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Zilpha Potter (Knight)

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Birthplace: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
Death: July 03, 1820 (58)
Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Colonel Joseph Knight and Elizabeth Knight
Wife of Nicholas Sheldon and Moses Potter
Mother of Holden Potter and Robert Potter
Sister of Captain Ezra Knight; Darius Knight; George Knight; Martha Knight and Angell Knight

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About Zilpha Potter

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Zilpha Knight
b.9 Aug 1761 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
d.3 Jul 1820 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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Parents and Siblings
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F. Capt. Robert Knight, 2nd
1721 - 1791
M. Mercy Gorton
1722 - 1809
m. 29 Aug 1742
Ruth Knight
1743 - 1794
Mercy Sabra Knight
1745 -
Mary Knight
1748 -
Robert Knight, 3rd
1750 - 1823
Zilpha Knight
1761 - 1820
Freelove Knight
1765 - 1829
Spouse and Children
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H. Moses Potter
1756 - 1815
W. Zilpha Knight
1761 - 1820
m. 25 Feb 1779
Robert Potter
1789 - 1863
Spouse and Children
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H. Nicholas Sheldon
1732 - 1828
W. Zilpha Knight
1761 - 1820
m. 16 Oct 1783
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▼Facts and Events
Name Zilpha Knight
Gender Female
Birth? 9 Aug 1761 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Marriage 25 Feb 1779 Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
to Moses Potter
Marriage 16 Oct 1783 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
to Nicholas Sheldon
Death[1] 3 Jul 1820 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
BIOGRAPHY: The Life and Times of Samuel Gorton The Founders and the Founding of the Republic Philadelphia 1907 - Page 202/264

▼References
↑ Providence Journal - Deaths, in Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636–1850: First series, births, marriages and deaths. A family register for the people. (Narragansett Hist. Publ. Co., 1891)
Vol. 13, p. 23, 10 Jul 1820.
SHELDON, Zilpha, wife of Nicholas, in 76th year, at Cranston.

Category: Knight in Rhode Island

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Zilpha Potter's Timeline

1761
August 9, 1761
Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
1781
July 1781
1789
October 28, 1789
Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island
1820
July 3, 1820
Age 58
Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island