Brief Life History of Henrich
When Henrich Kott was born on 15 October 1834, in Großengottern, Langensalza, Thuringia, Germany, his father, George Friedrich Kott, was 30 and his mother, Wilhelmina Henritta Elizabeth Guenther, was 32. He married Wilhelmina Elisabeth Riegel about 1856, in Cook, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Bremen Township, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Lyons, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1910. He died on 29 August 1915, in Illinois, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Bethania Cemetery, Justice, Cook, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (7)
- Henry Cott, "United States Census, 1860"
- Henry Kott, "Find A Grave Index"
- Henry Kott in entry for John Kott, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
Spouse and Children
1834–1915 Male
1836–1921 Female
Children (7)
1857–1860 Female
1858–1906 Female
1860–1943 Male
1861–1869 Male
1869–1900 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1804–1880 Male
1801–1891 Female
Siblings (8)
1823–1872 Male
1825–1905 Male
1827–1897 Female
1830–1906 Female
1834–1915 Male
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World Events (8)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 2
1848
Age 14
1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
Age 22
Name Meaning
German: variant of Koth or Kotz .
Polish and Czech: variant (or a Germanized form) of Kot ‘tom cat’.
Germanized form of Sorbian Kót ‘tom cat’ (see Kot ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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