Asher Smith Potter b. 26 Jan 1805 Camden, Oneida, New York d. 9 Mar 1881: Northshore Roots

1805 - 1881 (76 years)

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Name	Asher Smith Potter [2]
	About 1825 Asher Smith Potter moved hither with his parents from Oneida County. He was born in Camden, N.Y., January 26, 1805. When he was five years old his father moved to Canada, where the son was educated. When eighteen years old they returned to Oneida County, whence they came to Cleveland, where the father died aged eighty-one, and the mother aged eighty-three. Young Potter, after an absence of eighteen years in New York city and the South, settled permanently in Cleveland village, where he finally opened a tavern where the Morse building now stands, and subsequently a store. He held several public positions, and died in March, 1881, being survived by a widow and four children. [1]
Born	26 Jan 1805	Camden, Oneida, New York [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Gender	Male
Residence	Abt. 1810	Canada [6]
Residence	1825	Cleveland, Oswego, New York [1]
Occupation	1857	Cleveland, Oswego, New York [7]
	Cleveland Village Trustee
Occupation	1860	Cleveland, Oswego, New York [3]
	Merchant
Occupation	1875 [2]
	Actuary
Residence	1860 - 1880	Cleveland, Oswego, New York [2, 3, 4]
	According to the 1875 census, the Potter residence was valued at $500. [2] We learn that Asher Potter has purchased the property where he resided when here, and, with his family, will return to Cleveland in a week or two. [8]
Died	9 Mar 1881 [1, 5, 11]
	Another of the very oldest of our residents, Asher S. Potter, died Wednesday at noon, at the age of 76 years. He had been failing very fast of late, and his death was not unexpected. His very remarkable life call for more than a passing notice, and we shall endeavor to get his history for our next issue. [9] Asher Smith Potter was born in the town of Camden, Oneida, N.Y., Jan. 26th, 1805, and at the time of his death, his age was 76 years, 1 month and 16 days. When five years old, his parents moved to Canada, where he received a liberal education in the best schools. At the age of 18, his parents again moved to Oneida County, but soon moved again, this time to Cleveland, where they resided until their death, at the ages of 81 and 83 years respectively. Asher remained here hardly one year, when his inclinations led him to the great metropolis, New York city. He engaged there first as a waiter, but soon received a good position as clerk in a commercial house, where he remained three years. At this time he was induced to go into the Southern States, where he remained sixteen years, engaaged in various branches of business - at one time having a wholesale closting store in Macon, Ga. After an absence of 19 years, he returned to Cleveland, and 8 years later, at the age of 46, was married. The remainder of his life has been spent here, with an interval of three and a half years - 75 to 78 - passed in Wisconsin. About 25 years ago, he entered in business here, keeping first a tavern and then a small country store. He made considerable money, and erected what is now known as the Morse building, and filled the large store with goods; but through unfortunate speculation, he lost the whole of his property. He held several important positions in the town and village, and was possessed of considerable ability. He frequently contributed to the columns of the Press. He wrote a series of entertaining sketches on the early life of this place, and also a history of Frenchman's Island. He leaves a wife and four children [10]
Buried	Cleveland Village Cemetery, North Street, Cleveland, Oswego, New York [5]
		20081019 - Headstone, Asher S. Potter Cleveland Village Cemetery
Person ID	I499	CHS Genealogy
Last Modified	14 Jul 2019

Father	Maj Samuel Potter, b. 11 Jun 1772, d. 17 May 1853 (Age 80 years)
Mother	Thakful Smith, b. 22 Apr 1778, d. 22 Dec 1859 (Age 81 years)
Family ID	F807	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Altay Dutton, b. 20 Jun 1833, Chautauqua, New York , d. 20 Jun 1911 (Age 78 years)

Married Y [12]

Children

	1. Asher D. Potter, b. Abt. 1852, Oswego, New York
+	2. Altay Elizabeth Potter, b. 20 Jul 1854, Cleveland, Oswego, New York , d. 18 Dec 1884, Utica, Oneida, New York (Age 30 years)
	3. Horatio Seymour Potter, b. Abt. 1862, Oswego, New York
+	4. Silas Finch Potter, b. 23 Oct 1865, Cleveland, Oswego, New York , d. 22 Sep 1928 (Age 62 years)

Last Modified 20 Jan 2018

Family ID F138 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S40] Landmarks of Oswego County, Henry Perry Smith, W. Stanley Child, (Higgins Book Company - 1895), 497 (Reliability: 2), 1895.
Town of Constantia
[S61] 1875 New York State Census, 8 (Reliability: 2), 3 Jun 1875.
State: New York; County: Oswego; Town: Constantia; Village: Cleveland; ED No.: 1; ED Date: 06/03/1875; Page: 8; Lines: 8
[S32] 1860 United States Federal Census, 16 (Reliability: 2), 23 Jun 1860.
State: New York; County: Oswego; Town: Constantia; Village: Cleveland; ED Date: 06/23/1860; Sheet No: 16
[S21] 1880 United States Federal Census, 31 (Reliability: 2), 17 Jun 1880.
State: New York; County: Oswego; Town: Constantia; Village: Cleveland; ED: #231; ED Date: 06/17/1880; SD: #8; Sheet No: 31; Line No: 1-3
[S19] Find A Grave, findagrave.com., https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=721&GScid=2221626&GRid=29851373& (Reliability: 1), 17 Sep 2008.
Asher S. Potter
[S11] Cleveland Lakeside Press, 19 Mar 1881.
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[S40] Landmarks of Oswego County, Henry Perry Smith, W. Stanley Child, (Higgins Book Company - 1895), 507 (Reliability: 2), 1895.
Town of Constantia
[S11] Cleveland Lakeside Press (Reliability: 1), 9 Nov 1878.
[S11] Cleveland Lakeside Press (Reliability: 1), 12 Mar 1881.
[S11] Cleveland Lakeside Press, 19 Mar 1881.
[S170] Camden Advance-Journal, 2 (Reliability: 1), 27 Sep 1928.
Former Supervisor of Vienna Passes Away
[S61] 1875 New York State Census, 8 (Reliability: 2), 3 Jun 1875.
State: New York; County: Oswego; Town: Constantia; Village: Cleveland; ED No.: 1; ED Date: 06/03/1875; Page: 8; Lines: 8-9