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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.