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Robert Nelson Potter

Male 1865 - 1943  (78 years)


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  1. 1.  Robert Nelson Potter was born 8 Aug 1865, , Ontario, Canada (son of Frederick Augustus Potter and Ellen Nolan); died 8 Aug 1943, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA; was buried , Evergreen Cemetery, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, United States.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-84937
    • Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm Labourer
    • Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Weslyan Methodist
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Robert married Lavina Ellen Freeman 1 Jul 1885, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lavina (daughter of John B. Freeman and Elizabeth Ernst) was born 13 May 1866, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Aug 1929, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA; was buried , Evergreen Cemetery, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, United States. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Joseph Benjamin Potter was born 17 Nov 1885, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Mar 1973, Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States; was buried , Fielding Memorial Park Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States.
    2. Norman Edward Potter was born 26 Jul 1887, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jun 1966, Seaside, Clatsop, Oregon, United States; was buried , Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.
    3. Nora Maud Potter was born 26 Jul 1887, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Jul 1975, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA; was buried , Evergreen Cemetery, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, United States.
    4. Ethel Annetta Potter was born 21 Oct 1889, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jul 1967, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States; was buried , Park Hill Cemetery, Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States.
    5. William Sheridan "Sherd" Potter was born 9 Feb 1892, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 May 1976, Longview, Cowlitz, Washington, United States; was buried , Evergreen Cemetery, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, United States.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Frederick Augustus Potter was born 10 Apr 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of James Alexander Potter and Mary Sherington); died 7 Sep 1905, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Fred Potter
    • Eby ID Number: 00002-337.2
    • Birth: 13 Apr 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1859, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
    • Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Weslyan Methodist
    • Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Teamster
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lumber

    Notes:

    After the death of Ellen his children are found living with families by 1881.

    Frederick married Ellen Nolan 30 May 1859, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Ellen (daughter of James Nolan and Catherine McNertny) was born 11 Oct 1837, Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Feb 1868; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Ellen Nolan was born 11 Oct 1837, Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada (daughter of James Nolan and Catherine McNertny); died 1 Feb 1868; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Ellen Potter
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-75160
    • Residence: 1851, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1852, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Residence: 1859, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1859, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. R.
    • Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic

    Children:
    1. Mary Ann Potter was born 19 Apr 1860, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Oct 1940, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA; was buried , Evergreen Cemetery, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, United States.
    2. James Alexander Potter was born 10 Oct 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 May 1939, Sandpoint, Bonner, Idaho, United States; was buried , Pinecrest Memorial Park, Sandpoint, Bonner, Idaho, United States.
    3. Margaret E. "Maggie" Potter was born 31 Aug 1863, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Feb 1943, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA; was buried , Masonic Memorial Park, Tumwater, Thurston, Washington, United States.
    4. 1. Robert Nelson Potter was born 8 Aug 1865, , Ontario, Canada; died 8 Aug 1943, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA; was buried , Evergreen Cemetery, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, United States.
    5. Fredrick A. Potter was born 1866, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Samuel Whitney Potter was born 11 Jan 1868, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 16 Jul 1872, St. Andrews Church Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James Alexander Potter was born 4 Jun 1811, , Suffolk, England; died 7 Feb 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-46805
    • Immigration: 1832, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1840, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Residence: 1852, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tavern Keeper [catagory: hotel keeper, inn keeper, tavern keeper]
    • Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
    • Occupation: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Weslyan Methodist
    • Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Notes:

    James Potter, an elderly settler in this area, died on Monday at the age of 86 years and 8 months. He came to Canada in 1832, settled on a farm near Bridgeport in 1840, and came to Berlin in 1852, where he at first worked in Mackies Store. Then, he was employed in the so-called "Hueglin Hotel" in the eastern part of town and later, in the Commercial Hotel, on the site where the present Walper House stands. He later lived for a long time on a small parcel of land west of the city. Five years ago he moved into the house on Ahrens St., where he died. He was known near and far, and had many friends.

    Berliner Journal February 10th, 1898 pg 4 col 2
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    King Street, Kitchener

    Next, well back and at the bottom of a slope from King Street, was the back of Gaukel's Hotel, extending back to Hall's Lane.

    Gaukel's was the first considerable Hotel in Berlin. Frederick Gaukel, who had come from Pennsylvania in 1820, purchased a tract of lots in 1833 from Joseph Schneider on the westerly corner of Queen and King Streets, the site formerly occupied by Phineas Vemum's blacksmith shop, and thereon erected a two story frame building with a wide Colonial style veranda. Candidates at election spoke from this veranda to the crowd on the street, and it had other like uses. The little house standing in the rear, which Phineas Varnum had used for a tavern, was used as a kitchen. The hotel woodshed came next. It was a frame building.

    When judges came to Berlin for County Court they stayed at this hotel and Henry Stroh would be asked to forage for speckled trout and partridge, Mr. Gaukel wishing to place something special before his distinguished guests. In 1851 Gaukel had a bear tied by a chain to a post in the barnyard on King Street. There was a cross board on top of the post to which the bear could climb and become a public exhibition. In the early years Indians, wrapped in their government blankets, were in the habit of calling at the house for something to eat. The woods along the Conestoga River abounded in butternuts and these, gathered in the fall, served to entertain the guests on Sunday afternoons. Henry Bachman was an early bartender at the hotel.

    Frederick Gaukel died in 1853. His son George thereafter had the hotel for one year, paying $140.00 rent to the Estate. James Potter, who came from Bridgeport, then bought the place and changed its name to The Great Western Hotel. He took down the heavy colonial veranda and replaced it with a new one of iron posts and iron railings. The veranda continued to be a rostrum for political orators. Hon. Michael Hamilton Foley, Post Master General, and Mr. I. E. Bowman, for many years Member of Parliament for North Waterloo, spoke from it. Potter had a large swinging sign on a post at the corner facing King Street. On a windy day 'the squeak of the swinging sign could be heard throughout the village. On the sign were the proprietor's name, the name of the hotel and a picture of The Great Eastern Steamship, by far the largest ship of its time.

    REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder.

    Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930

    James — Mary Sherington. Mary (daughter of John Sherington and Ann Parson) was born Between 1813 and 1814, , England; died 22 Nov 1852, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary Sherington was born Between 1813 and 1814, , England (daughter of John Sherington and Ann Parson); died 22 Nov 1852, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Mary Potter
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-30806

    Children:
    1. 2. Frederick Augustus Potter was born 10 Apr 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Sep 1905, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Mary Ann "Ann" Potter was born 21 May 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Apr 1920, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA; was buried , Masonic Memorial Park, Tumwater, Thurston, Washington, United States.
    3. Ann Potter was born 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Benjamin Potter was born Feb 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jan 1911, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA.
    5. Jane Potter was born 9 Oct 1842, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Nov 1926, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 25 Nov 1926, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Sarah Potter was born 10 Sep 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Mar 1940; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. David Nelson Grant Potter was born 20 Mar 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Apr 1933, Crystal City, , Manitoba, Canada; was buried , Crystal City Cemetery, Crystal City, , Manitoba, Canada.
    8. Jacob Potter was born 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Alfred Earnest Potter was born 23 Mar 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jan 1937, Plum Coulee, , Manitoba, Canada; was buried , Hillside Cemetery, Morden, Pembina Valley Census Division, Manitoba, Canada.

  3. 6.  James Nolan was born 1800, County Carlow, Ireland; died 1 May 1873, Macton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-85794
    • Residence: 1851, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1852, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1852, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyerian
    • Map: 1861, Wellesley Township - West Concession 14 Lot 11, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. R.
    • Occupation: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Directory: 1884, Wellesley Township - West Concession 14 Lot 11, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    James left a will.

    James — Catherine McNertny. Catherine was born 1809, , Ireland; died 23 Sep 1883, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Catherine McNertny was born 1809, , Ireland; died 23 Sep 1883, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Catherine McAnertby
    • Name: Catherine McNunaly
    • Name: Catherine Nolan
    • Name: Catherine Otne
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-85795
    • Residence: 1851, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1852, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. R.
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • House of Industry and Refuge: 1881, House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Pauper
    • Residence: 1881, House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic

    Notes:

    Catherine was admitted to the Toronto Insane Asylum, from the Waterloo Co. Gaol on Aug 29, 1882.

    Children:
    1. Anthony Nolan was born 9 Jul 1830, Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Apr 1907, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA.
    2. Mary Ann Nolan was born 20 Oct 1831, Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jun 1921, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Macton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.
    3. Martin Nolan was born 1835, Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 3. Ellen Nolan was born 11 Oct 1837, Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Feb 1868; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. James Nolan was born 4 Apr 1840, Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jul 1916, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA.
    6. Michael Hugh Nolan was born 1842, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  John Sherington was born 1783, , England; died 21 Jan 1850; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-96365

    John — Ann Parson. Ann was born 1783, , England; died 7 May 1859, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 11.  Ann Parson was born 1783, , England; died 7 May 1859, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Ann Sherington
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86062
    • Residence: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Residence:
    Lived with Robert and Ann Sherrington

    Children:
    1. 5. Mary Sherington was born Between 1813 and 1814, , England; died 22 Nov 1852, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Thomas Sherington was born 1817, , Yorkshire, England; died 1905; was buried , Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. John Sherington was born 1822; died 25 Aug 1848; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Robert Sherington was born 8 Feb 1827, , England; died 27 Dec 1904, , Kent Co., Michigan; was buried , Gaines Cemetery, Gaines Township, Kent Co., Michigan.
    5. Mathew Sherington was born 1829, , England; died 24 May 1836; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Ann Sherington was born 26 May 1832, , Atlantic Ocean; died 15 Apr 1906; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


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