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Samuel was born in Sligo, Ireland, on 1 November 1810. | Samuel was born in Sligo, Ireland, on 1 November 1810. | ||
He married fellow Irishman [[Elizabeth Coulter|Elizabeth Moss]] on 2 February | He married fellow Irishman [[Elizabeth Coulter|Elizabeth Moss]] on 2 February 1844. | ||
He had about 11 children with Elizabeth, including [[Joseph Coulter]] and [[ | At some point they moved to Canada, settling on a farm in Milverton, Ontario. | ||
He had about 11 children with Elizabeth, including: | |||
* [[Joseph Coulter]] | |||
* [[Richard Coulter|Richard "Uncle Dick" Coulter]], stayed on the farm in Milverton after his parents died and whose 3 sons lived past 100 years old. | |||
* [[Frances Letitia Coulter]], married Thomas Riley | |||
* [[Ann Coulter]], married Charles Riley | |||
Frances and Ann married brothers Thomas and Charles. Thomas and Charles had a brother, Joseph Riley. That means Frances and Ann are connected to Ancestry.com user janet19616: | |||
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|text=Everett's father's two sisters married my great-great uncles. Frances Letitia Coulter married Thomas Riley, and Ann Coulter married Charles Riley. These are the brothers of my great-grandfather, Joseph Riley. So we are only distantly related through marriage. Beats me what to call it though! | |||
The photos are from Everett Malcolm Coulter's Wartime file, here, [https://www.ancestry.ca/interactive/9145/42127_83024005550_0077-00247/56755?backUrl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.ca%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3findiv%3d1%26dbid%3d9145%26h%3d56755%26ssrc%3dpt%26tid%3d64079575%26pid%3d230106327400%26usePUB%3dtrue&ssrc=pt&rdb=CANWWIIkia&st=r] | |||
|author=janet19616 | |||
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Joseph emigrated to Ontario with his wife and family and had a farm in Milverton, Ontario. | Joseph emigrated to Ontario with his wife and family and had a farm in Milverton, Ontario. | ||
Samuel died 28 August 1878. | Samuel died 28 August 1878. | ||
===Milverton=== | |||
About Milverton, Ontario: | |||
The village was originally called West's Corner, named after Andrew West who settled there in 1848. In 1871, Rev. P. Musgrove, a Presbyterian Minister from Milverton, England, suggested that the name be changed to Milverton. So the Ontario village itself was named after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milverton%2C_Somerset Milverton, Somerset] in England. | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
[1] [[Stephanie Luet]] | [1] [[Stephanie Luet]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:24, 3 February 2026
Samuel Coulter (1 November 1810 - 28 August 1878) was an Irish emigrant to Canada.
Samuel was born in Sligo, Ireland, on 1 November 1810.
He married fellow Irishman Elizabeth Moss on 2 February 1844.
At some point they moved to Canada, settling on a farm in Milverton, Ontario.
He had about 11 children with Elizabeth, including:
- Joseph Coulter
- Richard "Uncle Dick" Coulter, stayed on the farm in Milverton after his parents died and whose 3 sons lived past 100 years old.
- Frances Letitia Coulter, married Thomas Riley
- Ann Coulter, married Charles Riley
Frances and Ann married brothers Thomas and Charles. Thomas and Charles had a brother, Joseph Riley. That means Frances and Ann are connected to Ancestry.com user janet19616:
Everett's father's two sisters married my great-great uncles. Frances Letitia Coulter married Thomas Riley, and Ann Coulter married Charles Riley. These are the brothers of my great-grandfather, Joseph Riley. So we are only distantly related through marriage. Beats me what to call it though! The photos are from Everett Malcolm Coulter's Wartime file, here, [1]
— janet19616
Joseph emigrated to Ontario with his wife and family and had a farm in Milverton, Ontario.
Samuel died 28 August 1878.
Milverton
About Milverton, Ontario: The village was originally called West's Corner, named after Andrew West who settled there in 1848. In 1871, Rev. P. Musgrove, a Presbyterian Minister from Milverton, England, suggested that the name be changed to Milverton. So the Ontario village itself was named after Milverton, Somerset in England.
Sources
[1] Stephanie Luet