James Potter

MaleOctober 1720–

Brief Life History of James

When James Potter was born in October 1720, in Ockbrook, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Potter, was 32 and his mother, Paschis Batela, was 30.

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Family Time Line

John Potter
1688–
Paschis Batela
1690–
Thomas Potter
1711–
Thomas Potter
1712–1712
Edward Potter
1713–
Mary Potter
1715–
Helen Potter
1717–
Helen Potter
1717–
Helen Potter
1717–
James Potter
1720–
James Potter
1720–
James Potter
1720–
Thomas Potter
1720–
Thomas Potter
1720–
Thomas Potter
1720–

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    World Events (3)

    1801 · The Act of Union

    Age 81

    The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

    1815

    Age 95

    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

    1823

    Age 103

    Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

    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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