Old Dead Relatives

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Capt Greenfield POTE

Capt Greenfield POTE[1]

Male 1736 - 1797  (~ 61 years)

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  • Name Greenfield POTE 
    Prefix Capt 
    Born May 1736  Gorham, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 29 Sep 1797  Freeport, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Pote Cemtery, Freeport, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I24583  Main
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2021 

    Family 1 Mary WINSLOW,   b. 1739, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1832, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Last Modified 7 May 2018 
    Family ID F8326  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Jane GRANT,   b. 12 Sep 1742, Berwick, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1786, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Married 16 Dec 1758 
    Children 
     1. Charlotte POTE,   b. 1773, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1836, Freeport, Cumberland, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
    Last Modified 7 May 2018 
    Family ID F8335  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - May 1736 - Gorham, Cumberland, Maine Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • s/o William POTE & Dorothy GATCHELL
      Greenfield, a mariner, was prosecuted for sailing his schooner out of Falmouth on 2 Sept. 1764. This so angered him that he dismantled his house and transported it to Wolf's Neck (Freeport, Maine).

      m1 16 Dec. 1758 to Jane Grant, by whom he had 8 issue.
      m2 Mary (Winslow) Merrill, the widow of Joshua Merrill, by whom he had no issue.

  • Sources 
    1. [S44] Orcutt_001 gedcom file, Robert Waddell.

    2. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 46429521.


Notes

This website uses dates from the Gregorian calendar (New Style), unless otherwise noted.

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Updated 23 Dec 2023