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Johnson Coulter

Johnson Coulter

Born
1828-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1863-03-03 12:00:00
Gender
Male
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in USA

My great great grandfather

Johnson Coulter
b. Abt. 1828 - d. 03 Mar 1863

Father: William Coulter
Mother: Mary (Graham)

Born Abt. 1828 in Ireland (possibly Fermanagh?)
Arrival to US in 1849 to Calais, Maine, maybe coming across the border from New Brunswick where his family resided for a time

Filed "first papers" - declaration of intention to naturalize as a citizen of the US, on 14 Oct 1851 in Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota, USA
Enlisted in 4th MN Volunteer Infantry on 01 Dec 1861 in St Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
Died (presumed drowned) 03 Mar 1863 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Married Tryphena Brimhall, 05 Sep 1853 in St Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
Siblings:
George (b. abt. 1812)
Charles (b. abt. 1821)
William (b. abt. 1833)
Mary (b. abt. 1834)
Anna (b. abt. 1834)
Lucinda (b. abt. 1835)

This is a really interesting family. I just have a suggestion from records that they were from or lived in Co. Fermanagh. Protestant family. Resided in New Brunswick, Canada for a time. I believe they were there by 1844 (birth of youngest child among the siblings; one brother married in June 1846 in NB). William by his own account was born "on the ocean" as his father was an officer in the British Navy. I find absolutely no record confirming that. Family seemed to decide to change the spelling of their name from Coulter to Colter in the 1840s in MN. They were among the first settlers in St. Paul, MN and two are recorded in the first territorial census in 1849.

Associated communities

Fermanagh

County Fermanagh, or Fear Manach in Irish, is one of the six counties in Northern Ireland.  Lough Erne and Erne Waterway are renowned and we are home to Castlecoole Estate and Enniskillen Castle.  Enniskillen is our county town and we have a population of approximately 61,805.  We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

Other ancestors in this community

Buildings in this community

  • Gortmessan townland

    Location: Fermanagh

    Gortmessan, Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh

  • Ardess Parish Church

    Location: Fermanagh

    Ardess Parish Church, Ardess Villas, Ardess, Kesh BT93 1GL, United Kingdom

Timeline events in this community

  • 1830s

    Sligo Death Notices From Cholera, Ireland

    <p>DEATH NOTICES (from the Enniskillen Chronicle and Erne Packet) during the height of the cholera pandemic in Ireland.</p>

    1832-09-13 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    County Fermanagh in the 1830s

    <p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (The information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time).</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1920s

    Census of Northern Ireland

    <p>The War of Independence in Ireland resulted in the postponement of the 1921 Census, causing a break with Great Britain Census timing (which would not be restored until 1951).</p>

    1926-04-18 12:00:00

  • 1840s

    Famine Times in Clones

    <p>A brief overview of how Famines times created a social enterprise in the Clones area of Co Monaghan</p>

    1845-01-01 12:00:00