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1847–1868

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Birth Date
10 January 1833
Death Date
23 March 1911
Gender
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Amasa Potter

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  • His death date is confirmed by his death certificate.

    Amasa was an out-and-back teamster in 1863.  He married Cecelia Parsons, of this company, several months after arriving in the Salt Lake valley.

     

Brigham Young Company (1848)

  • Age at Departure: 15

Traveled with

  • David Potter (Age: 55)
  • Charlotte Potter (Age: 53)
  • Chester Potter (Age: 25)
  • Newell Potter (Age: 17)
  • Elizabeth Potter (Age: 12)
  • Leonard Potter (Age: 7)

Judson L. Stoddard Company (1855)

  • Age at Departure: 22

Louis R. Chaffin Company (1859)

  • Age at Departure: 26

John Riggs Murdock Company (1863)

  • Age at Departure: 30

Sources

  • Amasa Potter reminiscences and journal, 1857 January-1910 January, 112.
  • Amasa Potter reminiscences and journal, 1857 January-1910 January.
  • "Arrivals," Deseret News , 20 July 1859, 4.
  • "Arrivals," Deseret News [Weekly], 10 October 1855, 245.
  • First 100, report, 1848 June.
  • Our Pioneer Heritage, vol. 18, 165-66.
  • Potter, Amasa, Reminiscences and journal 1857 Jan.-1910 Jan., 113-14.
  • William Sharp record book, circa 1870.