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

Benjamin Potter

Male 1839 - 1911  (~ 71 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Potter 
    Born Feb 1839  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Saddler 
    Residence 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Church of England 
    Residence 1863  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Occupation 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Farmer 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Methodist 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-30809 
    Died 13 Jan 1911  Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Buried Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I30809  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    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 Betsy Hicks,   b. Between 1834 and 1835, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1918, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Married 20 Oct 1863  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Children 
     1. Anna Potter,   b. 3 Sep 1864, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1931, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     2. Clara Isabella Potter,   b. 14 Nov 1869, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1936, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F51820  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

    2. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 3 Page 22.

    3. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Benjamin Potter, 24, res. Waterloo, b. Canada, son of James and Mary, married 20 Oct 1863 Betsy Hicks, 28, res. Berlin, b. England, daughter of Thomas and Hannah

    4. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Ernst R. Poppe, 38, res. Mornington, b. Prussia, son of John G and Charlotte (Kohloff), married 23 Oct 1866 Barbara E Hassenpflug, 21, res. Wilmot, b. Hesse Cassel, daughter of John and Elizabeth ( ? )

    5. [S514] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1871, Sect. 1 Page 53.

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201014262/benjamin-potter.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Feb 1839 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Saddler - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Church of England - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1863 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Oct 1863 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Jan 1911 - Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
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