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Charles Francis Potter

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Charles Francis Potter

Birth
Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
1962 (aged 76–77)
Burial
Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
Plot
149
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On this POTTER - ROBINSON - HANDLEY grave site are 7 stones with a total of 9 names:

[Flora's daughter]
Ruth M. Potter Robinson 1893-1991
[Ruth's husband]
Charles M. Robinson 1899-1990

[Flora's 1st husband]
Francis E. Handley 1856-1884

one stone: [Flora's son & wife]
~ Charles Francis Potter 1885-1962
~ Clara Cook Potter 1887-1980

one stone: [Flora & 2nd husband]
~ "Father" Charles Henry Potter 1861-1941
~ "Mother" Flora Ella Lincoln Potter 1858-1937

[Flora's daughter]
Alta Evelyn Potter Case 1891-1910

"Mother" Fannie E.A. Seymour 1838-1928
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In 2020: for CHARLES FRANCIS POTTER:
Suggested edits -
Graduated Bucknell U. 1907; Newton Theological 1913.
Served as pastor:
Mattapan Baptist Church, Mattapan, Mass from 1910-1914;
Unitarian Edmonton, Ontario 1914-1916;
Second Parish, Unitarian, Marlboro, 1916-1918;
Unitarian Wellesley Hill, 1918-1919;
West Side Unitarian, NYC 1919-1925.

Contributor: Diane Badger (47336871) • [email protected]
____________________________________________________________
Source for Lincoln info is from the Comeau Family Tree on Ancestry.com, administered by "stolak_1".

1823 June 20 Birth of WILLIAM PARKMAN LINCOLN in Union, Maine. His death was 10 Dec. 1907 in Marlborough, MA.
His wife was JEMIMA JANE STUBBS born Aug. 20, 1823 in Appleton, Maine - she died June 10,1899 in Marlborough, MA.
Of their 11 children:
CHARLES RIPLEY LINCOLN 1844-1916
WILLIAM A. [ADELBERT] LINCOLN 1847-1921
FLORA ELLA LINCOLN POTTER 1858-1937
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1860 U.S. Census Northborough, MA. FRANCIS E. HANDLEY age 3 years. Parents: farm laborer FRANCIS HANDLEY Sr. age 27 (born in Nova Scotia) & MARY [COOLIGAN] HANDLEY age 24, (born in MA). Brother: GEORGE B. HANDLEY age 1 year.
[NOTE: On this page is also the MERRICK POTTER & ELIZABETH S. POTTER family, their yet-unborn-son CHARLES HENRY POTTER will become the 2nd husband of FLORA ELLA LINCOLN [HANDLEY].

1870 U.S. Census Warren, Knox County, Maine. CHARLES LINCOLN age 26, farmer. Wife JOSEPHINE LINCOLN age 18. Son: SAMUEL LINCOLN age 6 months. They are living with his parents: WILLIAM LINCOLN 47, farmer. Wife [JEMIMA] JANE LINCOLN 40. Children: "EDGA" LINCOLN 14; [FLORA]ELLA LINCOLN [HANDLEY POTTER] 12; ROSCOE LINCOLN 10; SARAH LINCOLN 6; & ESTELLE LINCOLN age 2 years.

1870 U.S. Census Northborough, MA. MERRICK POTTER age 45, works in Boot Shop. ELIZABETH S. POTTER age 43. Eleven children: ELLA J. POTTER 21; "ELIM" A. POTTER 18, works in Boot Shop; JENNIE F. POTTER 15; EMMA POTTER 15 works in Boot Shop; GEORGE L. POTTER 11 works in boot shop; CHARLES H. POTTER 9; JAMES E. POTTER 7; CHARLOTTE E. POTTER 5; OLIVE F. POTTER age 2 years; ROBERT L. POTTER 7 months; & ABBIE POTTER age 2 years.

1878 March 26 Marriage Record, Marlborough, MA. FLORA ELLA LINCOLN age 20, born in Maine, parents: WILLIAM P. LINCOLN & JANE [STUBBS]. The groom is FRANCIS E. HANDLEY age 21, shoemaker, born in Northboro, MA, parents: FRANCIS HANDLEY & MARY E. COOLIGAN.

1880 U.S. Census Marlborough, MA. CHARLES HENRY POTTER age 19, single, works in shoe shop. Parents: "MERRION" age 54 & ELIZABETH S. POTTER age 52. Siblings: JENNIE F. POTTER 25; GEORGE L. POTTER 21 shoe shop; EDWARD POTTER 16 shoe shop; CHARLOTTE E. POTTER 14 works at home; OLIVE POTTER 12; ROBERT L. POTTER 10; & ELSIE M. POTTER age 8 years.
NOTE: The Potters are living next door to Maine farmer WILLIAM P. LINCOLN & wife JANE [STUBBS] - parents of Charles' future wife FLORA ELLA LINCOLN [HANDLEY].

1884 Oct. 1 Death Record Marlborough, MA. FRANCIS E. HANDLEY age 27 & 11 mo. & 15 days, born in Northboro, died of "Malarial Fever", married, parents: FRANCIS E. HANDLEY Sr. & MARY E. COOLIGAN.

1885 [from 1900 Census] Marriage of FLORA ELLA LINCOLN HANDLEY and CHARLES HENRY POTTER.

1900 U.S. Census Marlborough, MA. CHARLES HENRY POTTER age 39 born May 1861 in MA, works in shoe factory. Wife FLORA ELLA [LINCOLN] POTTER age 41, born March 1859 in Maine, married 15 years. Children: CHARLES F. POTTER 14 born Oct. 1885; PEARL S. POTTER [BEAN] age 11, born Dec. 8, 1888; ALTA E. [EVELYN] POTTER [CASE] age 8 born Sept. 1891; & RUTH M. POTTER age 6 years born Dec. 1893.

1908 June 25 Marriage Record, Wakefield, MA. CHARLES FRANCIS POTTER age 22, clergyman, parents: CHARLES H. POTTER & FLORA E. LINCOLN. Bride is CLARA ADELAIDE COOK age 21, born in Dorchester, MA, occupation clerk in Wakefield, parents: JAMES F. COOK & MARY FOTTLER.

1909 Oct. 12 Marriage Record, Marlborough, MA. [FLORA & CHARLES H. POTTER's daughter] PEARL L. POTTER (1888-1978) wed to clerk HARRIE ROBINSON BEAN (1883-1954).

1909 Nov. 25 Marriage Record, Marlborough, MA. ALTA EVELYN POTTER age 18, parents: CHARLES H. POTTER & FLORA E. LINCOLN. The groom is CARL HERBERT CASE, age 21, born in Barkhampstead, Connecticut, Jeweller; parents: HERBERT & EMILY CASE.

1910 May 29 Death Record, Durham, North Carolina. ALTA E. [POTTER] CASE, age 18 years & 8 months & 5 days, born Sept. 24, 1891, married, parents: CHARLES H. POTTER & [FLORA] ELLA M. LINCOLN. Died in Watts Hospital of "Uremia & Appendicitis". Informant was S.H. CASE of Durham, NC.

1910 U.S. Census Marlborough, MA, 26 Walnut Street. CHARLES H. POTTER age 48, works in shoe factory. Wife FLORA E. [ELLA LINCOLN] POTTER age 52. Daughter RUTH POTTER age 13.

1920 Feb. 21 Marriage Record Boston, MA. CHARLES MARSHALL ROBINSON age 21, born in West Brookfield, MA, occupation: student; parents: JESSE & EVA M. ROBINSON. Bride is RUTH MARGARITE POTTER age 26 born in Marlborough, MA; occupation: "sec'y"; parents: CHARLES H. & FLORA E. POTTER.

1920 U.S. Census, Pelham, Westchester County, NY, 500 Second Avenue. CHARLES F. POTTER age 34, clergyman. Wife CLARA COOK POTTER age 32. Sons: RICHARD POTTER 9; FRANCIS POTTER 8; & MYRON POTTER age 6 years. All born in MA.

1920 U.S. Census, Marlborough, MA, 17 Maple Street. FANNIE E. A. SEYMOUR age 82, born in Canada, immigrated in 1859, naturalized 1863. Husband is LOUIS/LEWIS SEYMOUR age 87, born in Vermont (father & mother from France & Canada, respectively).

1929 City Directory Newton, MA.
FANNIE E.A. SEYMOUR widow of LEWIS SEYMOUR died Feb. 15, 1928.
LEWIS SEYMOUR (wife Fannie E.A. Seymour) died January 27, 1928.

1930 U.S. Census Hingham, Plymouth County, MA. CHARLES M. ROBINSON age 31, public school master, veteran of World War I. Wife RUTH M. [POTTER] ROBINSON age 36.

1930 U.S. Census Upper Nyack, Rockland County, NY, 157 Broadway. CHARLES F. [FRANCIS] POTTER age 44, "Auditor Independent". Wife CLARA A. [COOK] POTTER, age 43. Sons: RICHARD M. POTTER age 19, nurseryman with State Forestry; FRANK N. POTTER age 18; MYRON F. POTTER age 16.

1930 U.S. Census West Newbury, Essex County, MA, 272 First Street. CHARLES H.[HENRY] POTTER age 68, works in shoe factory. Wife FLORA E. [ELLA LINCOLN HANDLEY] POTTER age 72, born in Maine.

1932 City Directory West Newbury, MA. CHARLES H. POTTER, wife FLORA E. [ELLA LINCOLN HANDLEY] POTTER, shoeworker for Snyder Shoe Company in Haverhill, house on Main Street, West Newbury.

1940 City Directory Newton, MA. CHARLES M. ROBINSON & RUTH M. [POTTER] ROBINSON, he is a teacher in Wellesley, house at 2 Crescent.
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On this POTTER - ROBINSON - HANDLEY grave site are 7 stones with a total of 9 names:

[Flora's daughter]
Ruth M. Potter Robinson 1893-1991
[Ruth's husband]
Charles M. Robinson 1899-1990

[Flora's 1st husband]
Francis E. Handley 1856-1884

one stone: [Flora's son & wife]
~ Charles Francis Potter 1885-1962
~ Clara Cook Potter 1887-1980

one stone: [Flora & 2nd husband]
~ "Father" Charles Henry Potter 1861-1941
~ "Mother" Flora Ella Lincoln Potter 1858-1937

[Flora's daughter]
Alta Evelyn Potter Case 1891-1910

"Mother" Fannie E.A. Seymour 1838-1928
____________________________________________________________
In 2020: for CHARLES FRANCIS POTTER:
Suggested edits -
Graduated Bucknell U. 1907; Newton Theological 1913.
Served as pastor:
Mattapan Baptist Church, Mattapan, Mass from 1910-1914;
Unitarian Edmonton, Ontario 1914-1916;
Second Parish, Unitarian, Marlboro, 1916-1918;
Unitarian Wellesley Hill, 1918-1919;
West Side Unitarian, NYC 1919-1925.

Contributor: Diane Badger (47336871) • [email protected]
____________________________________________________________
Source for Lincoln info is from the Comeau Family Tree on Ancestry.com, administered by "stolak_1".

1823 June 20 Birth of WILLIAM PARKMAN LINCOLN in Union, Maine. His death was 10 Dec. 1907 in Marlborough, MA.
His wife was JEMIMA JANE STUBBS born Aug. 20, 1823 in Appleton, Maine - she died June 10,1899 in Marlborough, MA.
Of their 11 children:
CHARLES RIPLEY LINCOLN 1844-1916
WILLIAM A. [ADELBERT] LINCOLN 1847-1921
FLORA ELLA LINCOLN POTTER 1858-1937
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1860 U.S. Census Northborough, MA. FRANCIS E. HANDLEY age 3 years. Parents: farm laborer FRANCIS HANDLEY Sr. age 27 (born in Nova Scotia) & MARY [COOLIGAN] HANDLEY age 24, (born in MA). Brother: GEORGE B. HANDLEY age 1 year.
[NOTE: On this page is also the MERRICK POTTER & ELIZABETH S. POTTER family, their yet-unborn-son CHARLES HENRY POTTER will become the 2nd husband of FLORA ELLA LINCOLN [HANDLEY].

1870 U.S. Census Warren, Knox County, Maine. CHARLES LINCOLN age 26, farmer. Wife JOSEPHINE LINCOLN age 18. Son: SAMUEL LINCOLN age 6 months. They are living with his parents: WILLIAM LINCOLN 47, farmer. Wife [JEMIMA] JANE LINCOLN 40. Children: "EDGA" LINCOLN 14; [FLORA]ELLA LINCOLN [HANDLEY POTTER] 12; ROSCOE LINCOLN 10; SARAH LINCOLN 6; & ESTELLE LINCOLN age 2 years.

1870 U.S. Census Northborough, MA. MERRICK POTTER age 45, works in Boot Shop. ELIZABETH S. POTTER age 43. Eleven children: ELLA J. POTTER 21; "ELIM" A. POTTER 18, works in Boot Shop; JENNIE F. POTTER 15; EMMA POTTER 15 works in Boot Shop; GEORGE L. POTTER 11 works in boot shop; CHARLES H. POTTER 9; JAMES E. POTTER 7; CHARLOTTE E. POTTER 5; OLIVE F. POTTER age 2 years; ROBERT L. POTTER 7 months; & ABBIE POTTER age 2 years.

1878 March 26 Marriage Record, Marlborough, MA. FLORA ELLA LINCOLN age 20, born in Maine, parents: WILLIAM P. LINCOLN & JANE [STUBBS]. The groom is FRANCIS E. HANDLEY age 21, shoemaker, born in Northboro, MA, parents: FRANCIS HANDLEY & MARY E. COOLIGAN.

1880 U.S. Census Marlborough, MA. CHARLES HENRY POTTER age 19, single, works in shoe shop. Parents: "MERRION" age 54 & ELIZABETH S. POTTER age 52. Siblings: JENNIE F. POTTER 25; GEORGE L. POTTER 21 shoe shop; EDWARD POTTER 16 shoe shop; CHARLOTTE E. POTTER 14 works at home; OLIVE POTTER 12; ROBERT L. POTTER 10; & ELSIE M. POTTER age 8 years.
NOTE: The Potters are living next door to Maine farmer WILLIAM P. LINCOLN & wife JANE [STUBBS] - parents of Charles' future wife FLORA ELLA LINCOLN [HANDLEY].

1884 Oct. 1 Death Record Marlborough, MA. FRANCIS E. HANDLEY age 27 & 11 mo. & 15 days, born in Northboro, died of "Malarial Fever", married, parents: FRANCIS E. HANDLEY Sr. & MARY E. COOLIGAN.

1885 [from 1900 Census] Marriage of FLORA ELLA LINCOLN HANDLEY and CHARLES HENRY POTTER.

1900 U.S. Census Marlborough, MA. CHARLES HENRY POTTER age 39 born May 1861 in MA, works in shoe factory. Wife FLORA ELLA [LINCOLN] POTTER age 41, born March 1859 in Maine, married 15 years. Children: CHARLES F. POTTER 14 born Oct. 1885; PEARL S. POTTER [BEAN] age 11, born Dec. 8, 1888; ALTA E. [EVELYN] POTTER [CASE] age 8 born Sept. 1891; & RUTH M. POTTER age 6 years born Dec. 1893.

1908 June 25 Marriage Record, Wakefield, MA. CHARLES FRANCIS POTTER age 22, clergyman, parents: CHARLES H. POTTER & FLORA E. LINCOLN. Bride is CLARA ADELAIDE COOK age 21, born in Dorchester, MA, occupation clerk in Wakefield, parents: JAMES F. COOK & MARY FOTTLER.

1909 Oct. 12 Marriage Record, Marlborough, MA. [FLORA & CHARLES H. POTTER's daughter] PEARL L. POTTER (1888-1978) wed to clerk HARRIE ROBINSON BEAN (1883-1954).

1909 Nov. 25 Marriage Record, Marlborough, MA. ALTA EVELYN POTTER age 18, parents: CHARLES H. POTTER & FLORA E. LINCOLN. The groom is CARL HERBERT CASE, age 21, born in Barkhampstead, Connecticut, Jeweller; parents: HERBERT & EMILY CASE.

1910 May 29 Death Record, Durham, North Carolina. ALTA E. [POTTER] CASE, age 18 years & 8 months & 5 days, born Sept. 24, 1891, married, parents: CHARLES H. POTTER & [FLORA] ELLA M. LINCOLN. Died in Watts Hospital of "Uremia & Appendicitis". Informant was S.H. CASE of Durham, NC.

1910 U.S. Census Marlborough, MA, 26 Walnut Street. CHARLES H. POTTER age 48, works in shoe factory. Wife FLORA E. [ELLA LINCOLN] POTTER age 52. Daughter RUTH POTTER age 13.

1920 Feb. 21 Marriage Record Boston, MA. CHARLES MARSHALL ROBINSON age 21, born in West Brookfield, MA, occupation: student; parents: JESSE & EVA M. ROBINSON. Bride is RUTH MARGARITE POTTER age 26 born in Marlborough, MA; occupation: "sec'y"; parents: CHARLES H. & FLORA E. POTTER.

1920 U.S. Census, Pelham, Westchester County, NY, 500 Second Avenue. CHARLES F. POTTER age 34, clergyman. Wife CLARA COOK POTTER age 32. Sons: RICHARD POTTER 9; FRANCIS POTTER 8; & MYRON POTTER age 6 years. All born in MA.

1920 U.S. Census, Marlborough, MA, 17 Maple Street. FANNIE E. A. SEYMOUR age 82, born in Canada, immigrated in 1859, naturalized 1863. Husband is LOUIS/LEWIS SEYMOUR age 87, born in Vermont (father & mother from France & Canada, respectively).

1929 City Directory Newton, MA.
FANNIE E.A. SEYMOUR widow of LEWIS SEYMOUR died Feb. 15, 1928.
LEWIS SEYMOUR (wife Fannie E.A. Seymour) died January 27, 1928.

1930 U.S. Census Hingham, Plymouth County, MA. CHARLES M. ROBINSON age 31, public school master, veteran of World War I. Wife RUTH M. [POTTER] ROBINSON age 36.

1930 U.S. Census Upper Nyack, Rockland County, NY, 157 Broadway. CHARLES F. [FRANCIS] POTTER age 44, "Auditor Independent". Wife CLARA A. [COOK] POTTER, age 43. Sons: RICHARD M. POTTER age 19, nurseryman with State Forestry; FRANK N. POTTER age 18; MYRON F. POTTER age 16.

1930 U.S. Census West Newbury, Essex County, MA, 272 First Street. CHARLES H.[HENRY] POTTER age 68, works in shoe factory. Wife FLORA E. [ELLA LINCOLN HANDLEY] POTTER age 72, born in Maine.

1932 City Directory West Newbury, MA. CHARLES H. POTTER, wife FLORA E. [ELLA LINCOLN HANDLEY] POTTER, shoeworker for Snyder Shoe Company in Haverhill, house on Main Street, West Newbury.

1940 City Directory Newton, MA. CHARLES M. ROBINSON & RUTH M. [POTTER] ROBINSON, he is a teacher in Wellesley, house at 2 Crescent.
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