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Name
Ruby A. Finger   #9475
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Sex
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Born
Jun 1852
Place
New York
Source
Died
24 Jan 1917
Place
Source
     approx. age 65


Buried

Father
Mother

Spouse
Date
ABT 1874
Place
Source
  1  Nina Potter abt 1874
  2  Nettie May Potter Feb 1877
  3  Arthur Garfield Potter 18 Jun 1879
  4  Charles Potter Feb 1883
  5  Cora E. Potter Mar 1886
  6  Carrie E. Potter 12 Apr 1888
  7  Viola "Ola" Potter May 1889

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It looks like she changed her name from Ruby to Ruba sometime between 1870 and 1880.

Mrs. Cora Bassett of Shortsville is here helping care for her mother, Mrs. Ruba A. Potter, who is still ill. - Watkins Express c. 1916

Found her on the 1860 Benton, Yates, New York census (img 57) as Rubie A. Finger age 9.

Found her on the 1870 Orange, Schuyler, New York census (img 11) as Ruby A. Finger age 18.

Found her on the 1880 Orange, Schuyler, New York census (dist 150 img 20) as Ruba Potter age 28, domestic. She and her family are living with her husband's parents Stokes and Betsy Potter

Found her on the 1900 Orange, Schuyler, New York census (dist 52 img 17) as Ruba A. Potter age 47. Has given birth to 7 children, 7 are living. Found her on the 1910 Orange, Schuyler, New York census (dist 63 img 22) as Ruba A. Potter age 57. Has given birth to 7 children, 7 are living.

Mrs. Orson Potter died at her home, in Monterey, Wednesday evening. She was sixty-four years old. Her maiden name was Ruby Finger, daughter of Philip and Sally Finger. The funeral was held from the home this morning. She is survived by her husband, two sons, Arthur, of Corning, and Charles, of Philadelphia five daughters, Mrs. Nettie Scott, of Hornell, Mrs. Cora Bassett, of Shortsville, Mrs. Carrie Gibson, of Corning, Mrs. Viola Dennis, of Monterey, and Mrs. E. H. Bissell, of this village. - The Telegram January 28, 1917


                                                                    | JOHANNES "JOHN" FINGER Sr. 1752
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                                  | Jeremiah Finger  1788           | 
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                                  |                                 | TYSJE DECKER 1754 
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| Philip Finger 1824              |
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|                                 |                                 | Andrew Rector Sr. 1762   
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|                                 | Eva Rector 1794                 |
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|                                                                   | Charity Rockefeller 1766 
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|- Ruby A. Finger   
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|                                 | Richard Godfrey  1793           |   
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| Sally Eunice Godfrey 1831       |
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                                  | Mary Unknown 1805               |
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