John
POTTER
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Born: abt. 1636 in Portsmouth, Providence Plantations
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John married Ruth FISHER . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ruth FISHER was born abt. 1643 Ruth died abt. 1681 in Warwick, Rhode Island, USA (Hillsgrove) (Pontiac) (Apponaug) (Warwick Neck) (Nausauket).
John POTTER died abt. 1694 in Warwick, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations .
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Spouse & Children of John POTTER
Children of John POTTER and Ruth FISHER
Isabella POTTERDied: abt. 1730, , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state
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