Brief Life History of Susan Elizabeth
When Susan Elizabeth Potter was born on 3 June 1843, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, her father, Martin Potter Sr., was 52 and her mother, Sarah Anna Ballard, was 19. She married James Richard Ross on 18 November 1861, in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1856 and lived in Kanosh, Millard, Utah, United States in 1880 and Rudy, Jefferson, Idaho, United States in 1900. She died on 17 January 1910, in Albion, Cassia, Idaho, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Ririe Shelton Cemetery, Bonneville, Idaho, United States.
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- Susan Potter in household of Martin Potter, "United States Census, 1850"
- Susan Elizabeth Potter Ross, "Find A Grave Index"
- Susan Potter in entry for Daniel Francis Ross, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1845 · Oh My Father
"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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