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William Lewis PottsAge: 841821–1906

Name
William Lewis Potts
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William Lewis
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Lewis
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Potts
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Birth 6 September 1821 20 20
 Greenport, Columbia, New York, USA

Note:  The land grant for Livingston Manor was made in 1686 to Robert Livingston. The region was made a dis…
The land grant for Livingston Manor was made in 1686 to Robert Livingston. The region was made a district in 1772 and the Town of Livingston was founded in 1788, being one of the original towns of the county. In 1710, the area was used to settle Palatine Germans. Linlithgo – A hamlet in the west part of the town.
Christening 28 October 1821 (Age 52 days)
 Linlithgo, Columbia, New York, USA

Birth of a brother 6 August 1824 (Age 2)
 Linlithgo, Columbia, New York, USA

younger brother - John Henry Potts
Death of a mother 6 August 1824 (Age 2)
 Livingston, Columbia, New York, USA

mother - Maria Van Hoesen
Australian History 1824 (Age 2)
 

Note: A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane.
Note: Bathurst and Melville Islands are annexed.
Note: Permission granted to change the name of the continent from 'New Holland' to 'Australia'
Note: 1824-25 - Hume and Hovell expedition travels overland to Port Phillip Bay, discovers Murray River
Christening of a brother 24 October 1824 (Age 3)
 Reformed Church, Linlithgo, Columbia, New York, USA

younger brother - John Henry Potts
Australian History 1825 (Age 3)
 

Note: New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed.
Marriage of a fatherGeorge Wilson Potts - View family
1827 (Age 5)
 Linlithgo, Columbia, New York, USA

father - George Wilson Potts
step-mother - Elizabeth "Betsey" Spickerman
Birth of a half-sister 13 May 1828 (Age 6)
 Livingston, Columbia, New York, USA

half-sister - Maria Potts
Australian History 1828 (Age 6)
 

Note: Charles Sturt charts the Darling River.
Christening of a half-sister 8 June 1828 (Age 6)
 Reformed Church, Linlithgo, Columbia, New York, USA

half-sister - Maria Potts
Birth of a half-brother 8 November 1829 (Age 8)
 Livingston, Columbia, New York, USA

half-brother - Robert Alvin Potts
Australian History 1829 (Age 7)
 

Note: The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain.
Australian History 1830 (Age 8)
 

Note: Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River.
Australian History 1831 (Age 9)
 

Note: Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published.
Birth of a half-brother 15 July 1832 (Age 10)
 Livingston, Columbia, New York, USA

half-brother - Herman Thorne Potts
Australian History 1832 (Age 10)
 

Note: Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia.
Australian History 1833 (Age 11)
 

Note: The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land.
Australian History 1835 (Age 13)
 

Note: John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne.
Note: William Wentworth establishes Australian Patriotic Association (Australia's first political party) to demand democracy for New South Wales.
Australian History 1836 (Age 14)
 

Note: Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E.
Birth of a half-sister 1838 (estimated) (Age 16)
 Livingston, Columbia, New York, USA

half-sister - Elizabeth Jane Potts
Australian History 1838 (Age 16)
 

Note: First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time.
Australian History 1839 (Age 17)
 

Note: Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko.
Australian History 1840 (Age 18)
 

Note: Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council.
Australian History 1841 (Age 19)
 

Note: New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales.
Australian History 1842 (Age 20)
 

Note: Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia.
Australian History 1843 (Age 21)
 

Note: Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property).
Will 4 October 1843 (Age 22)
 Livingston, Columbia, New York, USA

father - George Wilson Potts
MarriageElizabeth Potts - View family
1844 (estimated) (Age 22)
 

Note: Year of marriage calculated from 1900 Census.
Birth of a half-brother 28 January 1844 (Age 22)
 Livingston, Columbia, New York, USA

half-brother - George Potts
Death of a half-brother 31 December 1844 (Age 23)
 Livingston, Columbia, New York, USA

half-brother - George Potts
Death of a father 12 August 1845 (Age 23)
 Linlithgo, Columbia, New York, USA

father - George Wilson Potts
Australian History 1845 (Age 23)
 

Note: The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost.
Note: Copper is discovered at Burra in South Australia.
Birth of a daughter
#1		 18 August 1847 (Age 25)
 Livingston, New York, USA

daughter - Mary Stark Potts
Birth of a son
#2		 23 December 1849 (Age 28)
 Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

son - Orrin A. Potts
Census 1 June 1850 (Age 28)
 Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

Shared note:  1850 USA Census transcript - William Lewis Potts - Household

NameAgeSexRaceOccupationAssetsBirthplaceMmthEduInfirm
William Lewis Potts28MFarmerUSA, New York
Elizabeth Potts28FUSA, New York
Mary Stark Potts2FUSA, New York
Orrin A. Potts6mMUSA, Massachusetts

United States Census 1850
United States Census 1850

Occupation
Farmer
1850 (Age 28)
 

Australian History 1850 (Age 28)
 

Note: Western Australia becomes a penal colony.
Note: Australian Colonies Government Act [1850] grants representative constitutions to New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, colonies set about writing constitutions which produced democratically progressive parliaments
Note: Australia's first university, the University of Sydney, is founded.
Australian History 1851 (Age 29)
 

Note: Victoria separates from New South Wales.
Note: The Victorian gold rush starts when gold is found at Summerhill Creek and Ballarat.
Note: Forest Creek Monster Meeting of miners at Chewton near Castlemaine
Birth of a son
#3		 12 January 1853 (Age 31)
 Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

son - Robert Elliott Potts
Australian History 1853 (Age 31)
 

Note: Bendigo Petition and Red Ribbon Rebellion at Bendigo
Australian History 1854 (Age 32)
 

Note: The Eureka Stockade
Birth of a son
#4		 12 January 1855 (Age 33)
 Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

son - Elwood Potts
Census 14 September 1855 (Age 34)
 Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

Address:
Massachusetts State Census, 1855 for William L Potts
Shared note:  1855 Massachusetts State Census for William L Potts - Household

NameAgeSexRaceOccupationAssetsBirthplaceMmthEduInfirm
William L Potts38MWUSA, New York
Elizabeth Potts35FWUSA, New York
Mary S Potts5FWUSA, New York
Orrin A. Potts3MWUSA, Massachusetts
Robert E Potts1MWUSA, Massachusetts

Massachusetts State Census 1855
Massachusetts State Census 1855

Marriage of a half-brotherHerman Thorne Potts - View family
8 November 1855 (Age 34)
 Egremont, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

half-brother - Herman Thorne Potts
half-brother's wife - Nancy J. Bacon
Australian History 1855 (Age 33)
 

Note: The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceases.
Note: All men over 21 years of age obtain the right to vote in South Australia.
Marriage of a half-brotherRobert Alvin Potts - View family
29 January 1856 (Age 34)
 Egremont, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

half-brother - Robert Alvin Potts
half-brother's wife - Elizabeth Reynold
Marriage of a brotherJohn Henry Potts - View family
13 November 1856 (Age 35)
 Beechworth, Victoria, Australia

younger brother - John Henry Potts
sister-in-law - Mary Ann Toomath
Australian History 1856 (Age 34)
 

Note: Van Diemen's Land name changed to Tasmania.
Australian History 1857 (Age 35)
 

Note: Victorian Committee reported that a 'federal union' would be in the interests of all the growing colonies. However, there was not enough interest in or enthusiasm for taking positive steps towards bringing the colonies together.
Note: Victorian men achieve the right to vote.
Death of a half-sister 5 January 1858 (Age 36)
 Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

half-sister - Maria Potts
Australian History 1858 (Age 36)
 

Note: Sydney and Melbourne linked by electric telegraph.
Note: New South Wales men achieve the right to vote.
Australian History 1859 (Age 37)
 

Note: SS Admella wrecked off south-east coast of South Australia with the loss of 89 lives.
Note: Australian rules football codified, Melbourne Football Club founded
Note: Queensland separates from New South Wales with its western border at 141 degrees E.
Census 1 June 1860 (Age 38)
 Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Australian History 1860 (Age 38)
 

Note: John McDouall Stuart reaches the centre of the continent. South Australian border changed from 132 degrees E to 129 degrees E.
Marriage of a half-sisterElizabeth Jane Potts - View family
21 March 1861 (Age 39)
 Egremont, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

father's son-in-law - George B Lee
half-sister - Elizabeth Jane Potts
Australian History 1861 (Age 39)
 

Note: The ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition occurs.
Note: skiing in Australia introduced by Norwegians in the Snowy Mountains goldrush town of Kiandra
Australian History 1862 (Age 40)
 

Note: Stuart reaches Port Darwin, founding a settlement there. Queensland's western border is moved to 139 degrees E.
Australian History 1863 (Age 41)
 

Note: South Australia takes control of the Northern Territory which was part of the colony of New South Wales.
Marriage of a daughterMary Stark Potts - View family
1865 (Age 43)
 

son-in-law - Nelson Alexander Crane
daughter - Mary Stark Potts
Australian History 1867 (Age 45)
 

Note: Gold is discovered at Gympie, Queensland.
Note: Saint Mary MacKillop founds Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart.
Australian History 1868 (Age 46)
 

Note: The transportation of convicts to Western Australia ceases.
Birth of a grandson
#1		 August 1869 (Age 47)
 Connecticut, USA

grandson - Lewis N Crane
Death of a maternal grandfather 1869 (Age 47)
 

maternal grandfather - Elijah Van Hoesen
Australian History 1869 (Age 47)
 

Note: Children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are removed from their families by Australian and State government agencies.
Census 1 June 1870 (Age 48)
 Rocky Hill, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Shared note:  1870 USA Census transcript - William Lewis Potts - Household

NameAgeSexRaceOccupationAssetsBirthplaceParBmthMmthEduInfirm
William L Potts48MWUSA, New York
Elizabeth Potts48FWUSA, New York
Robert E Potts17MWUSA, Massachusetts
Elwood Potts15MWUSA, Massachusetts

United States Census, 1870 Connecticut, Hartford, Rocky Hill
United States Census, 1870 Connecticut, Hartford, Rocky Hill

Australian History 1872 (Age 50)
 

Note: Overland Telegraph Line linking Darwin and Adelaide opens.
Australian History 1873 (Age 51)
 

Note: Uluru is first sighted by Europeans, and named Ayers Rock.
Australian History 1875 (Age 53)
 

Note: SS Gothenburg strikes Old Reef off North Queensland and sinks with the loss of approximately 102 lives.
Note: Adelaide Steamship Company is formed.
Marriage of a sonElwood Potts - View family
1876 (estimated) (Age 54)
 

son - Elwood Potts
daughter-in-law - Lydia C. Sheffer
Birth of a granddaughter
#2		 December 1876 (Age 55)
 Connecticut, USA

granddaughter - Lillian Crane
Birth of a grandson
#3		 8 April 1878 (Age 56)
 Connecticut, USA

grandson - Robert Henry Potts
Birth of a granddaughter
#4		 November 1878 (Age 57)
 Germantown, Columbia, New York, USA

granddaughter - Mary L. Potts
Australian History 1878 (Age 56)
 

Note: First horse-drawn trams in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide.
Birth of a grandson
#5		 17 May 1879 (Age 57)
 Berlin, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

grandson - William L. Potts
Marriage of a sonRobert Elliott Potts - View family
1879 (Age 57)
 

son - Robert Elliott Potts
daughter-in-law - Julia M. Dickinson
Australian History 1879 (Age 57)
 

Note: The first congress of trade unions is held.
Census 1 June 1880 (Age 58)
 Rocky Hill, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Shared note:  1880 USA Census transcript - William Lewis Potts - Household

NameRaceSexAgeBmthRelationMCYrsMOccupationHealthMnsUEduEng?BPFBPMBP
William L PottsWM57HeadM57FarmerNYNYNY
Elizabeth PottsWF57wifeM57NYNYNY
Orrin A. PottsWM30sonS30Grinds ChiselsMANYNY

Australian History 1880 (Age 58)
 

Note: The bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged.
Note: Parliamentarians in Victoria become the first in Australia to be paid for their work.
Australian History 1882 (Age 60)
 

Note: First water-borne sewerage service in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide.
Birth of a grandson
#6		 24 September 1883 (Age 62)
 Middlefield, Connecticut, USA

grandson - Frank Dickinson Potts
Australian History 1883 (Age 61)
 

Note: The opening of the Sydney-Melbourne railway
Note: Silver is discovered at Broken Hill
Adoption of a granddaughter 1885 (estimated) (Age 63)
 

granddaughter - Mary L. Potts
Death of a half-brother 14 May 1886 (Age 64)
 Egremont, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

half-brother - Robert Alvin Potts
Burial of a half-brother 16 May 1886 (estimated) (Age 64)
 South Egremont, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

half-brother - Robert Alvin Potts
Australian History 1887 (Age 65)
 

Note: An Australian cricket team is established, defeating England in the first Ashes series. First direct Inter-colonial passenger trains begin running between Adelaide and Melbourne.
MarriageView family
December 1887 (estimated) (Age 66)
 Connecticut, USA

son - Robert Elliott Potts
daughter-in-law - Lillian E Aichler
Marriage of a sonRobert Elliott Potts - View family
December 1887 (estimated) (Age 66)
 Connecticut, USA

son - Robert Elliott Potts
daughter-in-law - Lillian E Aichler
Birth of a granddaughter
#7		 August 1888 (Age 66)
 Connecticut, USA

granddaughter - Charlotte "Lottie" Potts
Australian History 1889 (Age 67)
 

Note: The completion of the railway network between Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.
Note: Sir Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration.
Australian History 1890 (Age 68)
 

Note: The Australian Federation Conference calls a constitutional convention.
Death of a brother 6 July 1891 (Age 69)
 Frankston, Victoria, Australia

younger brother - John Henry Potts
Australian History 1891 (Age 69)
 

Note: A National Australasian Convention meets, agrees on adopting the name 'the Commonwealth of Australia' and drafting a constitution.
Note: The first attempt at a federal constitution is drafted.
Note: The Convention adopts the constitution, although it has no legal status
Note: A severe depression hits Australia
Australian History 1892 (Age 70)
 

Note: Gold is discovered at Coolgardie, Western Australia.
Australian History 1893 (Age 71)
 

Note: The Corowa Conference (the 'people's convention') calls on the colonial parliaments to pass enabling acts, allowing the election of delegates to a new constitutional convention aimed at drafting a proposal and putting it to a referendum in each colony.
Marriage of a sonRobert Elliott Potts - View family
19 March 1894 (Age 72)
 District of Columbia, USA

son - Robert Elliott Potts
daughter-in-law - Ida Shaw
Australian History 1894 (Age 72)
 

Note: South Australia becomes the first Australian colony, and the second place in the world, to grant women the right to vote, as well the first Parliament in the world to allow women to stand for office.
Marriage of a sonOrrin A. Potts - View family
1895 (Age 73)
 

son - Orrin A. Potts
daughter-in-law - Emma …
Death of a grandson 29 December 1895 (Age 74)
 East Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

grandson - William L. Potts
Australian History 1895 (Age 73)
 

Note: The premiers, except for those of Queensland and Western Australia, agree to implement the Corowa proposals.
Note: Waltzing Matilda is first sung in public, in Winton, Queensland
Note: Banjo Paterson publishes The Man from Snowy River
Australian History 1896 (Age 74)
 

Note: The Bathurst Conference (the second 'people's convention') meets to discuss the 1891 draft constitution
Australian History 1897 (Age 75)
 

Note: In two sessions, the Second National Australasian Convention meets (with representatives from all colonies except Queensland present). They agree to adopt a constitution based on the 1891 draft, and then revise and amend it later that year.
Note: Catherine Helen Spence became the first female political candidate for political office, standing for election as a representative for South Australia.
Australian History 1898 (Age 76)
 

Note: The Convention agrees on a final draft to be put to the people.
Note: After much public debate, the Victorian, South Australian and Tasmanian referendums are successful; the New South Wales referendum narrowly fails. Later New South Wales votes 'yes' in a second referendum, and Queensland and Western Australia also vote to join.
Australian History 1899 (Age 77)
 

Note: The decision is made to site the national capital in New South Wales, but not within 100 miles of Sydney.
Note: The Australian Labor Party holds office for a few days in Queensland, becoming the first trade union party to do so anywhere in the world.
Note: The first contingents from various Australian colonies are sent to South Africa to participate in the Second Boer War.
Census 1 June 1900 (Age 78)
 New Britain city, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Shared note:  1900 USA Census transcript - Nelson A. Crane - Household

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupationMnsUEduEng?Home
Nelson A. CraneHeadWMJul 184554M34-----
Mary CranewifeWFAug 184752M3411NYNYNY
Lillian CranedaughterWFDec 187623S---CT-NY
William Lewis PottsGrand-FatherWMSep 182178M55--NYNY-
Elizabeth PottsGrand-MotherWFJul 182277M5553NY--

United States Census, 1900 Connecticut Hartford 0205 New Britain city Ward 2 (east side)
United States Census, 1900 Connecticut Hartford 0205 New Britain city Ward 2 (east side)

Marriage of a grandsonRobert Henry Potts - View family
3 September 1900 (Age 78)
 Alexandria, Virginia, USA

grandson - Robert Henry Potts
grandson's wife - Katharine Marie Brooke
Australian History 1900 (Age 78)
 

Note: Several delegates visit London to resist proposed changes to the agreed-upon constitution.
Note: The constitution is passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom as a schedule to the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, and is given royal assent
Death of a wife 29 May 1901 (Age 79)
 14 Kelsey Street, New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

wife - Elizabeth Potts
Burial of a wife 30 May 1901 (estimated) (Age 79)
 New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

wife - Elizabeth Potts
Australian History 1901 (Age 79)
 

Note: (01 Jan) Australia becomes a federation on 1 January. Edmund Barton becomes Prime Minister; the 7th Earl of Hopetoun becomes Governor-General
Note: The first parliament met in Parliament House, Melbourne
Note: Immigration Restriction act was introduced- The White Australian Policy
Note: The Australian National Flag was flown for the first time
Australian History 1902 (Age 80)
 

Note: The Franchise Act guarantees women the right to vote in federal elections (by this stage, most states had already done this). However, it excludes most non-European ethnic groups, including Aboriginal people, unless already registered to vote on State roles.
Note: King Edward VII approved the design of the Australian flag.
Note: Breaker Morant is executed for having shot Boers who had surrendered
Australian History 1903 (Age 81)
 

Note: The High Court of Australia is established with Samuel Griffith as the first Chief Justice.
Note: The Defence Act gives the federal government full control over the Australian Army
Note: Alfred Deakin elected Prime Minister
Death of a son 30 August 1904 (Age 82)
 Columbia, New York, USA

son - Orrin A. Potts
Burial of a son 1 September 1904 (Age 82)
 

son - Orrin A. Potts
Australian History 1904 (Age 82)
 

Note: A site at Dalgety, New South Wales chosen for the new national capital
Note: Chris Watson forms the first federal Labor (minority) government
Marriage of a granddaughterMary L. Potts - View family
1905 (estimated) (Age 83)
 

granddaughter's husband - Irving F Fisher
granddaughter - Mary L. Potts
Death of a half-brother 11 July 1905 (Age 83)
 Egremont Plain, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

half-brother - Herman Thorne Potts
Burial of a half-brother 13 July 1905 (Age 83)
 South Egremont, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

half-brother - Herman Thorne Potts
Australian History 1906 (Age 84)
 

Note: Australia takes control of south-eastern New Guinea
Death 22 March 1906 (Age 84)
 14 Kelsey Street, New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

WL Potts Burial Card
WL Potts Burial Card


William Lewis Potts
William Lewis Potts

Burial 24 March 1906 (2 days after death)
 New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Cemetery: Fairview Cemetry
Fairview Cemetery Section 21
Fairview Cemetery Section 21


Map of Fairview Cemetery
Map of Fairview Cemetery

Research task
Marriage Certificate
11 September 2011
 

by: Jason Potts JP
Note: Need to find record of marriage for final confirmation of parents.
Family with parents - View family
father
George W Potts Grave Stone.jpg George Wilson Potts

Birth 9 August 1801 21 21  Livingston, Columbia, New York, USA

Death 12 August 1845 (Age 44)  Linlithgo, Columbia, New York, USA

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mother
Maria Van Hoesen

Birth 1801 23 23  

Death 6 August 1824 (Age 23)  Livingston, Columbia, New York, USA

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Marriage: 11 February 1821 — Linlithgo, Columbia, New York, USA
7 months
#1 himself
William Lewis Potts

Birth 6 September 1821 20 20  Greenport, Columbia, New York, USA

Death 22 March 1906 (Age 84)  14 Kelsey Street, New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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3 years
#2 younger brother
Potts John Henry.jpg John Henry Potts

Birth 6 August 1824 22 23  Linlithgo, Columbia, New York, USA

Death 6 July 1891 (Age 66)  Frankston, Victoria, Australia

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Father’s family with Elizabeth "Betsey" Spickerman - View family
father
George W Potts Grave Stone.jpg George Wilson Potts

Birth 9 August 1801 21 21  Livingston, Columbia, New York, USA

Death 12 August 1845 (Age 44)  Linlithgo, Columbia, New York, USA

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step-mother
Elizabeth "Betsey" Spickerman

Birth 9 March 1800 44 22  Livingston, Columbia, New York, USA

Death 20 December 1876 (Age 76)  Livingston, Columbia, New York, USA

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Marriage: 1827 — Linlithgo, Columbia, New York, USA
16 months
#1 half-sister
Maria Potts

Birth 13 May 1828 26 28  Livingston, Columbia, New York, USA

Death 5 January 1858 (Age 29) Age: 30  Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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18 months
#2 half-brother
Robert Alvin Potts

Birth 8 November 1829 28 29  Livingston, Columbia, New York, USA

Death 14 May 1886 (Age 56)  Egremont, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

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3 years
#3 half-brother
Herman Thorne Potts

Birth 15 July 1832 30 32  Livingston, Columbia, New York, USA

Death 11 July 1905 (Age 72)  Egremont Plain, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

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6 years
#4 half-sister
Elizabeth Jane Potts

Birth 1838 (estimated) 36 37  Livingston, Columbia, New York, USA

Death 28 November 1908 (Age 70)  Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

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6 years
#5 half-brother
George Potts 1844.jpg George Potts

Birth 28 January 1844 42 43  Livingston, Columbia, New York, USA

Death 31 December 1844 (Age 11 months)  Livingston, Columbia, New York, USA

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Family with Elizabeth Potts - View family
himself
William Lewis Potts

Birth 6 September 1821 20 20  Greenport, Columbia, New York, USA

Death 22 March 1906 (Age 84)  14 Kelsey Street, New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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wife
Elizabeth Potts

Birth 3 September 1821  Livingston, Columbia, New York, USA

Death 29 May 1901 (Age 79)  14 Kelsey Street, New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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Marriage: 1844 (estimated)
4 years
#1 daughter
Mary Stark Potts

Birth 18 August 1847 25 25  Livingston, New York, USA

Death 12 March 1920 (Age 72)  14 Rekey Street, New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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2 years
#2 son
Orrin A. Potts

Birth 23 December 1849 28 28  Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

Death 30 August 1904 (Age 54)  Columbia, New York, USA

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3 years
#3 son
Robert Elliott Potts Robert Elliott Potts

Birth 12 January 1853 31 31  Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

Death 29 November 1929 (Age 76)  East Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

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2 years
#4 son
Elwood Potts

Birth 12 January 1855 33 33  Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

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William Lewis Potts has 1 first cousin recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (1)

Parents John Van Hoesen + Mary Parke
1 Keturah Van Hoesen 1821–?
 
Birth
The land grant for Livingston Manor was made in 1686 to Robert Livingston. The region was made a district in 1772 and the Town of Livingston was founded in 1788, being one of the original towns of the county. In 1710, the area was used to settle Palatine Germans. Linlithgo – A hamlet in the west part of the town.

Australian History
A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane.

Australian History
New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed.

Australian History
Charles Sturt charts the Darling River.

Australian History
The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain.

Australian History
Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River.

Australian History
Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published.

Australian History
Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia.

Australian History
The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land.

Australian History
John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne.

Australian History
Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E.

Australian History
First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time.

Australian History
Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko.

Australian History
Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council.

Australian History
New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales.

Australian History
Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia.

Australian History
Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property).

Marriage
Year of marriage calculated from 1900 Census.

Marriage
Year of marriage calculated from 1900 Census.

Australian History
The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost.

Census
1850 USA Census transcript - William Lewis Potts - Household

NameAgeSexRaceOccupationAssetsBirthplaceMmthEduInfirm
William Lewis Potts28MFarmerUSA, New York
Elizabeth Potts28FUSA, New York
Mary Stark Potts2FUSA, New York
Orrin A. Potts6mMUSA, Massachusetts


Australian History
Western Australia becomes a penal colony.

Australian History
Victoria separates from New South Wales.

Australian History
Bendigo Petition and Red Ribbon Rebellion at Bendigo

Australian History
The Eureka Stockade

Census
1855 Massachusetts State Census for William L Potts - Household

NameAgeSexRaceOccupationAssetsBirthplaceMmthEduInfirm
William L Potts38MWUSA, New York
Elizabeth Potts35FWUSA, New York
Mary S Potts5FWUSA, New York
Orrin A. Potts3MWUSA, Massachusetts
Robert E Potts1MWUSA, Massachusetts


Australian History
The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceases.

Australian History
Van Diemen's Land name changed to Tasmania.

Australian History
Victorian Committee reported that a 'federal union' would be in the interests of all the growing colonies. However, there was not enough interest in or enthusiasm for taking positive steps towards bringing the colonies together.

Australian History
Sydney and Melbourne linked by electric telegraph.

Australian History
SS Admella wrecked off south-east coast of South Australia with the loss of 89 lives.

Census
Private

Australian History
John McDouall Stuart reaches the centre of the continent. South Australian border changed from 132 degrees E to 129 degrees E.

Australian History
The ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition occurs.

Australian History
Stuart reaches Port Darwin, founding a settlement there. Queensland's western border is moved to 139 degrees E.

Australian History
South Australia takes control of the Northern Territory which was part of the colony of New South Wales.

Australian History
Gold is discovered at Gympie, Queensland.

Australian History
The transportation of convicts to Western Australia ceases.

Australian History
Children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are removed from their families by Australian and State government agencies.

Census
1870 USA Census transcript - William Lewis Potts - Household

NameAgeSexRaceOccupationAssetsBirthplaceParBmthMmthEduInfirm
William L Potts48MWUSA, New York
Elizabeth Potts48FWUSA, New York
Robert E Potts17MWUSA, Massachusetts
Elwood Potts15MWUSA, Massachusetts


Australian History
Overland Telegraph Line linking Darwin and Adelaide opens.

Australian History
Uluru is first sighted by Europeans, and named Ayers Rock.

Australian History
SS Gothenburg strikes Old Reef off North Queensland and sinks with the loss of approximately 102 lives.

Australian History
First horse-drawn trams in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide.

Australian History
The first congress of trade unions is held.

Census
1880 USA Census transcript - William Lewis Potts - Household

NameRaceSexAgeBmthRelationMCYrsMOccupationHealthMnsUEduEng?BPFBPMBP
William L PottsWM57HeadM57FarmerNYNYNY
Elizabeth PottsWF57wifeM57NYNYNY
Orrin A. PottsWM30sonS30Grinds ChiselsMANYNY


Australian History
The bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged.

Australian History
First water-borne sewerage service in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide.

Australian History
The opening of the Sydney-Melbourne railway

Australian History
An Australian cricket team is established, defeating England in the first Ashes series. First direct Inter-colonial passenger trains begin running between Adelaide and Melbourne.

Australian History
The completion of the railway network between Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

Australian History
The Australian Federation Conference calls a constitutional convention.

Australian History
A National Australasian Convention meets, agrees on adopting the name 'the Commonwealth of Australia' and drafting a constitution.

Australian History
Gold is discovered at Coolgardie, Western Australia.

Australian History
The Corowa Conference (the 'people's convention') calls on the colonial parliaments to pass enabling acts, allowing the election of delegates to a new constitutional convention aimed at drafting a proposal and putting it to a referendum in each colony.

Australian History
South Australia becomes the first Australian colony, and the second place in the world, to grant women the right to vote, as well the first Parliament in the world to allow women to stand for office.

Australian History
The premiers, except for those of Queensland and Western Australia, agree to implement the Corowa proposals.

Australian History
The Bathurst Conference (the second 'people's convention') meets to discuss the 1891 draft constitution

Australian History
In two sessions, the Second National Australasian Convention meets (with representatives from all colonies except Queensland present). They agree to adopt a constitution based on the 1891 draft, and then revise and amend it later that year.

Australian History
The Convention agrees on a final draft to be put to the people.

Australian History
The decision is made to site the national capital in New South Wales, but not within 100 miles of Sydney.

Census
1900 USA Census transcript - Nelson A. Crane - Household

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupationMnsUEduEng?Home
Nelson A. CraneHeadWMJul 184554M34-----
Mary CranewifeWFAug 184752M3411NYNYNY
Lillian CranedaughterWFDec 187623S---CT-NY
William Lewis PottsGrand-FatherWMSep 182178M55--NYNY-
Elizabeth PottsGrand-MotherWFJul 182277M5553NY--


Australian History
Several delegates visit London to resist proposed changes to the agreed-upon constitution.

Australian History
(01 Jan) Australia becomes a federation on 1 January. Edmund Barton becomes Prime Minister; the 7th Earl of Hopetoun becomes Governor-General

Australian History
The Franchise Act guarantees women the right to vote in federal elections (by this stage, most states had already done this). However, it excludes most non-European ethnic groups, including Aboriginal people, unless already registered to vote on State roles.

Australian History
The High Court of Australia is established with Samuel Griffith as the first Chief Justice.

Australian History
A site at Dalgety, New South Wales chosen for the new national capital

Australian History
Australia takes control of south-eastern New Guinea

Research task
Need to find record of marriage for final confirmation of parents.



Documents
United States Census, 1900 Connecticut Hartford 0205 New Britain city Ward 2 (east side)
United States Census, 1900 Connecticut Hartford 0205 New Britain city Ward 2 (east side)
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United States Census, 1870 Connecticut, Hartford, Rocky Hill
United States Census, 1870 Connecticut, Hartford, Rocky Hill
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United States Census 1850
United States Census 1850
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Massachusetts State Census 1855
Massachusetts State Census 1855
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Fairview Cemetery Section 21
Fairview Cemetery Section 21
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Map of Fairview Cemetery
Map of Fairview Cemetery
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WL Potts Burial Card
WL Potts Burial Card
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William Lewis Potts
William Lewis Potts
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