Joseph Coulter
The Reverend Joseph Coulter (1 August 1871 - 16 March 1960) was a methodist minister for the United Church in Canada during the 20th century.
Early life
He was born in Milverton, Ontario on 1 August 1871.
Marriage and family
He married Williamina Bessie McNaughton in 1911, a woman born 17 June 1890 and thus 18 years younger than him. At the time he was 40 and she was 22. They had seven children:
- Joseph Wesley "Wes" (16 May 1912 - 6 September 1997)
- Samuel Kenneth "Ken" (27 June 1913 - 2 September 1993) - no issue
- Hubert Vincent (19 May 1915 - 7 May 1943) KIA WW2
- Ruth Beatrice (2 July 1917 - 22 October 2016)
- Everett Malcolm (23 July 1920 - 20 February 1944) KIA WW2
- Elizabeth Elaine (born 27 June 1929)
- Ian (born 27 September 1933)
Hubert and Everett were killed during the war and had no issue.
Ken had scarlet fever as a child, was deaf, had no children, and at age 58 married 47-year-old Lois Wartman in 1971.
Wes had four children with Betty Caswell: - Jeffery Halifax "Jeff" (born 13 May 1947) - Hugh Malcolm (born 13 April 1951) - Daphne Robin (born 22 July 1954) - Lawrence Wesley "Laddie" (born 4 June 1957)
Ruth had three children: - Sandra Hugheen (born 5 August 1944) - Evelyn Elaine Louise "Lynn" (born 19 July 1946) - Mary Ann (born 30 July 1950)
Sandra and Evelyn were named after Ruth's brothers Hugh and Everett, respectively, who had recently died in the war.
Elaine had four children by Phillip Luet: - Stephanie Elaine (born 28 April 1956) - Joel Phillip (born 6 June 1957) - Karen Ruth (born 31 May 1959) - Timothy Bruce "Tim" (born 8 May 1961)
Ian had three children with Phyllis Skitch: - Stephen John (born 26 January 1961) - Janis Lynn (born 2 June 1963) - David Neil (born 26 November 1967)
In total, Joseph had 14 grandchildren, all from four of his seven children, born between 1944 and 1967.
Death
He died in 1960.
Sources
Ancestry.ca
Canada, WWII Service Files of War Dead, 1939-1947 25114-25213 25115: Coulombe, Joseph Rosari - Coulter, Hubert Vincent