[SR] William George Potter

1842 - 1918  (76 years)

• Name	William George Potter  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]
  Title	[SR]
  Birth	11 Jan 1842	Rives Junction, Rives Township, Jackson, Michigan, United States   [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28]
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	19 Jun 1847
  FSID	KW6D-ZBN  [23, 24, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41]
  Immigration	1 Oct 1847	Utah, United States
  Name	George Potter  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]
  Name	W'm George Potter  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]
  Name	William G Potter  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]
  Name	William Geo Potter  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]
  Name	William George Potter Senior  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]
  Name	William George Potter Sr  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]
  Name	Wm George Potter  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]
  Death	18 Jan 1918	Orangeville, Emery, Utah, United States   [1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 15, 19, 20, 23, 24, 27]
  Burial	20 Jan 1918	Orangeville Cemetery, Orangeville, Emery, Utah, United States   [1, 5, 6, 15, 19]
  Person ID	I61319	footsteps
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family	Artemissia Minerva Washburn,   b. 17 Jun 1847, Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States d. 7 Jan 1920, Orangeville, Emery, Utah, United States (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	5 May 1864	Ft. Ephriam, Sanpete, Utah, United States
  Age at Marriage	William was 22 years and 4 months - Artemissia was 16 years and 11 months.
  Married	5 May 1864	Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States
  Family ID	F35753	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

• Notes

  1. Ancestral File. 1. Ancestral File. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. (1843) (1843)

  
  

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