationship confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Elizabeth Jane Potter and DB, her second cousin once removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Henry Potter and Catherine Ann McHugh, the great grandparents of Elizabeth Jane Potter and the great great grandparents of her second cousin once removed. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd – 3rd Cousins, based on sharing 248 cM across 10 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henry by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henry: