Brief Life History of Cynthia
When Cynthia Potter was born on 22 September 1787, in Floyd, Floyd, Oneida, New York, United States, her father, Ephraim Potter, was 27 and her mother, Elisabeth Parker, was 23. She married Nathan Daniel Draper on 4 February 1804, in Floyd, Floyd, Oneida, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 2 March 1867, in Floyd, Floyd, Oneida, New York, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Floyd Cemetery, Floyd, Oneida, New York, United States.
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- Syntha Draper in household of Daniel Draper, "New York, State Census, 1865"
- Cynthia Draper, "Find A Grave Index"
- Cynthia Draper in entry for Surviah Dietrich, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"
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1788 · The First Presidential Election
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
1798
Historical Boundaries 1798: Oneida, New York, United States
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
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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Cynthia Potter (Story)
Cynthia Potter married Nathan Draper at the age of 16. They established a new home on the homestead of Draper's father near the town of Floyd, New York, where they continued to live during their ent …
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