Brief Life History of Jacob
When Jacob Potter was born on 16 October 1796, in Galway, Galway, Saratoga, New York, United States, his father, Nathaniel Potter, was 36 and his mother, Ruth Palmer, was 34. He married Alma Jenks on 16 April 1820, in East Hamburg, Erie, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Hamburg, Hamburg, Erie, New York, United States for about 20 years and New York, United States in 1870. He died on 9 November 1880, in East Hamburg, Erie, New York, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Orchard Park, Orchard Park, Erie, New York, United States.
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- Jacob Potter, "United States Census, 1830"
- Jacob Potter, "Find A Grave Index"
- Jacob Potter, "United States Census, 1850"
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World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1803
Founded in 1803
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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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