COOTWARE, COOTWIRE (COURTOIS) FAMILY
1. Charles Cootware, b. c. 1786, France, is in the 1820 census, South Hero, Vt., with 2 children. He had three children in school, 1825-26, South Hero, Vt., and appears in the 1830 census, South Hero, Vt. He had moved to Plattsburgh, N.Y., by 1840; the family, however, continued to have many connections to the Lake Champlain islands and several of his descendents returned and resided there.
His obituary appeared in the St. Albans Vt. "Weekly Messenger", 12 February 1875.His death had been noticed the previous week.
He married Mary Ann Lajeunesse, daughter of Louis Lajeunesse, b. c. 1796/99, Canada. The marriage of her parents is:
Louis Lajeunesse (Antoine Lajeunesse and Marguerite Riendeau) of Chambly
m. 8 April 1799, St-Mathias-sur-Richelieu
Marie-Anne Benjamin (Joseph Benjamin dit St-Aubinand Marie-Anne Leblanc)
For additional information on her parents, see "Young (Lajeunesse) Family" in this compilation.
The 1840 census, Plattsburgh Village, New York, lists him as a "War Pensioner". These records can be found under Index, Pension Application Files, War of 1812, Death or Disability, the National Archives "Old War" Invalid, File No. 28435 under the name of Charles Cortwite, 1812, Grade Private, Service Cap. Little--4th U.S. Rifles, Bundle No. 23, Can No. 136.
He and his wife had eleven children, nine of whom were living in 1846. He is on the 1850 census, Plattsburgh, as Charles Corduor; 1860 census, Village of Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., N.Y. as Charles Coutware; 1870 census, Plattsburgh, as Charles Courtwright.
According to the obituary, Charles Cootware was born in 1779 in Belle Isle, France. (It would probably be worthwhile to check out Milton P. Rieder, Jr., The Acadians in France, Vol. II, Belle-Isle-en-Mer Registers.) However, Beloeil, Quebec, is also a possibility.
At age 14, he enlisted in the French service under Napoleon. In 1808, he was taken prisoner by the British near Cadiz, Spain, and joined a British regiment which spent five years on Malta. His regiment was then sent to Canada. He deserted in 1813 and came to Burlington, Vt., where he enlisted in the U.S. dragoons. He served in nearly all the battles on the northern frontier until he lost a leg at Lake Erie in 1814.
For additional information on him and on his wife's family, see the affidavit he executed in 1846, located in the U.S. National Archives, Revolutionary War Pension Files (microfilm series M804), in the fils of Prudent LaJenness (His wife's great-uncle).
In the 1900 census, Plattsburgh, N.Y., Charles Cootware Jr. said that his mother was born in Vermont.
The following are either proven or presumed to be children of the elder Charles Cootware:
1.1 Mary Ann Cootware, b. c. 1817, Vt.--d. 5 January 1886, age 69, Grand Isle, Vt. m. Mitchell Santor/St. Onge, b. 1816, Canada, son of Charles Payan dit St-Onge and Marie-Josette Vandal. Their son Charles Santor made affidavit that he was a cousin of Charles Cootware.
1.2 Charles Cootware, b. c. 1819/1820, Vt.--d. 13 February 1901, age 81 years 11 months 21 days, South Hero, Vt. m. (1) Sophia St. Onge/Santor/Centon, b. c. 1824, Canada, dau. of Charles Payan dit St-Onge and Marie-Josette Vandal. She d. 5 January 1861/62, age 32 years, Grand Isle, Vt. He apparently m. (2) as Charles Courtois of Grande Ile at St. Joseph's, Burlington, Vt., 7 August 1862, Mathilde (sic) Boucher of Plattsburg, N.Y. Grand Isle and South Hero records call her Mary Busha/Bushee (who was alive in 1875) or Sophia Bushey, b. c. 1836/Aug. 1838/1839--d. 1913. She was born in Canada. 1860, 1880 censuses, Grand Isle, Vt.; 1870, 1900 censuses, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
1.2.1 Mary Ann Cootware, b. c. 1844, Vt.--d. 26 June 1863, age 17 years 9 months.
1.2.2 Charles Cootware, b. 17 February 1846/c. 1845/47), Plattsburgh or Cumberland Head, N.Y.--d. 12 November 1932, Burlington, Vt. m. 11 March 1871, North Hero, Vt., Julia Pecore (probably Picard), b. Canada, dau. of Antoine and Milley (_____) Pecore. She d. 30 December 1928. Co. G, 26th N.Y. Cav. Special Schedule, 1890, South Hero, 4 1 NY. 1880, 1900 censuses, Grand Isle, Vt. Civil War Pension File.
1.2.2.1 Charles William Cootware, b. 22 January 1872, Vt.--d. age 36, Boston, Mass. m. (1) _____ _____, who d. at Syracuse, N.Y.; m. (2) , who d. at Boston, Mass.
1.2.2.1.1 Miss Mildred Cootware of Washington State, b. c. 1896--d. c. 1970.
1.2.2.2 William Cootware, b. 6 September 1873, Grand Isle, Vt.--d. 5 March 1876, Grand Isle, Vt., age 2 years 7 months.
1.2.2.3 Amelia Cootware, b. 6/16 January 1880, Grand Isle, Vt.
1.2.2.4 Maude Angelina Cootware, b. 24 November 1882.
1.2.2.5 Frank/Fernia Cootware, b. 7 September 1887.
1.2.2.6 Addie Cootware. m. Joseph Parot. 1926 lived in Burlington, Vt.
1.2.3 William Cootwire, b. c. 1849/Sept. 1847, Vt. m. (2) 9 September 1868, Grand Isle, Vt., Martha M. Reed, b. c. 1831/36, Grand Isle, Vt., dau. of John Benjamin and Fanny Maria (Conery) Reed. She d. 7 September 1871, Grand Isle, Vt.; m. (2) 30 November 1875, Grand Isle, Vt., Mary Blow, b. c. 1856, Vt., dau. of John and Lucy (Cootware) Blow. 1870, 1880, 1900 U.S. censuses, Grand Isle, Vt.
1.2.3.1 William E. Cootware, b. 15 January 1876, Grand Isle, Vt.--d. 3 May 1876, Grand Isle, Vt., age 2 months 17 days.
1.2.3.2 Martha Cootwire, b. 4 April 1877, Grand Isle, Vt. m. 24 October 1892, Grand Isle, Eli Burnam.
1.2.3.3 Sophia Cootwire, b. 4 February 1879, Grand Isle, Vt.m. 11 June 1894, Grand Isle, Vt., Joseph Leonard Trombly, son of Albert and Elizabeth (Cootware) Trombly.
1.2.3.4 Albert Cootwire, b. 1886.
1.2.3.5 Anna Cootwire, b. 1888.
1.2.3.6 Emma Cootwire, b. 1892.
1.2.4 Sophia Cootware, b. c. 1850, N.Y. Baptized 11 September 1853, St. Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y., Sophie, age 4 years, legitimate daughter of Charles Courtois and Sophie Saint Onge. Godparents: Damas Lajoie and Merance Sene. m. c. 1870, John Perkins, and lived for some time in N.Y. Then came back to South Hero, Vt. Probably: Sophia Courtois, m. 20 June 1870, St. Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y. to J.B. Paquin.
1.2.4.1 _____ Perkins, b. and died 19 August 1879, Grand Isle, Vt.
1.2.5 Lucia/Lucy Mae Cootware, b. c. 1863, N.Y. Baptized 20 July 1863, St. Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y., Lucie Courdois, born 20 current, of the marriage of Charles Courdois and of Sophie Boucher. Godparents: Charles Courdois and Sophie Beaucage. m. 28 December 1879, Grand Isle, Vt., Ephraim Theodore Rock-Martin (Lewis M. Rock), son of Ephraim Martin-Rock and Delia Bombard, b. c. 1855, Vt.
1.2.5.1 _____ Martin-Rock, b. 2 September 1883, South Hero, Vt.
1.2.6 Martha Cootware, b. February 1865, New York. Marie Marcelline Courdois, baptized 5 February 1865, St. Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y. Godparents: Flavien Boucher and Anne Lajeunesse.m. Frank Terry, b. March 1862, N.Y. 1900 census, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
1.2.6.1 Mary M. Terry, b. June 1888, N.Y.
1.2.7 Francois Xavier Courtois, baptized 9 September 1866, St. Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y. Godparents: Jean Laliberte and Sophie Courdois--buried 23 September 1868, St. Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
1.2.8 Edward Cootware, b. c. 1868, Valcour Island, near Plattsburgh, N.Y. Edouard Courdois, baptized 23 February 1868, St. Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y., born the 2nd. Godparents: Charles Courdois and Elmire Besset. m. 3 November 1886 at Dannemora, N.Y., Minnie Pigeon, b. c. 1866, Jericho, N.Y., dau. of Joseph and Julia (Perkins/Paquin) Pigeon. (Probably Joseph Pigeon m. 5 October 1862, Dannemora, N.Y., Julie Paquet). Or she b. November 1865, N.Y. Grandfather of Sister Barbara Cootware, elementary school teacher in Barre, Vt. Still has descendents in Burlington and the Islands.
1.2.8.1 Lurena Cootware, b. 1887, N.Y.
1.2.8.2 Edward Cootware, b. 1889.
1.2.8.3 Delvina Cootware, b. 1892.
1.2.8.4 Sidney Cootware, b. 26 July 1894, South Hero, Vt.
1.2.8.5 Ernest Cootware, b. 1896.
1.2.8.6 Ezra Cootware, b. 1898.
1.2.9 Josephine Cootware, b. c. 1869/1870, Plattsburgh, N.Y. m. 8 April 1888, Grand Isle, Vt., Joseph Pigeon, b. c. 1867, Dannemora, N.Y.--d. 1947 and buried at South Hero, Vt., son of Joseph and Julia (Perkins/Paquet) Pigeon/Pidgeon.
1.2.10 Joseph Cootware, b. c. 1872/74, Plattsburgh, N.Y. Joseph Courdois, baptized 17 March 1872, St. Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y., born 13 February. Godparents: Joseph Laforce and Elizabeth Courtois. m. (1) 29 November 1891, Grand Isle, Vt., Mary A. Troville, dau. of Peter and Martha (Wells/Dupuis) Troville, b. 16 July 1873--d. 21 May 1904, South Hero, Vt., age 31 years 10 months 5 days; m. (2) _____ _____.
1.2.10.1 Peter Israel Cootware, b. 10 December 1893, South Hero, Vt.
1.2.10.2 Clarence Cootware, b. 1897.
1.2.10.3 Henry C. Cootware, b. 1899.
1.2.10.4 Mary C. Cootware, b. 14 May 1904, South Hero, Vt.--d. c. 15 February 1981, Grand Isle, Vt., age 76. m. 14 August 1922, Grand Isle, Vt., Clifford F. Dubuque.
1.2.10.5 Raymond Cootware. 1981 lived Malletts Bay.
1.2.10.6 Clyde Cootware. 1981 lived Grand Isle, Vt.
1.2.11 Delia Cootware, b. c. 1874/75, N.Y. or Grand Isle, Vt. m. 6 November 1893, South Hero, Vt., Telispho Baker, son of Lewis and Justina (Rabyor/Robillard) Baker/Belanger.
1.2.12 Julia Cootware, b. c. 1877, N.Y. m. 15 November 1891, Grand Isle, Vt., Luke Baker, son of Lewis and Justina (Rabyor/Robillard) Baker/
Belanger.
1.3 Joseph Cootware, Sr., b. c. 1819/22, Burlington, Vt.--d. c. 1897, Waucedah, Mich. Joseph Cootwa, 1850 census and 1860 census, village of Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., N.Y. Data from Ellen Cootware Conner, 2157 North 51st St., Milwaukee, Wis., 53208. m. Odilie/Julie/Julia/Judith/Delia/Jane Cameron/
Camaret/Cameraire, b. c. 1830, Canada.
Joseph Courtois, son of Charles and Marie Courtois, m. 13 April 1850, St. John the Baptist, Plattsburgh, N.Y., Judith Camaraire, widow of Silas Pond.
The parentage of Judith/Odile Cameraire/Cameron is not yet certain. However, it is very possible that she was a daughter of Francois Cameraire and his wife Judith Carpentier who settled in Plattsburgh, N.Y. She appears as godmother to children of men who are known to have been sons of Francois Cameraire and Judith Carpentier, while they appear as godparents to her Courtois/Cootware children.
1.3.1 Joseph Cootware, Jr., b. 3 March 1847/1848, Plattsburgh, N.Y. or Burlington, Vt.--d. 28 May 1935.(Said by some family tradition to have been adopted and originally named "Pond"). His death certificate gives father unknown, mother Jane Cameron. m. 15 June 1872, Plattsburgh, N.Y., Mary Cecelia Honchet/Archie/
Arschey/Archer, b. 22 August 1853--d. 18 December 1940. Last Civil War veteran in Norway, Mich. Pension file. His Civil War pension file indicates that he and Mary Archay were married 15 June 1872, Plattsburgh, N.Y. by Justice of the Peace tom toms or Justice Allridge.
Ancestor of Carol Corriveau, N 5902 Beauchamp Rd., Hardwood, MI 49807.
1.3.1.1 Delia Cootware, b. 30 June 1873.
1.3.1.2 Josephine Cootware, b. Brush Mills, N.Y.--d. 10 September 1877, Grand Isle, Vt., age 1 year 10 months 10 days.
1.3.1.3 Elizabeth/Lebbie Cootware, b. 22 May 1878, Grand Isle, Vt. m. _____ Michau.
1.3.1.4 Joseph Cootware, b. 22 April 1880.
1.3.1.5 Maud Cootware, b. 22 September 1884.
1.3.1.6 Frank Joseph Cootware, b. 8 January 1886.
1.3.1.7 Fred Cootware, b. 18 February 1888.
1.3.1.8 Lottie Cootware, b. 20 February 1894.
1.3.1.9 Blanche Cootware, b. 11 July 1897.
1.3.1.10 _____ Cootware, d. before 1898.
1.3.2 Mary A./Maryann Cootware, b. 4 March 1850. Baptized 14 April 1850, St. John the Baptist, Plattsburgh, N.Y., Marie Anne, dau. of Louis Courtois and Judith Cameraire. Godparents: Joseph DuBuke and Luce Courtois. Marie Courtois m. 31 July 1879, St. Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y., John Archer. Family records said m. _____ St. Peter. Cf. # 1.3.6. Came to Wis. in the late 1860's.
1.3.3 John Cootware, b. 26 January 1852. Jean Courtoise, baptized 1852, St. John the Baptist, Plattsburgh, N.Y. Godparents: Hilaire Milet and Matilde Boucher. J.B. Courtois m. 12 August 1873, St. Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y., Louise Bertin.
1.3.4 Elisebeth Cootware, b. 7 October 1854. Baptized 15 October 1854, St. Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y., born 6th of same month. Godparents: Magloire Prevot and Louise Ballard dit Latour. m. 7 July 1873, St. Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y., Alfred Dupont.
1.3.5 Charles Cootware, b. 27 January 1856--d. 4 February 1859.
1.3.6 Adelia/Delia Cootware, b. 9 January 1857/58. Odile Courtois m. 12 August 1873, St. Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y., Olivier St. Pierre. Cf. # 1.3.2.
1.3.7 Lucy Cootware, b. 30 May 1858/59/60 (1860 probably correct--see 1860 census)--d. 25 April 1860/61/62. Baptized 10 June 1860, St. Peter's Plattsburgh, N.Y., Lucie, born 30 May of Joseph Courtois and Odylle Camerrier. Godparents: John Ruge and Isabelle Courtois.
1.3.8 Ollive Cootware, b. 17 April 1863--d. 10 _____ 1863. Baptized 3 May 1863, St. Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y., Olive Courtois. Godparents: Isaac Jourdanais and Marguerite Camarais.
1.3.9 William Cootware, b. 17 June 1864--d. 14 October 1864. Baptized 22 June 1860, St. Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y., born 17 current. Godparents: Francois Champagne and Emilie Pariseau.
1.3.10 Frank X. Cootware/Francis Xavier Courtois, b. 16 July 1866, Plattsburgh, N.Y. Baptized 29 July 1866, St. Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y. Godparents: Charles Courdois and _____ Beaucage. d. 1929, Chicago, Ill. Lived at Oconto, Wis.m. 9 April 1888, Oconto, Wis., Alice Susan Farrell, b. 25 December 1865, Matapedia, Can.
1.3.10.1 Pearl E. Cootware, b. 1888--d. 1889.
1.3.10.2 Cameron Francis Cootware, b. 1890--d. 1952.
1.3.10.3 Irene Agnes Cootware, b. 1893--d. 1978.
1.3.10.4 Wallace P. Cootware, b. 1894--d. 1969.
1.3.11 Sophia Cootware, b. March .
1.3.12 Peter E. Cootware, b. 17 March 1869. Pierre Edouard, born 17 and baptized 30 March 1869, St. Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y., of Joseph Courtois and Judith Cameraire. Godparents: Joseph Normandin and Judith Courtois.
1.3.13 Alfred Noel Cootware, b. 25 December 1871. Baptized 31 December 1871, St. Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y., born the 25th.Godparents: Joseph Courtois and Elizabeth Courtois.
1.4. Lorinda/Lordina Corduor, b. c. 1827, Vt. m. Moses Blow, son of Joseph and Margaret (Monbleau) Blow. Buried 3 September 1853, St. Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y., Marie Reine Courdois, aged 24 years, wife of Moyse Bleau, day laborer of this parish. Witnesses: Charles Courdois, father of the deceased, and Joseph Courvois [sic], her brother. For descendants, see under BLOW.
1.5 Lucy Cootwire/Lucie Courtois, b. c. 1830, South Hero, Vt. m. John/Ludger/Jerry Blow, b. c. 1825, Canada, son of Joseph and Marguerite (Monbleau) Blow/Bleau. For descendants, see under BLOW.
1.6. Elizabeth Coutware, b. c. 1841, N.Y. m. 11 February 1861, St. Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y., Hubert Tremblay/Albert Trombly, b. c. 1831, Canada. 1870 census, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
1.6.1 Elizabeth Tremblay, age 16 months, baptized 17 May 1863, St. Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y. Godparents: Charles Courdois and Marianne Lajeunesse--buried as Isabelle Tremblay, age 5 years, 27 February 1867, St. Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
1.6.2 Albert Trombly, b. c. 1864, N.Y. m. 12 October 1889, Grand Isle, Mary Annie Santor, dau. of Marshall and Adeline (Savage) Santor/St. Onge.
1.6.3 Charles Tremblay, age 4 months, died 6 and buried 8 February 1867, St. Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
1.6.4 Julia Trombly, b. c. 1868, Plattsburgh, N.Y. m. 13 November 1887, South Hero, Vt., Leon A. Croto, 25, son of Samuel and Rosalie (Jismon/Jasmin) Croto/Vincent dit Croteau.
1.6.5 Joseph Leonard Trombly, b. c. 1871, Plattsburgh, N.Y. m. 11 June 1894, Grand Isle, Vt., Sophia Cootware, dau. of William and Mary (Blow) Cootware.
1.7 Julia Coutware, b. c. 1845/46, N.Y. Julie Courtois m. 25 September 1865, St. Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y., Joseph Normandin.Julis Comtois (sic in typed repertoire), dau. of Charles and Marie Anne Lajeunesse, widow of Joseph Normandin, m. 12 April 1898, St. Joseph's, Burlington, Vt., Edouard Dumas, son of Edouard Dumas and Henriette Lessor, widower of Alphonsine Fremau. Other clues indicate that this woman married a Joseph Perkins and lived around Jericho and Dannemora, N.Y.
1.7.1 Julie Normandain, age 3 weeks, buried 8 March 1866, St. Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y. Witnesses: Charles Courdois and Edouard Renaud.
1.7.2 Maria Anna Normandin, born and died 21 February 1870, St. Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y. Witnesses: Charles Courtois and Antonius Lajeunesse.
1.8 Emilie/Amelia Cootware/Coutois/Cowthen. m. c. 1851, Joseph Dubuc. Emelie Courtois, dau. of Charles Courtois, m. 31 March 1850, St. John the Baptist, Plattsburgh, N.Y., Joseph Dubuc. Buried 28 February 1866, St. Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y., Melie Courdoigt, died day before yesterday, age 44, wife of Joseph Dubuque of this parish. Witnesses: Charles Courdoigt and Edouard Renaud. For descendants, see under DUBUQUE.
1.9 Louis (?) Cootware. A Louis Courtois appears as a witness in the records of St. John the Baptist, Plattsburgh, N.Y., between 1849 and 1853. Perhaps the same as Joseph.
1.10 John Babtist Courdau, son of Charlis Courdau and Mary Ann Lajeunesse, baptized 5 November 1838, St. John the Baptist, Plattsburgh, N.Y.Godparents: Baptist St. Aounge and Julia Lapoutrie. Probably d. young, before 1846.
1.11 _____ Cootware, probably d. young before 1846.
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2. Francis Cootware/Catwire, 2 children in school, South Hero, Vt., 1820-21. Probably just a mistake for Charles Cootware, who was in the 1820 census with two children.
3. Mary Anne Courtois. m. c. 1900, South Hero, Vt., Daniel Bleau.
4. Urbain/Ruben Courtois, resident of Plattsburgh, N.Y. m. c. 1865, Octavie Fontaine, and had children baptized at St. Peter's, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Who is the following man?
Edward Cathwright, b. c. 1838, N.Y. m. Mary _____, b. c. 1837, N.Y. 1870 census, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Edward W. Cathwright, 1890 special census schedule, Cadyville, N.Y. Private, Co. E, 16 N.Y. Inf., 15 May 1861-22 May 1863.
Children:
Susan, b. c. 1859
Edward, b. c. 1861
Edouard Cartwright, son of Edouard Cartwright and Marie St-Michel, born 8 August 1861, baptized 10 November 1861, Dannemora, NY. Godparents Antoine Morin and Louise Collins.
George, b. c. 1864
Georges Carthwright, son of Edouard Carthwright and Marie St-Michel, b. 17 February 1864, baptized 4 May 1864, Dannemora, Clinton Co., N.Y. Godparents:Adolphe Carriere and Louise St-Michel.
John Curtis (Cootwa). 1840 U.S. Census living at St. Albans Bay, Vt. Near Charles Wells and family and John Sabadis (Baptist, St. John).
Celesphore Curtis/Courtier/Kertier(Courtois?)/Tells Cootway m. Adelaide Barbo (Batnode/Patnode). Daughter Marie baptized 1856, St. Albans, Vt., godparents Joseph Barbo (Batnode/Patnode) and Sophie DeSel (Salt/DeSalle).