Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Potters In Stark Co, New Hampshire



From Potter Profiles, Vol. 8, June 1986, page 18:
 Cemetery inscriptions from Percy Cemetery, Stark County, New Hampshire:

Abijah Potter died 17 Jul 1842, aged 82 years, 5 mo, 24 days
Mary Potter, wife of Abijah, died 1 May 1831, age 70 years
Abijah Potter died 11 Feb 1863
Lydia Potter, wife of Abijah, died 15 Jun 1863, aged 71 years
Caroline Potter, d/o Abijah and Lydia, died 8 Aug 1821, aged 5 years, 9 mo
Betsey Potter, d/o Abijah and Lydia, died 18 May 1834, aged 3 years
Mary T. Potter, d/o Abijah and Lydia, died 21 Jan 1835, aged 13 years, 5 mo
Caleb & Joshua Potter, s/o Abijah and Lydia; Caleb died 10 Jun 1825; Joshua died 6 Aug 1825
Lydia M. Potter, d/o Abijah and Lydia, died 28 May 1834, aged 6 years, 8 mo
Abijah T. Potter, s/o Abijah and Lydia Potter, died 16 May 1834, aged 6 years, 8 mo
Louisa Potter, d/o Abijah and Lydia Potter, died 28 May 1834, aged 16 years, 6 mo
Leonard Potter died 10 Feb 1906, aged 86 years, 1 mo, 25 days
Susan Potter, w/o Leonard, died 29 Dec 1869, aged 51 years, 10 mo, 27 days
Edwin T. Potter, s/o Leonard, died 2 Apr 1873, aged 23 years, 6 mo
Norman Potter, s/o L. & S., died 3 Jun 1862, aged 14 years, 2 mo, 28 days
Bessie L. Potter, w/o N. McFarland, 25 Jan 1858 - 11 Oct 1884
Mary E. Potter, w/o Charles W. Witham, 31 Jan 1862 - 3 Aug - 1886
Charles H. Whitam, 18 Aug 1856 - 23 Jun 1940
Jennie Knott Potter, w/o Ira G. Noyes, 1851 - 1902
Merton Potter, aged 7 years
Lyman Potter died 23 Aug 1887, aged 72 years, 9 mo
Judith S. Robbins, wife of Lyman, died 14 Feb 1918, aged 76 years, 7 mo

Cemetery inscriptions from Stark Village Cemetery, Stark Co, New Hampshire:

Freeman T. Potter, 1 Jul 1846 - 30 Sep 1895
Lovina M. Potter, his wife, 8 Nov 1850 - 3 Sep 1923
Nellie E. Potter, daughter, 10 Jun 1880 - 24 Aug 1894
Adonno A. Potter, 1856 - 1947
Florence V. Skiff, w/o A.A. Potter, 15 Jun 1870 - 17 Jan 1901
Adelaide M. Powell, w/o A.A. Potter, 1881-1911

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Potter Strays in New Jersey & A Christmas Idea

I just spent ten days in Salt Lake City and the Family History Library. I was quite taken with the decorated Christmas tree on B-1, the International floor:


The helpers on that floor had taken their own personal family photos and turned them into ornaments for the tree. It was very striking and so appropriate.

I found these Potter "strays" in the records of the 1st Presbyterian Church of Morristown, New Jersey:  Elizabeth POTTER m. Samuel MUNSON on 9 Nov 1743;  Isaac POTTER m. Sarah MUNSON on 4 Mar 1745.  Think they're related??