Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Benjamin Potter

Male 1839 - 1911  (~ 71 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Benjamin Potter was born Feb 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of James Alexander Potter and Mary Sherington); died 13 Jan 1911, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA.

    Benjamin married Betsy Hicks 20 Oct 1863, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Betsy (daughter of Thomas Hicks and Hannah) was born Between 1834 and 1835, , England; died 1 Dec 1918, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Anna Potter was born 3 Sep 1864, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Feb 1931, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA.
    2. Clara Isabella Potter was born 14 Nov 1869, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Aug 1936, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  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.

    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. 3.  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.
    Children:
    1. 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. 1. 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.


Generation: 3

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

    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. 7.  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.
    Children:
    1. 3. 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.