Potter, Ezra

Birth Name Potter, Ezra
Gender male
Age at Death 76 years, 10 months, 30 days

Narrative

founder of Arkwright -
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nychauta/HISTORY/Arkwright/ArkwrightTownHistory.html
"Ezra Potter gave the name “Arkwright” to the newly formed township. It is generally believed to have been named after Richard Arkwright, an English industrialist.
Ezra Potter came to Arkwright from Vermont by ox-team. He looked over the site at Buffalo and moved on to Dunkirk – then swampy land – coming back to higher ground. He located in the northwestern part of Arkwright and established a home and a sawmill."

birth and death from http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nychauta/CEMETERY/Pomfret/Laona2.html

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1793-03-10 Scituate, RI    
Death 1870-02-09 Arkwright, Chautauqua, NY Laona Cemetery  

Families

Family of Potter, Ezra and Harrington, Polly

Married Wife Harrington, Polly ( * 1803-06-05 + 1830 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1824-03-18 Arkwright, Chautauqua, NY    
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Potter, Zilpha1827-12-271914-08-09
Potter, Lydia A1829-12-241901-11-23

Family of Potter, Ezra and Harrington, Mary Ann

Married Wife Harrington, Mary Ann ( * 1811 + after 1892 )
  Narrative

Lived in Arkwright through-out
Already had at least 2 daughters by 1830 census and still there in 1840 census

only Ezra, Jr. remains at home thru 1880.

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Potter, Ezra1831after 1880
Potter, Robert18331884-01-00
Potter, Alford1834-12-311857-11-10
Potter, Irwin18441860-04-16