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

Robert Nelson Potter

Male 1865 - 1943  (78 years)


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  • Name Robert Nelson Potter 
    Born 8 Aug 1865  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Farm Labourer 
    Residence 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Weslyan Methodist 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Laborer 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Methodist 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-84937 
    Died 8 Aug 1943  Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Evergreen Cemetery, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I84937  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Frederick Augustus Potter,   b. 10 Apr 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Sep 1905, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother 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  [5, 6
    Family ID F19665  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lavina Ellen Freeman,   b. 13 May 1866, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1929, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 1 Jul 1885  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Joseph Benjamin Potter,   b. 17 Nov 1885, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1973, Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     2. Norman Edward Potter,   b. 26 Jul 1887, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1966, Seaside, Clatsop, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     3. Nora Maud Potter,   b. 26 Jul 1887, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1975, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     4. Ethel Annetta Potter,   b. 21 Oct 1889, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1967, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     5. William Sheridan "Sherd" Potter,   b. 9 Feb 1892, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 May 1976, Longview, Cowlitz, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F43094  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div 2, Page 55.

    2. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 71.

    3. [S2545] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township North 1891, Waterloo Township, Sect. 1 Page 8.

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, E., America, N., County, C., & Cemetery, E. (1865). Robert Nelson Potter (1865-1943) - Find A Grave.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 28 October 2019, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124704313.

    5. [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.

    6. [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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Aug 1865 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farm Labourer - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Weslyan Methodist - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Jul 1885 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Aug 1943 - Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Evergreen Cemetery, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, United States Link to Google Earth
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