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Mary Ann "Ann" Potter

Female 1837 - 1920  (82 years)


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  • Name Mary Ann "Ann" Potter 
    Born 21 May 1837  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Name Ann Potter  [3
    Name Mary Ann "Ann" Bell 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-30808 
    Died 27 Apr 1920  Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Buried Masonic Memorial Park, Tumwater, Thurston, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I30808  Generations
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2025 

    Father James Alexander Potter,   b. 4 Jun 1811, , Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Mary Sherington,   b. Between 1813 and 1814, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1852, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years) 
    Family ID F8086  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edward Abraham Bell,   b. Between 1841 and 1842, , Wexford Co, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1904, , Thurston Co., Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Married 22 Mar 1876  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2025 
    Family ID F284838  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 2 Pg 100.

    2. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 25 May 1837:24.
      21 May 1837 The family of James Potter nearby Berlin was blessed with a daughter.

    3. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011220-76.
      Edward Bell, 35, occ. Occ. Yeoman, b. England, res. Waterloo Twp, son of John & Ann Married Ann Potter, 38, b. Canada, res. Waterloo, daughter of James & Mary, Witn William Potter of Berlin & Mary Potter of Waterloo, 22 March 1876 in Berlin.

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34195990/mary-ann-bell.

    5. [S1479] zz Washington Death Certificates 1907-1960, ).
      name: Mary Anna Bell
      death date: 27 Apr 1920
      death place: Tacoma, Pierce, Washington
      age at death: 84 years 11 months 6 days

      marital status: Married
      spouse's name: Edward A. Bell
      father's name: James Potter
      mother's name: Mary Sherington

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 May 1837 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Mar 1876 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Apr 1920 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Masonic Memorial Park, Tumwater, Thurston, Washington, United States Link to Google Earth
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