HELP! Grave has been located flag female ancestor  Mary Ann  POTTER

  (b. 8 October 1809 Tennessee, USA   d. 21 April 1885 Compton, Los Angeles, California, USA )  

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Mary Ann POTTER was born 8 October 1809 in Tennessee, USA

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Mary Ann  married  William Alexander RECTOR 10 June 1830 in Morgan, Tennessee, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child. William Alexander RECTOR  was born 15 December 1809 in Anderson, Tennessee, USA.  William Alexander died 3 November 1879 in Old Creek, San Luis Obispo, California, USA.  William Alexander was the child of John Josiah RECTOR and Mary Ann "Polly" BOTELER.

Mary Ann POTTER died 21 April 1885 in Compton, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Mary Ann POTTER married Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor William Alexander RECTOR-- Date: 10 June 1830 Place: Morgan, Tennessee, USA
William Alexander RECTOR was the child of John Josiah RECTOR and Mary Ann "Polly" BOTELER




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birth1809 Birth
8 October 1809
Tennessee, USA
NewsThe War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
marriage1830 Marriage / Partner
Mary Ann POTTER and William Alexander RECTOR 10 June 1830, Morgan, Tennessee, USA

She was 20 years old.
1832 Birth of Child
Benjamin (Bartley) Franklin RECTOR was born 14 March 1832, , Tennessee, USA

Mary Ann was 22 years old.
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.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
1879 Death of Spouse/Partner
William Alexander RECTOR died 3 November 1879, Old Creek, San Luis Obispo, California, USA
death1885 Death
21 April 1885
Compton, Los Angeles, California, USA

She died at the age of 75.

Mary is buried at: Woodlawn Memorial Park Compton Los Angeles County California, USA Plot: 8-2, Lot 021
Added: 8/30/2016 3:59:34 PM - Updated: 9/20/2017 8:39:32 AM
Did You Know?America - Did you know? Pioneer Remedies - Coughs Put some cow dung in water and bring it to a boil. Gargle the water three times a day.

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