Arnold Colt Esq.

Brief Life History of Arnold

When Arnold Colt Esq. was born in 1759, in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States, his father, Harris Colt, was 28 and his mother, Elisabeth Turner, was 25. He married Lucinda Yarrington on 16 January 1788, in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States in 1790. He died on 20 September 1832, in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Hollenback Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Arnold Colt Esq.
1759–1832
Lucinda Yarrington
1769–1830
Marriage: 16 January 1788
Temperance Colt
1790–1862
Henry Colt
1795–1850
Harris Colt
1795–
Julia Ann Colt
1796–1872
John Colt
1797–1829
Mary Butler Colt
1805–1850
Charles Colt
1810–
Chester A Colt
1812–1865

Sources (6)

  • Arnold Colt, "United States, Census, 1800"
  • Arnold Coult, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Bradford county families - 1770-1900 - children and marriages

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1773

Oldest grave seen in the memorials list.

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

Name Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English colt ‘young ass or horse’, probably for a lively, perhaps sexually unrestrained, young man.

Americanized form (translation into English) of French Poulin ‘young animal, colt’.

History: Pierre Poulin alias Peter Colt, born in 1818 in Trois-Rivières, QC, was a son of Augustin Guillaumme Poulin . He married Genevieve Dastromp (Destromp) in 1843 in Sherbrooke, QC.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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