Grave has been located flag male ancestor  Alonzo Bucklin  POTTER

  (b. 26 July 1832 ,  Scituate, Rhode Island, USA   d. 15 February 1914 ,  Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA )  

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Alonzo Bucklin POTTER was born 26 July 1832 in Scituate, Rhode Island, USA

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Alonzo Bucklin POTTER died 15 February 1914 in Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA .





son of Robert N Potter and Rhoda Parker

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birth1832 Birth
26 July 1832
Scituate, Rhode Island, USA
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
1850 Killingly, Windham, Connecticut
Name: Alonzo B Potter
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1850
Event Place: Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Marital Status:
Race (Original):
Race:
Birthplace: Rhode Island
Birth Year (Estimated): 1832
House Number: 286
Family Number: 326
Line Number: 39
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 51
GS Film number: 442883
Digital Folder Number: 004181041
Image Number: 00494
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Robert N Potter M 36 Rhode Island
Rhoda Potter F 35 Rhode Island
Alonzo B Potter M 18 Rhode Island
Nancy M Potter F 16 Rhode Island
Angel K Potter M 14 Rhode Island
Ellen M Potter F 12 Rhode Island
Harriet P Potter F 1 Connecticut
Rhodes Potter M 30 Rhode Island
William Bates M 22 Rhode Island
1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
1870 Killingly, Windham, Connecticut
Name: Alonzo B Potter
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: Connecticut, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1832-1833
Birthplace: Rhode Island
Page Number: 108
Household ID: 912
Line Number: 16
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M593
GS Film number: 000545615
Digital Folder Number: 004263340
Image Number: 00312
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Alonzo B Potter M 37 Rhode Island
Lycy A Potter F 34 Rhode Island, United States
Alice I Potter F 10 Connecticut, United States
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
1880 Killingly, Windham, Connecticut
Name: Alonzo B. Potter
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 47
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Farmer
Race (Original): W
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Birthplace: Rhode Island, United States
Birth Date: 1833
Spouse's Name: Lucy A. Potter
Spouse's Birthplace: Rhode Island, United States
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Rhode Island, United States
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: Rhode Island, United States
Page: 392
Page Letter: D
Entry Number: 1570
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0110
GS Film number: 1254110
Digital Folder Number: 004240022
Image Number: 00228
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Alonzo B. Potter M 47 Rhode Island, United States
Wife Lucy A. Potter F 44 Rhode Island, United States
Daughter Alice I. Potter F 21 Connecticut, United States
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
1900 Killingly, Windham, Connecticut
Name: Alonzo B Potter
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 515 Killingly township (excl. Danielson borough), Windham, Connecticut, United States
Birth Date: Jul 1832
Birthplace: Rhode Island
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Rhode Island
Mother's Birthplace: Rhode Island
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 46
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1854
Mother of how many children:
Number of Living Children:
Immigration Year:
Page: 7
Sheet Letter: A
Family Number: 151
Reference ID: 27
GS Film number: 1240151
Digital Folder Number: 004118745
Image Number: 00435
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Alonzo B Potter M 68 Rhode Island
Wife Lucy A Potter F 65 Rhode Island
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Invention 1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
U.S. President1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)
Invention 1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)
News1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.
Invention 1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.
Invention In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
Invention 1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)
Invention 1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)
U.S. President1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States
News1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic
Invention 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
U.S. President1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States
News1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated
Burial
Name: ALONZO B POTTER
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 15 Feb 1914
Event Place: Danielson, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Cemetery: Westfield Cemetery
Birth Date: 26 Jul 1832
Marriage Date:
Death Date: 15 Feb 1914
Maiden Name:
Latitude: 41.8177795410156
Longitude: -71.8891677856445
Affiliate Image Identifier: 1672492
Affiliate Create Date: 2012-07-09 00:39:22

'BillionGraves Index,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K3TX-DB2 : accessed 01 Nov 2013), ALONZO B POTTER, 15 Feb 1914.
Death
Name: Alonzo B Potter
Beneficiary's Name: Lucy A Potter
Beneficiary 2 Name:
Event Type: Pension
Event Date: 1907-1933
Event Place: United States
Form Type: Army Invalid
Death Date: 15 Feb 1914
Affiliate Publication Title: Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933
Affiliate Publication Number: M850
Affiliate Film Number: 1803
GS Film number: 001635838
Digital Folder Number: 004695459
Image Number: 00338

'United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ 2M25-56Z : accessed 01 Nov 2013), Alonzo B Potter, 1907-1933.

Death
Name: Alonzo Bucklin Potter
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 15 Feb 1914
Event Place: Attleborough,,Massachusetts
Residence Place:
Address:
Gender: Male
Age: 81
Marital Status: Married
Occupation:
Birth Date: 26 Jul 1832
Birthplace: Scituate, Rhode Island
Birth Year (Estimated):
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Cemetery:
Father's Name: Robert N Potter
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Rhoda Parker
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Birthplace:
Additional Relatives:
Spouse's Name:
Reference ID: 223
GS Film number: 2403950
Frame Number:
Digital Folder Number: 4284186
Image Number: 01293

'Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ N4W5-VQ4 : accessed 01 Nov 2013), Alonzo Bucklin Potter, 1914.

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Alonzo is buried at: Westfield Cemetery Danielson Windham County Connecticut, USA Plot: Old Westfield
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