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Frederick Augustus Potter[1, 2]

Male 1836 - 1905  (69 years)


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  • Name Frederick Augustus Potter 
    Born 10 Apr 1836  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Gender Male 
    Birth 13 Apr 1836  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Name Fred Potter 
    Residence 1859  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 13] 
    Occupation 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Gentleman 
    Residence 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Church of England 
    Occupation 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Laborer 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Weslyan Methodist 
    Occupation 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Teamster 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Methodist 
    Occupation 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Lumber 
    Eby ID Number 00002-337.2 
    Died 7 Sep 1905  Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I7821  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 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 1 Alice Cynthia King,   b. 17 Sep 1861, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1 Jul 1881  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Cynthia Beatrice Potter,   b. 9 Apr 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F9987  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ellen Nolan,   b. 11 Oct 1837, Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1868  (Age 30 years) 
    Married 30 May 1859  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 13] 
    Children 
     1. Mary Ann Potter,   b. 19 Apr 1860, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1940, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     2. James Alexander Potter,   b. 10 Oct 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 1939, Sandpoint, Bonner, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     3. Margaret E. "Maggie" Potter,   b. 31 Aug 1863, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1943, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     4. Robert Nelson Potter,   b. 8 Aug 1865, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1943, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     5. Fredrick A. Potter,   b. 1866, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Samuel Whitney Potter,   b. 11 Jan 1868, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F19665  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 130.

    2. [S29] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Galt - St. Andrews Presbyterian.
      Samuel Whitney Potter Born 11 Jan 1868 Berlin Parents Frederick Potter & Helen baptized 16 Jul 1872

    3. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 2 Pg 100.

    4. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div 2, Page 55.

    5. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-11 Page 2.

    6. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.
      Father / Frederick A. Potter / born Apr.10, 1836 / died Sept.7, 1905 / aged 69 yrs. 4 mo. 27 ds / at rest

    7. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Waterloo N. Twp. 1881 Page 9.

    8. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Frederick August Potter, 23, res. Berlin b. Waterloo Twp. s/o James Potter & Mary Sherrington married 29 May 1859 to Ellen Nolan, 21, res. Berlin b. Canada W. d/o James Nolan & Cathr. Otne. wit: Robert Sherrington of Berlin

    9. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 4 Page 37.

    10. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 1 Page 4.

    11. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Frederick August Potter, 23, res. Berlin, b. Waterloo, son of James and Mary (Storington), married 29 May 1859 Ellen Nolan, 21, res. Berlin, b. CW, daughter of James and Catherine ( ? )

    12. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 14 Apr 1836:28.
      13 Apr 1836 The family of James Potter was blessed with a son.

    13. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 31 May 1859.
      30 May 1859 By the Rev'd F. W. Bindeman, at Berlin on the 30th instant, Mr. Frederick Augustus Potter, to Miss Ellen Nolan, both of Berlin.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Apr 1836 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 13 Apr 1836 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1859 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 May 1859 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Gentleman - 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 MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., 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 MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Weslyan Methodist - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Jul 1881 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Teamster - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Lumber - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Sep 1905 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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