Family: husband, 2nd / Potter, Thankful mrs (F45470)

• Male husband, 2nd

  
  

  Birth			LDS Ordinances	Date	Place
  Christening			Baptized (LDS)
  Death			Endowed (LDS)
  Burial			Sealed P (LDS)
  Marriage			Sealed S (LDS)
  Father
  Mother

  
  

  Female Potter, Thankful mrs

  
  

  Birth			LDS Ordinances	Date	Place
  Christening			Baptized (LDS)
  Death			Endowed (LDS)
  Burial			Sealed P (LDS)
  Other Spouse	Potter, John | F45469
  Marriage			Sealed S (LDS)
  Father
  Mother

  
  

• Notes

  residence jt: 20190114HAv- http://www.eg.bucknell.edu/~hyde/potter/Obituaries.html Early Obituaries of Potter County, PA Obituary files copied from a book at the Potter County, PA Historical Society with their permission. Transcribed and submitted by Sheri D. Graves. SARAH M. BRIGGS died at her home near North Bingham, PA, March 8, 1894, widow of the late Rev. A.H. Briggs. Sarah M. Potter born at Steamburg, Crawford County, PA, January 25, 1843. The only daughter of John and Thankful Potter. Father died when she was three; when she was nine her mother married and moved to Independence, Allegany County, NY. She was married July 3, 1858 to A.H. Briggs; two children - Mrs. Ione B. Francis, and - M. Grant Briggs. She was converted and baptized at age of 16. Member of W.C.T.U. In January 1892, Mrs. Briggs was stricken with grip from which she never fully recovered. Sudden death of her husband on September 14, 1893, brought on nervous prostration from which she was too weak to rally. Leaves a daughter, son, two brothers, four half sisters and many distant relatives. Funeral at residence and the North Bingham Church. Rev. J.O. Potter assisted by Rev. B.E. Eggleston. W.C.T.U. attended in a body and furnished basket of flowers for the casket and floral pillow for the pulpit, with W.C.T.U., and beautiful pillow for casket with "Our Sister." - North Bingham Cemetery.