Brief Life History of Naomi
When Naomi Potter was born on 8 May 1729, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, her father, John Potter III, was 34 and her mother, Phebe Greene, was 36. She married Randall Holden V on 14 January 1749, in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 17 January 1806, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 76.
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- Naomi Potter, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
- Naomi Potter Holden in entry for Elizabeth Low, "Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, Swan Point Cemetery Records, ca.1846-ca.1950"
- Naomi Potter, "Rhode Island, Vital records, 1846-1898, 1901-1953"
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1763 · First Synagogue in America
The first Jewish Synagogue in America was built in Newport, Rhode Island in 1763. It still stands today, making it the oldest synagogue in the United States.
1772 · The Gaspee Affair
On June 9, 1772, colonists that are angry with the trade restrictions that Britain put them under, board the HMS Gaspee and set it ablaze. This was the first act of violence against the British on the North American continent.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
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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