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Amasa Potter


Birth10 January 1833Avon, Lorraine, Ohio, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Amasa Potter (1833-1911), memorial #31855394.

    Utah Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Archives Research Center, 2009), database with images, FamilySearch, Amasa Potter, 23 March 1911; citing Payson, Utah, Utah, United States, certificate 97, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 2229366 .

    Endowment House (LDS Church), Sealings of couples, living and by proxy, 1851-1889 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958, 1978), "Vol. B1 1855-1856," p. 71; FHL microfilm 183394.
Death23 March 1911Payson, Utah, Utah, United States
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     Utah Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Archives Research Center, 2009), database with images, FamilySearch, Amasa Potter, 23 March 1911; citing Payson, Utah, Utah, United States, certificate 97, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 2229366 .

    County, District, and Probate Courts of Utah, Utah, Wills and Probate Records, 1800-1985 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com), database with images, Ancestry, entry for Amasa Potter, 1911, citing Utah County, Utah, images 877-1019; citing Utah, Utah County, Probate Estate Files; Utah State Archives (Salt Lake City, Utah).
Burial25 March 1911Payson City Cemetery, Payson, Utah, Utah, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Amasa Potter (1833-1911), memorial #31855394.

    Utah Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Archives Research Center, 2009), database with images, FamilySearch, Amasa Potter, 23 March 1911; citing Payson, Utah, Utah, United States, certificate 97, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 2229366 .
FatherDavid Potter Jr
MotherCharlotte Osborne
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   • Helen Marr Calkins
Married29 February 1856Payson, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Amasa Potter and Helen Marr Calkins, ID: KWNN-2MF and ID: KWN5-8F6.
          Children:
               Newell Monroe Potter
               Sarah Elizabeth Potter
               David Amasa Potter
               Indamora Lavinia Potter
               Oscar Israel Lorenzo Potter
               Joseph Frederick Potter Dr.
               Joseph Virgil Potter
               Leroy Calkins Potter


   • Sescilia Nilsdotter Parson
Married14 May 1864Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Amasa Potter and Sescilia Nilsdotter Parson, ID: KWNN-2MF and ID: KWNN-2MN.
          Children:
               Sarah Helen Potter
               George Melbourne Potter
               Charlotte Euphemia Potter
               Celia Christina Potter
               Anna Mary Potter
               James Franklin Potter
               Annistacia Potter
               Emma Janett Potter
               Alma Lewis Potter


   • Esther Ellsworth
Married17 November 1890Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Amasa Potter and Esther Ellsworth, ID: KWNN-2MF and ID: KWVG-F2D.
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• 1840Cedar Creek Twp., Allen, Indiana, United States
• 1845Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
• 1850Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, United States
• 1860Payson, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
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• 1840 Population CensusCedar Creek Township, Allen, IndianaExtractImage
• 1850 Population CensusGreat Salt Lake County, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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• 1850 Population CensusGreat Salt Lake County, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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• 1860 Population CensusPayson, Utah, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1870 Population CensusPayson, Utah, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1880 Population CensusPayson City and Precinct, Utah, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1900 Population CensusUtah County, UtahExtractImage
• 1910 Population CensusPayson Precinct, Utah, UtahExtractImage
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Crossing the Plains

• Brigham Young CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure5 Jun 1848
       Arrival20-24 Sept 1848
• Judson L. Stoddard CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure1 Sept 1855
       Arrival3 Oct 1855
• Louis R. Chaffin CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure10 Jun 1859
       Arrival16 Jul 1859
• John Riggs Murdock CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure29 Jun 1863
       Arrival29 Aug-2 Sept 1863

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