Sarah Potter

Brief Life History of Sarah

Sarah Potter was born on 20 October 1749. She married Edmond LaFetra on 17 October 1776, in Salem, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She died on 21 August 1822, at the age of 72.

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Family Time Line

Edmond LaFetra
1739–1809
Sarah Potter
1749–1822
Marriage: 17 October 1776
Jacob LaFetra
1777–1849
Lydia LaFetra
1779–1850
Rebeckah LaFetra
1782–
Sarah Lafetra
1787–1794

Sources (4)

  • Sarah Potter, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
  • Sarah in entry for John Moreton and Rebeckah Lafetra, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
  • Sarah in entry for James Dorsett and Lydia Lafetra, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"

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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