Luke Potter

Brief Life History of Luke

When Luke Potter was born on 28 April 1772, in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Theophilus Potter, was 47 and his mother, Lois Walker, was 41. He married Lydia Baker in 1793. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 19 October 1812, in his hometown, at the age of 40.

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Luke Potter
1772–1812
Lydia Baker
1774–1810
Marriage: 1793
Lydia Potter
1794–1813
Luke Potter
1794–1841
Nancy Potter
1796–1841
Roswell Potter
1798–1847
Caroline Potter
1800–1875
Luke Potter
1804–1873

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  • Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Brookfield, Births, Marriages and Death
  • Legacy NFS Source: Luke Potter -

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1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776 · The Declaration to the King

"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

Name Meaning

English and Dutch; North German (Pötter): occupational name for a maker of drinking and storage vessels, from an agent derivative of Middle English, Middle Low German pot. In the Middle Ages the term covered workers in metal as well as earthenware and clay.

In some cases also an Americanized form (translation into English) of Croatian, Serbian, and Slovenian Lončar ‘potter’ (see Loncar ), and probably also of cognates from some other languages, e.g. Czech Hrnčíř (see Hrncir ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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