Individual Details

Jesse Potts

(1774 - 1811)

Events

Birth1774Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Event1790Albany, New York
Marriage1796Elizabeth Duns
Death1811Albany, New York

Families

SpouseElizabeth Duns ( - 1852)
ChildJesse Charles Potts (30 - 1891)
FatherSamuel Potts (1723 - 1784)
MotherSarah Fritz ( - 1808)
SiblingSarah Potts ( - 1822)
SiblingCharles Potts ( - 1812)

Notes

Event

He removed from Pennsylvania to Albany in 1790. He was a tailor by trade, and carried on business until his death. He was a Friend, or Quaker, a member of the Masonic order, and stood high in his community.

Marriage

He married, in 1796, Elizabeth Duns, born in Glasgow. Scotland, died in Albany in 1852. Although she was left a widow with six small children and limited means, through thrift and energy she supported them and brought them up in respectability.