Brief Life History of Lois
When Lois Potter was born on 30 January 1762, in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Theophilus Potter, was 37 and her mother, Lois Walker, was 31. She married Theophilus Knight on 15 September 1794, in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. She died on 13 April 1852, in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in West Thompson Cemetery, Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States.
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Sources (16)
- Lois Knight in household of Erastus Knight, "United States Census, 1850"
- Lois Potter, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Lois Knight, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1758–1852 Male
1762–1852 Female
Children (4)
1797–1830 Male
1799–1870 Male
1801–1878 Male
1803–1839 Male
Parents and Siblings
1725–1814 Male
1730–1791 Female
Siblings (12)
1749–1828 Male
1751–1826 Male
1752–1830 Male
1755– Female
1757–1845 Male
+7 More Children
World Events (8)
1776
Age 14
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
Age 19
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 24
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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