Brief Life History of Erastus
Erastus Potter was born on 30 July 1800, in Salisbury, Salisbury, Herkimer, New York, United States as the son of David Potter and Mrs Potter. He married Jane Dickey on 31 December 1821, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 20 March 1853, in Salisbury, Salisbury, Herkimer, New York, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Salisbury, Herkimer, New York, United States.
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- Erastus Potter, "United States Census, 1840"
- Erastus Potter, "Find A Grave Index"
- Erastus Potter, "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1803 · The U.S doubles in size
The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.
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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