Mary Potter

Mary Potter

Lifespan: 1740 - 1808

Birth: 5 Oct 1904 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island

Occupation: Unknown

Marriage: Stephen Cummings Sr.

Children: Marcilla, Betsey Jane, Maria T., Albert W., Emma J., Franklin W., Marilla K., Arthur L.

Parents: Jonathan Potter Major & Mary West

Death: after 1808 in New Lisbon, Otsego, New York

Burial: Unknown

Chapter 1: Early Life and Family Roots

Mary Potter was born in 1740 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA. She was the daughter of Jonathan Potter Major (1723-1806) and Mary West (1726-1788). Growing up in colonial Rhode Island, Mary would have been part of a community shaped by the agricultural and maritime economies of the time. Her family likely experienced the challenges and opportunities of life in a burgeoning American colony.

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