Cotton, Dorcas C b. 1 Dec 1833 Bingham Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1 Nov 1912 Harrison twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA: WETZEL Extended Family & More

Cotton, Dorcas C

1833 - 1912 (78 years)

Name	Cotton, Dorcas C [1, 2]
Birth	Abt 1811	New York State, USA [3]
	According to the 1870 census bureau report, Ezra Lewis Fuller, age 33, and his wife, Electa Jane (Cotton-Kibbe), age 26. were living in the household of James Kibbe, age 56 b NY and Dorcas (Brown) Kibbe, age 59 b NY.
Birth	1 Dec 1833	Bingham Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2, 4, 5]
	20190908HAv- Mrs Dorcas Kibbe in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 Name: Mrs Dorcas Kibbe Gender: Female Race: White Age: 78y 11m ?d widowed Domestic res: Harrison twp, Potter Birth: 1 Dec 1833 Bingham Twp, Penna Death: 1 Nov 1912 20:00h Harrison, Potter, Penna cause: Old age, general debility 400 Father: Joseph Cotton born: England Mother: Anna Brown born: NY inform: Mrs. Theodore Hunt Brookfield, PA burial: Nov 4, 1912 Whites Corner's Harrison Valley, PA Certificate Number: 103983 Source Citation Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906-1967; Certificate Number Range: 103041-106450 Source Information Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906-1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. LDS
Gender	Female
Residence	Between 1850 and 1910	Harrison Valley, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2, 5]
	Larry Herbstritt facebook 14 hrs 20161103 Maternal ancestors of our Dorothy "Dollie" Fuller Davey begin with Dorothy's mother Electa Jane Cotton Fuller. Electa's biological parents were Joseph & Electa Anna Brown Cotton. The story begins with Electa's parents: Joseph E. Cotton, the son of John & Martha Cotton, was born in 1808 in New York. After the birth of his first child, Delevan Nelson Clark, he and his wife, Electa Brown Cotton, moved to Potter County, Harrison Township, Pennsylvania. It appears it was a family decision because Electa's parents, William and Martha Ballard (Ballord) Brown, also moved to Bingham township in Potter county. William and Martha had originally migrated from Massachusetts in the late 1790s. There, in Potter county, Joseph and Electa's other children, Dorcas, Rachel, James, Lyda and Electa Jane were born. It's not known the circumstances that caused the premature death (age 33) of Joseph's wife but Electa died when their daughter, Electa Jane, was only a year and one month old. Electa's gravestone is very weathered but still readable. Its inscription reads, "Electa A wife of Joseph Cotton". Mothering baby Electa, must have fallen into the hands of her older sister, Dorcas, and for some unknown reason (alcohol perhaps) parenting was more than Joesph could handle. It should be noted that even later in life, Joseph was not living on his own. At the age of 9, Joseph's daughter, Electa Jane, was adopted by Joseph's wife's sister, also named Dorcas, and her new husband, James Kibbe. By the year 1860 the Kibbe head of house reported to the census bureau that James Kibbe, age 46 b. NY, Dorcas Kibbe, age 50 b NY, Electa (Cotton) Kibbe, age 16 b PA, Martha Brown, age 92 (Electa's mother) and Ezra Lewis Fuller (future husband of Electa), age 23 b NY were all living in the household. According to the 1870 census bureau report, Ezra Lewis Fuller, age 33, and his wife, Electa Jane (Cotton-Kibbe), age 26. were living in the household of James Kibbe, age 56 b NY and Dorcas (Brown) Kibbe, age 59 b NY. Also living with them were the children of Ezra and Electa, Harden Fuller, age 8 b PA, James W Fuller, age 3 b PA, Mary Fuller, age 2 b PA, and Martha Fuller, age 2 1/2 months b PA. Also living in the household was Lyman D. Fuller. By 1880 in Genesee Township, the Fuller family consisted of, Ezra Lewis, age 43, Electa, age 36, Hardin, age 18, James, age 13, Mary, age 12, Martha, age 10, Dolly, age 7, Ruth, age 6, Norman, age 3, Kate, age 3 1/2 months. Also living with Ezra and Electa was Dorcas Kibbe, age 71. The 1880 census report also reveals that the mother and father (Diodate & Martha Olmstead Fuller) of Ezra Lewis Fuller were born in Connecticut and the mother and father of Electa were born in Massachusetts. It also reveals that Dorcas (Brown) Kibbe was also born in Massachusetts. It would appear that the two families may have known each other in Massachusetts. In 1854 the federal Graduation Act of 1854 allowed European-American settlers to purchase land from the government at discount rates, and the first white settlers began to arrive in what became Mount Pleasant. Under the Treaty of 1855, the Ojibwa bands (Saginaw Chippewa Tribe) from the Saginaw, Swan Creek, and Black rivers were relocated to land in Isabella County (Isabella Indian Reservation). Many non-natives soon moved to Mount Pleasant, predicting prosperous relations with the natives. The Homestead Act of 1862 also attracted many new settlers, including new European immigrants, to Mount Pleasant to develop their stake on free lands offered by the US government in exchange for their labor in developing it for residence and agriculture. With the promise of free land, and bearing a heavy heart hearing of the death of his son, James, who was shot on the first of July at the battle of Gettysburg, Joseph Cotton left Potter county with the family of David and Rachael Kibbe and moved to Mt Pleasant, Michigan. In 1870, at the age of 63, Joseph was still living the the Kibbe household. He died three years later and was buried in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. 'Joseph E Cotton, son of John & Martha Cotton' 'Electa Anna Brown's gravestone sits to the right of her parents, William & Martha Ballard Brown, in the North Bingham cemetery.' 'Me, visiting the gravesite of Electa Anna Brown Cotton. The inscription on the gravestone says "ELECTA A Wife of JOSEPH COTTON"' 'This is Dorcas Brown, who married Thomas "James" Kibbe Sr. She was the sister of Electa Anna Brown Cotton. When Electa passed away she and Thomas "James" adopted her daughter, Electa Jane Cotton.' 'Thomas "James" and Dorcas Kibbe, adopted parents of Electa Jane Cotton. Because Dorcas was Electa Jane's aunt, all the descendants of "James" & Dorcas are our DNA cousins. One notable cousin was their son, Dr Alonzo Kibbe.' +4 Like CommentShare Seen by 29
census 1870	Jul 1870	Bingham Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [3]
	Age: 59 NY Ellisburg PO
	20250628GHLn- edited 20190909HAv- James Kibbe in the 1870 United States Federal Census date: __ July 1870 J?C? Cavanaugh Name: James Kibbe Age: 56 Birth: abt 1814 New York Dwelling: 51 Home: Bingham, Potter, PA PO Ellisburg Race: White Gender: Male Occ: One Arm Farmer Personal 3300 Real Estate 1000 Spouse: Dorcas Kibbe Household Asser? A. Kibbe 21 PA Loese? Kibbe 20 NY William R. Clark 30 NY blacksmith Laica? Clark 26 PA Norman W. Clark 4 PA Adison Clark 38 NY blacksmith & wagoner Martha Clark 32 PA Mary? Clark 14 PA William 12 PA Clinton 10 PA Frank 7 PA Angie 4 PA GC? Calvin 69 NY retired farmer Ruth Calvin 62 PA Alela? Calvin 14 PA D.D. Leonard 38 NY farmer Martha P. Leonard 32 NY James E. 5 PA Ima? E. 3 PA Edwin S. 1 PA James Kibbe 56 NY one arm farmer Darcas Kibbe 59 NY ... E.L. Fuller 33 NY Electa I? Fuller 26 PA Harden? Fuller 8 PA Source Citation Year: 1870; Census Place: Bingham, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1446; Page: 474B; Family History Library Film: 552945 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
Name data	Dorcas/Brown/ [3]
Name data	Dorcas/Kibbe/ [3]
Race	White [3, 4]
FSID	LZFJ-QYC
Name	Dorcas Brown Mrs
Name	Dorcas Cotton [6, 7]
Name	Dorcas Kibbe mrs [3, 4]
Death	1 Nov 1912	Harrison twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2, 4]
	20190908HAv- Mrs Dorcas Kibbe in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 Name: Mrs Dorcas Kibbe Gender: Female Race: White Age: 78y 11m ?d widowed Domestic res: Harrison twp, Potter Birth: 1 Dec 1833 Bingham Twp, Pennsylvania Death: 1 Nov 1912 20:00h Harrison, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA cause: Old age, general debility 400 Father: Joseph Cotton born: England Mother: Anna Brown born: NY inform: Mrs. Theodore Hunt Brookfield, PA burial: Nov 4, 1912 Whites Corner's Harrison Valley, PA Certificate Number: 103983 Source Citation Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906-1967; Certificate Number Range: 103041-106450 Source Information Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906-1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Age: 78y11m?d Old age, general debility 400
Burial	4 Nov 1912	Whites Corners Cemetery, Harrison twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2, 4]
	20190908HAv- Mrs Dorcas Kibbe in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 Name: Mrs Dorcas Kibbe Gender: Female Race: White Age: 78y 11m ?d widowed Domestic res: Harrison twp, Potter Birth: 1 Dec 1833 Bingham Twp, Pennsylvania Death: 1 Nov 1912 20:00h Harrison, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA cause: Old age, general debility 400 Father: Joseph Cotton born: England Mother: Anna Brown born: NY inform: Mrs. Theodore Hunt Brookfield, PA burial: Nov 4, 1912 Whites Corner's Harrison Valley, PA Certificate Number: 103983 Source Citation Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906-1967; Certificate Number Range: 103041-106450 Source Information Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906-1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Whites Corners Cemetery
Person ID	I105572	WETZEL-SPRING

Father	Brown, William, b. 18 Aug 1768, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 Nov 1845, North Bingham, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 77 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Ballard, Martha, b. 6 Sep 1765, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 May 1861, Harrison Valley, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 95 years)
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F39745	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Father	Cotton, Joseph E., b. 20 Feb 1808, Ticonderoga, Essex, New York, USA d. 1873, Mount Pleasant, Isabella, Michigan, USA (Age 64 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Brown, Electa Anna, b. 6 Jun 1811, New York State, USA d. 5 Jan 1845, North Bingham, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 33 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	1831	Ticonderoga, Essex, New York, USA
Family ID	F39744	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Kibbe, Thomas 'James' Sr., b. 1 Apr 1828, Warrensburg, Warren, New York, USA d. 23 Oct 1912, Harrison Valley, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 84 years)

Marriage Jun 1853 Harrison Valley, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA

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Thomas J. Kibbe, 81, obit
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• THOMAS J. KIBBE
Well Known Farmer of Harrison Township Dies at Age of Eighty-One
Monday morning Thomas J. Kibbe, of Harrison township, died at the age of 81 years. He had been sick several weeks with no hope of his recovery.
He was in Washington county, N.Y., in April, 1831, and was the son of David Kibbe. His parents came to Potter county in 1833, and settled in Harrison township, where they resided until their death. In his early manhood Thomas Kibbe settled on the farm where he lived at the time of his death, and he has been one of the most successful farmers in this section of the state.
He was a veteran of the Civil War. He was drafted in 1863, and served eight months in Co. B, 189th Penna. Regiment. After his discharge he again enlisted in Company I, 171st New York Volunteers, in which served a year and five days when he was honorably discharged.
In June, 1853, he was married to Dorcas, daughter of Joseph Cotton, and they have had eleven children. The wife survives, but is critically ill, The children born to them are: Sally A., who married Malvin Baker; Juliette, who marired Theo Hunt; Alonzo, James H., Luzern F., Mary Z., Thomas J., Jr., Sherman E., George W., Arthur E. and Adortha.
All his life Mr. Kibbe had been a staunch Republican.
The funeral will be held Sunday, and the body will be laid to rest in a magnificent vault that he has had built for his last repose in the Whitesville cemetery..
In June, 1853, he was married to Dorcas, daughter of Joseph Cotton, and they have had eleven children.

Issue, jt 11 children- Sally A., who married Malvin Baker; Juliette, who marired Theo Hunt; Alonzo, James H., Luzern F., Mary Z., Thomas J., Jr., Sherman E., George W., Arthur E. and Adortha.

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Thomas J. Kibbe, 81, obit
The Potter Enterprise
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• THOMAS J. KIBBE
Well Known Farmer of Harrison Township Dies at Age of Eighty-One
Monday morning Thomas J. Kibbe, of Harrison township, died at the age of 81 years. He had been sick several weeks with no hope of his recovery.
He was in Washington county, N.Y., in April, 1831, and was the son of David Kibbe. His parents came to Potter county in 1833, and settled in Harrison township, where they resided until their death. In his early manhood Thomas Kibbe settled on the farm where he lived at the time of his death, and he has been one of the most successful farmers in this section of the state.
He was a veteran of the Civil War. He was drafted in 1863, and served eight months in Co. B, 189th Penna. Regiment. After his discharge he again enlisted in Company I, 171st New York Volunteers, in which served a year and five days when he was honorably discharged.
In June, 1853, he was married to Dorcas, daughter of Joseph Cotton, and they have had eleven children. The wife survives, but is critically ill, The children born to them are: Sally A., who married Malvin Baker; Juliette, who marired Theo Hunt; Alonzo, James H., Luzern F., Mary Z., Thomas J., Jr., Sherman E., George W., Arthur E. and Adortha.
All his life Mr. Kibbe had been a staunch Republican.
The funeral will be held Sunday, and the body will be laid to rest in a magnificent vault that he has had built for his last repose in the Whitesville cemetery..

Children

	1. Kibbe, Electa Jane Cotton, b. 19 Dec 1843, North Bingham, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 18 May 1918, Bingham Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 74 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Kibbe, Juliett, b. Abt 1855, Pennsylvania, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Kibbe, Luzern T., b. Abt 1860, Pennsylvania, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Kibbe, Mary Z., b. Abt 1862, Pennsylvania, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Kibbe, Thomas J. jr, b. 21 Dec 1862, Harrison twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 25 Feb 1941, Harrison twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 78 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Kibbe, Sherman Ellsworth, b. 12 May 1865, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 29 Apr 1920, Westfield, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 54 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Kibbe, George M., b. Abt 1867, Pennsylvania, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. Kibbe, Arthur E., b. Abt 1873, Pennsylvania, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	9. Kibbe, Sarah Ann, b. 7 Jun 1853, Harrison Valley, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 31 May 1936, Hebron Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 82 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	10. Kibbe, Alonzo [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	11. Kibbe, James H. [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	12. Kibbe, Adortha [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F60081 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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	Birth - Abt 1811 - New York State, USA
	Birth - 1 Dec 1833 - Bingham Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	Residence - Between 1850 and 1910 - Harrison Valley, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	Marriage - Jun 1853 - Harrison Valley, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	census 1870 - Age: 59 NY Ellisburg PO - Jul 1870 - Bingham Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	Death - 1 Nov 1912 - Harrison twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA

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Maternal ancestors of our Dorothy "Dollie" Fuller Davey begin with Dorothy's mother Electa Jane Cotton Fuller. Electa's biological parents were Joseph & Electa Anna Brown Cotton. The story begins with Electa's parents: Joseph E. Cotton, the son of John & Martha Cotton, was born in 1808 in New York. After the birth of his first child, Delevan Nelson Clark, he and his wife, Electa Brown Cotton, moved to Potter County, Harrison Township, Pennsylvania. It appears it was a family decision because Electa's parents, William and Martha Ballard (Ballord) Brown, also moved to Bingham township in Potter county. William and Martha had originally migrated from Massachusetts in the late 1790s. There, in Potter county, Joseph and Electa's other children, Dorcas, Rachel, James, Lyda and Electa Jane were born. It's not known the circumstances that caused the premature death (age 33) of Joseph's wife but Electa died when their daughter, Electa Jane, was only a year and one month old. Electa's gravestone is very weathered but still readable. Its inscription reads, "Electa A wife of Joseph Cotton". Mothering baby Electa, must have fallen into the hands of her older sister, Dorcas, and for some unknown reason (alcohol perhaps) parenting was more than Joesph could handle. It should be noted that even later in life, Joseph was not living on his own. At the age of 9, Joseph's daughter, Electa Jane, was adopted by Joseph's wife's sister, also named Dorcas, and her new husband, James Kibbe. By the year 1860 the Kibbe head of house reported to the census bureau that
James Kibbe, age 46 b. NY,
Dorcas Kibbe, age 50 b NY,
Electa (Cotton) Kibbe, age 16 b PA,
Martha Brown, age 92 (Electa's mother) and
Ezra Lewis Fuller age 23 b NY (future husband of Electa),
were all living in the household.
According to the 1870 census bureau report, Ezra Lewis Fuller, age 33, and his wife, Electa Jane (Cotton-Kibbe), age 26. were living in the household of James Kibbe, age 56 b NY and Dorcas (Brown) Kibbe, age 59 b NY. Also living with them were the children of Ezra and Electa, Harden Fuller, age 8 b PA, James W Fuller, age 3 b PA, Mary Fuller, age 2 b PA, and Martha Fuller, age 2 1/2 months b PA. Also living in the household was Lyman D. Fuller.
By 1880 in Genesee Township, the Fuller family consisted of, Ezra Lewis, age 43, Electa, age 36, Hardin, age 18, James, age 13, Mary, age 12, Martha, age 10, Dolly, age 7, Ruth, age 6, Norman, age 3, Kate, age 3 1/2 months. Also living with Ezra and Electa was Dorcas Kibbe, age 71.
The 1880 census report also reveals that the mother and father (Diodate & Martha Olmstead Fuller) of Ezra Lewis Fuller were born in Connecticut and the mother and father of Electa were born in Massachusetts. It also reveals that Dorcas (Brown) Kibbe was also born in Massachusetts. It would appear that the two families may have known each other in Massachusetts.
In 1854 the federal Graduation Act of 1854 allowed European-American settlers to purchase land from the government at discount rates, and the first white settlers began to arrive in what became Mount Pleasant. Under the Treaty of 1855, the Ojibwa bands (Saginaw Chippewa Tribe) from the Saginaw, Swan Creek, and Black rivers were relocated to land in Isabella County (Isabella Indian Reservation). Many non-natives soon moved to Mount Pleasant, predicting prosperous relations with the natives. The Homestead Act of 1862 also attracted many new settlers, including new European immigrants, to Mount Pleasant to develop their stake on free lands offered by the US government in exchange for their labor in developing it for residence and agriculture. With the promise of free land, and bearing a heavy heart hearing of the death of his son, James, who was shot on the first of July at the battle of Gettysburg, Joseph Cotton left Potter county with the family of David and Rachael Kibbe and moved to Mt Pleasant, Michigan. In 1870, at the age of 63, Joseph was still living the the Kibbe household. He died three years later and was buried in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
'Joseph E Cotton, son of John & Martha Cotton'
'Electa Anna Brown's gravestone sits to the right of her parents, William & Martha Ballard Brown, in the North Bingham cemetery.'
'Me, visiting the gravesite of Electa Anna Brown Cotton.
The inscription on the gravestone says "ELECTA A Wife of JOSEPH COTTON"'
'This is Dorcas Brown, who married Thomas "James" Kibbe Sr. She was the sister of Electa Anna Brown Cotton. When Electa passed away she and Thomas "James" adopted her daughter, Electa Jane Cotton.'
'Thomas "James" and Dorcas Kibbe, adopted parents of Electa Jane Cotton.
Because Dorcas was Electa Jane's aunt, all the descendants of "James" & Dorcas are our DNA cousins.
One notable cousin was their son, Dr Alonzo Kibbe.'
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20190216HAv- Grover / Jones/ Barber/ Nelson Family Tree Lucy Grover Thomas J Kibbe Jr.
Thomas J Kibbe Jr.1863-1940
BIRTH 21 DEC 1863 • Harrison City, Potter, Pennsylvania
DEATH 25 FEB 1940 • Harrison City, Potter, Pennsylvania
Record for Thomas J Kibbe (91) facts
20190216HAv- Grover / Jones/ Barber/ Nelson Family Tree Lucy Grover Thomas J Kibbe Jr.
Thomas J Kibbe Jr.1863-1940
BIRTH 21 DEC 1863 • Harrison City, Potter, Pennsylvania
DEATH 25 FEB 1940 • Harrison City, Potter, Pennsylvania

[S526] census 1870 USA PA Potter, (Name: ancestry.com;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Bingham, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1446; Page: 474B; Family History Library Film: 552945 Kibbe, Jas.
Record for James Kibbe (12) facts

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James Kibbe in the 1870 United States Federal Census
date: __ July 1870
J?C? Cavanaugh
Name: James Kibbe
Age: 56
Birth: abt 1814 New York
Dwelling: 51
Home: Bingham, Potter, PA
PO Ellisburg
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occ: One Arm Farmer
Personal 3300
Real Estate 1000
Spouse: Dorcas Kibbe
Household
Asser? A. Kibbe 21 PA
Loese? Kibbe 20 NY

William R. Clark 30 NY blacksmith
Laica? Clark 26 PA
Norman W. Clark 4 PA

Adison Clark 38 NY blacksmith & wagoner
Martha Clark 32 PA
Mary? Clark 14 PA
William 12 PA
Clinton 10 PA
Frank 7 PA
Angie 4 PA

GC? Calvin 69 NY retired farmer
Ruth Calvin 62 PA
Alela? Calvin 14 PA

D.D. Leonard 38 NY farmer
Martha P. Leonard 32 NY
James E. 5 PA
Ima? E. 3 PA
Edwin S. 1 PA

James Kibbe 56 NY one arm farmer
Darcas Kibbe 59 NY
...

E.L. Fuller 33 NY
Electa I? Fuller 26 PA
Harden? Fuller 8 PA

Source Citation
Year: 1870; Census Place: Bingham, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1446; Page: 474B; Family History Library Film: 552945

Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data:
1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

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James Kibbe in the 1870 United States Federal Census
date: __ July 1870
J?C? Cavanaugh
Name: James Kibbe
Age: 56
Birth: abt 1814 New York
Dwelling: 51
Home: Bingham, Potter, PA
PO Ellisburg
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occ: One Arm Farmer
Personal 3300
Real Estate 1000
Spouse: Dorcas Kibbe
Household
Asser? A.…

[S1127] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1967; Certificate Number Range: 103041-106450 Cotton Kibbe, Dorcas.
Record for Mrs Dorcas Kbbe (11) facts

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Mrs Dorcas Kibbe in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967
Name: Mrs Dorcas Kibbe
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 78y 11m ?d
widowed
Domestic
res: Harrison twp, Potter
Birth: 1 Dec 1833
Bingham Twp, Pennsylvania
Death: 1 Nov 1912 20:00h
Harrison, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
cause: Old age, general debility
400
Father: Joseph Cotton
born: England
Mother: Anna Brown
born: NY
inform: Mrs. Theodore Hunt
Brookfield, PA
burial: Nov 4, 1912
Whites Corner's
Harrison Valley, PA
Certificate Number: 103983

Source Citation
Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906-1967; Certificate Number Range: 103041-106450

Source Information
Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906-1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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Mrs Dorcas Kibbe in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967
Name: Mrs Dorcas Kibbe
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 78y 11m ?d
widowed
Domestic
res: Harrison twp, Potter
Birth: 1 Dec 1833
Bingham Twp, Penna
Death: 1 Nov 1912 20:00h
Harrison, Potter, Penna
cause: Old age, general debility
400
Father: Joseph…

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Thomas J Kibbe 1828-1912
BIRTH 1 APRIL 1828 • New York, New York
DEATH 23 OCT 1912 • Harrison, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Record for Thomas J Kibbe (17) facts
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Thomas J Kibbe 1828-1912
BIRTH 1 APRIL 1828 • New York, New York
DEATH 23 OCT 1912 • Harrison, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA

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[S1127] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Kibbe, Thos J. Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1965; Certificate Number Range: 019251-022250.
Record for Thomas J Kibbe (13) facts
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Thomas J Kibbe in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966
Name: Thomas J Kibbe
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 79
Birth Date: 21 Dec 1862
Birth Place: Harrison Tws, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 25 Feb 1941
Death Place: Harrison, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: Thomas J Kibbe
Mother: Dorcas Cotton
Spouse: Mary Kibbe
Certificate Number: 20879

Source Citation
Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1965; Certificate Number Range: 019251-022250
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906-1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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Thomas J Kibbe in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966
Name: Thomas J Kibbe
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 79
Birth Date: 21 Dec 1862
Birth Place: Harrison Tws, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 25 Feb 1941
Death Place: Harrison, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: Thomas J Kibbe
Mother: Dorcas Cotton
Spouse: Mary Kibbe
Certificate…

[S1127] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 052501-055500.
Record for Sherman E Kibbe (9) facts
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Sherman E Kibbe in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968
Name: Sherman E Kibbe
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 57y 11m 14d
retired farmer
Birth: 12 May 1865
Potter County, PA
Death: 29 Apr 1920 0215h
Westfield, Tioga, PA
cause: Apoplexy 64
signed: H.M. Taruree? MD
Westfield
Father: Thoma J Kibbe
b: unknown
Mother: Dorcas Cotton
b: unknown
inform: Mrs S.E. Kibbe
Westfield, PA
burial: May 1, 1920
Whites Corners
Westfield
Cert: 53570

Source Citation
Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 052501-055500
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906-1968. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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Sherman E Kibbe in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968
Name: Sherman E Kibbe
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 57y 11m 14d
retired farmer
Birth: 12 May 1865
Potter County, PA
Death: 29 Apr 1920 0215h
Westfield, Tioga, PA
cause: Apoplexy 64
signed: H.M. Taruree? MD
Westfield
Father: Thoma J…

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