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James Alexander Coulter 1872–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1872

Birth Location: Perth, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 29 May 1934

Death Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Province, Canada

Father: Mathew Coulter

Mother: Nancy Hessen

Spouse(s): Margaret Campbell

Children(s): Jeannie Coulter

James Alexander Coulter was born in 1872 in Perth, Ontario, Canada, the child of Mathew William Coulter And Nancy Jane Hessen. In 1881, James Alexander Coulter resided in Stratford, Perth North, Ontario, Canada. In 1901, James Alexander Coulter resided in Chatham, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada. James Alexander Coulter married Margaret Campbell, and had children including Jeannie Coulter. James Alexander Coulter passed away in 1934 in Vancouver, British Columbia Province, Canada.

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Biography

  • James Alexander Coulter was born in 1872 in Perth, Ontario, Canada, the child of Mathew William Coulter And Nancy Jane Hessen.
  • In 1881, James Alexander Coulter resided in Stratford, Perth North, Ontario, Canada.
  • In 1901, James Alexander Coulter resided in Chatham, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada.
  • James Alexander Coulter married Margaret Campbell, and had children including Jeannie Coulter.
  • James Alexander Coulter passed away in 1934 in Vancouver, British Columbia Province, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mathew Coulter
1841–1912
Birth Location: Perth, Ontario, Canada
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Nancy Hessen
1847–1881
Birth Location: Perth, Ontario, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Campbell
1876–1959
Birth Location: Ontario
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Children(s)

Jeannie Coulter
1909–1987
Birth Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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James Coulter's Ancestors

Self
James Coulter
1872–1934
Birth Place: Perth, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Mathew William Coulter
1841–1912
Perth, Ontario, Canada
Nancy (Jane) Hessen
1847–1881
Perth, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Samuel Coulter
1810–1878
Lower Moybrick, County Down, Ulster, North Ireland
Jane Adair
1810–1888
Ulster, North Ireland
James Hesson
1823–1876
Ireland
Margaret McKay
1827–1898
Canada
Great-Grandparents
Samuel II
1785–1856
Sarah Livingstone
1783–1886
John Adair
1765–1850
Jane Rankin
1775–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Colter
1753–1836
Sarah Mason
1758–1856
Robert Livingstone
1760–1844
Margaret Patterson
1760–
Samuel Adair
1735–1793
Mary McClughan
1740–
John Rankin
1750–1807
Mary Beaton
1752–1807

James Coulter's Descendants

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James (Alexander) Coulter (11 Mar 1872–29 May 1934) m. Margaret Campbell (1876–2 Nov 1959)
  1. 1. Jeannie Coulter 1909–1987 m. Harold (Leonard) Pettit 1916–1990 m. Everett (R.) Mann 1896–
    1. 1. David (Bruce) Pettitt 1947–2012

James Coulter's Timeline

6 Records

1872
11 Mar 1872
Birth of James Alexander Coulter in Perth, Ontario, Canada
Perth, Ontario, Canada
1881
1881
Age 9
James Alexander Coulter resided here in Stratford, Perth North, Ontario, Canada
Stratford, Perth North, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 29
James Alexander Coulter resided here in Chatham, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
Chatham, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
1911
1911
Age 39
James Alexander Coulter resided here in Kent East, Ontario, Canada
Kent East, Ontario, Canada
1916
Abt. 1916
Age 44
James Alexander Coulter resided here in Edmonton, Edmonton East, Alberta, Canada
Edmonton, Edmonton East, Alberta, Canada
1934
29 May 1934
Age 62
Death of James Alexander Coulter in Vancouver, British Columbia Province, Canada
Vancouver, British Columbia Province, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1872
    Event Place: Perth, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Year: 1916; Census Place: Alberta, Edmonton East, 09F; Roll: T-21950; Page: 27; Family No: 308
    [2] British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1990
    [3] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS932; Reel: 102
    [4] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Stratford (CityCité), Perth (northnord), Ontario; Page: 3; Family No: 23
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Vancouver Sun; Publication Date: 31 May 1934; Publication Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; ,0.6076271,0.4920003,0.65471035&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Stratford, Perth North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Stratford, Perth North, Ontario; Roll: C_13271; Page: 49; Family No: 231

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Chatham, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Stratford (CityCité), Perth (northnord), Ontario; Page: 3; Family No: 23

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Kent East, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt. 1916
    Event Place: Edmonton, Edmonton East, Alberta, Canada
    Record Source: 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Year: 1916; Census Place: Alberta, Edmonton East, 09F; Roll: T-21950; Page: 27; Family No: 308

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 878 Sophia Street
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Vancouver Sun; Publication Date: 31 May 1934; Publication Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; ,0.6076271,0.4920003,0.65471035&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1934
    Event Place: Vancouver, British Columbia Province, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1990
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Vancouver Sun; Publication Date: 31 May 1934; Publication Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; ,0.6076271,0.4920003,0.65471035&xid=3355
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