Rebecca Jane
POTTER
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Born: October 28 1842 in Springfield, Missouri, USA
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Rebecca Jane married Charles DRAGER . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles DRAGER was born abt. 1827 in Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany. Charles died October 21 1895 in Springfield, Missouri, USA.
Rebecca Jane POTTER died June 3 1883 in Springfield, Missouri, USA.
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Recorded occupation: Farmer wife
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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Children of Charles DRAGER and Rebecca Jane POTTER
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Birth — 1842October 28 1842
Springfield, Missouri, USA
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.1867 Birth of ChildIda Golden DRAGER was born November 11 1867, , South Dakota, USA
Rebecca Jane was 25 years old.
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Death — 1883June 3 1883
Springfield, Missouri, USA
She died at the age of 40.
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Last updated: 7/9/2025 6:10:56 PM
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