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Which German-born man was a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

Question #151102. Asked by pehinhota.
Last updated May 14 2024.
Originally posted May 14 2024 2:01 PM.

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Private John Potts
Private John Potts (ca. 1776-1808)
Born about 1776 in Dillenburg, Hessen, Germany.
Enlistment date: 22 July 1800; location: Winchester; term: 5 years; age: 24; height: not given;
rank: private;
hair: black; complexion: fair; eyes: black;
occupation: miller.
Expedition service from 1 January 1804 to 10 October 1806; pay-$166.66 2/3.
Killed by Blackfeet in 1808 near Three Forks, Gallatin County, Montana, at about age thirty-two.
Estate probate proceedings began 6 January 1810 in St. Louis; Rufus Easton, William Russell, and William Massy executors; File 69.
No known marriages or children.

link https://lewisandclark.org/learn/members.php

Response last updated by elburcher on May 14 2024.
May 14 2024, 2:23 PM
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