Potts, Joseph, 1742-1804

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Joseph Potts was a Quaker minister from southeastern Pennsylvania. He was born the 3rd of 1st month 1742, Old Style (14 March 1743, New Style) to John Potts and Ruth Savage Potts of Douglass, Pennsylvania. In 1764 Potts married Mary Morris of Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania; the couple had 11 children together. He died in 1804.
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referencedIn Hunt, John, 1740-1824. Papers, 1770-1828. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
referencedIn Potts-Rutter families. Papers, 1714-1839 [microform]. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Coventry Forge (Coventryville, Pa.). Account book, 1787-1789. Hagley Museum & Library
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Society of Friends
Society of Friends
Lay ministry
Quakers
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Clergy
Quakers
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Birth 1742-03-12

Death 1804-02-04

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English

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