Person:Henry Potter (2)

Name	Henry Potter
Gender	Male
Birth^[2]^[3]	12 May 1799	Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage	15 Aug 1843	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Statesto Abigail Livermore Giles
Death^[1]	30 Mar 1876	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

References

↑ Massachusetts, United States. Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915
[1].

Deaths Registered in the City of Cambridge for the Year eighteen hundred and seventy-six
No.: 293
Date of Death: 1876 March 30
Sex: M
Condition: M.
Age: 79 [birth about 1797]
Cause: Old age
Place of Death: Cambridge
Occupation: Gentleman
Place of Birth: Concord
Parents: Jacob Lucy
Birthplace of Parents: Concord Stow
↑ Potter, Charles Edward. Genealogies of some old families of Concord, Massachusetts: and their descendants in part to the present generation. (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1995)
p. 87.

Children of Jacob Potter and Lucy Brooks: Henry, b. Concord 12 May 1799, d. 30 Mar 1876, m. 15 Aug 1843 Abigail Livermore Giles.
[Note: the birth record has not been found and its basis is unknown. See note about age at death. The birth location is probably not Concord as both the previous and subsequent siblings were born in Worcester County?]
↑ Henry's age at death, 79, is probably inflated, as a birth in 1797 is earlier than what any of the known census records indicate. In addition, it conflicts with his sister Maria, whose recorded birth is in 1797. The 1850 census indicates a birth in 1800, the 1855 state census indicates 1805, the 1865 stage census indicates 1804, and the 1870 census indicates 1802.