Samuel Coulter
Samuel Coulter (1 November 1810 – 28 August 1878 (aged 67)) was an Irish emigrant to Canada.
Samuel was born in Sligo, Ireland, on 1 November 1810.
As of 2026 he has one of the world's longest periods from birth to last grandchild's death thanks to his still-living-as-of-2026 grandchild Elaine Luet.
Coulter Name Origins
Coat of Arms from Ireland (v.23): O'Cosgrave-O'Duffy, O'Coulter or Colter: O'Coulter or Colter (Irish Family Coat of Arms (v.23) for O'Coulter or Colter) [1]
Migration to Canada
He married fellow Irishman Elizabeth Moss on 2 February 1844.
At some point (likely during the Irish famine of 1845 - 1859) 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, [2]
— janet19616
Joseph emigrated to Ontario with his wife and family and had a farm in Milverton, Ontario. Presumably they moved just after getting married in 1844, during the famine from 1845-1852, but there is no evidence for this.
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