Lucinda Jane Potter

1866 - 1932  (~ 65 years)

• Name	Lucinda Jane Potter
  Born	May 1866	Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  House of Industry and Refuge	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  	inmate
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	House of Industry
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Not Given
  Residence	Bef 1911	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-177438
  Died	21 Feb 1932	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I177438	Generations
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Daniel Potter,   b. 1834,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Catherine Hiltz,   b. 1834,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F54953	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Robert William Potter,   b. 13 Jun 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024
  Family ID	F54954	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Lucinda was returned to the House of Refuge and Industry one final time on June 12, 1883 ( she was 17 years old at this point) and would remain in the House until her death 49 years later. At the House, Lucinda was victim to physical and verbal abuse by the managers, Peter and Alvina Itter. These accounts of abuse came to light after an inquest was made by the Standing Committee of the House of Industry and Refuge in 1893 for accusations made against Peter and Alvina Itter for neglecting, mistreating and abusing some of the people living in the House of Refuge during their 13 years as managers. Lucinda's name was repeatedly mentioned by firsthand witnesses of being someone who consistently suffered abuse by the hands of the managers. An account by former inmate, Elizabeth Beight, that was published in the Berlin Daily Record on July 4, 1893 stated the following: I saw Mrs. Itter whip with horsewhip Flory McFee so it left marks and also saw her whip Lucinda Potter with a strap. Heard Mrs. Itter use indecent language. I was told by an inmate that Mrs. Itter ill-treated her, kicked and downed her on the floor, putting one knee on her and striking her in the eye. She nearly lost her eyesight by the effect. Source: Kitchener Public Library Archives Lucinda Potter - Waterloo County House of Industry and Refuge. (1875). Waterloo County House of Industry and Refuge. Retrieved 1 February 2018, from https://waterloohouseofrefuge.ca/people/inmates/lucinda-potter/

  
  

• Sources

  [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 26 Pg 1. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 35. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 26 Pg 2.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - May 1866 - Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada House of Industry and Refuge - inmate - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - House of Industry - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Not Given - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Bef 1911 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 Feb 1932 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth