Individual Details

Simeon Howard McCotter

(30 Aug 1806 - 15 Nov 1893)

Simeon & James McCotter biographies http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f= d ocument&guid=22b6e02f-5aee-40a1-91b7-3a22a0a1ca5d&tid=12262405&pid=79 0 2 S imeon & James McCotter biographies http://trees.ancestry.com/rd ?f= document&guid=70970a62-08f9-45bd-8e00-8dd475ce2200&tid=12262405&pid = 7 902 http://www.bementfamily.com/webged/bement.wbg/ Bement Family Histo r y McCotter, Simeon Howard (1806 - 1893) b. 30 AUG 1806 in Benson, Rut l and Co., VT d. 15 NOV 1893 Simeon McCotter, from Orwell, Benson County , V ermont built one of the first six frame homes in Vermontville in 185 1. H e was the last male surv ivor of the early colonists. He was of Sco tti sh ancestry as his grandfa ther, Alexander McCotter (1730-1800), cam e t o America from Scotland wit h his brother, Hugh, who was a shipbuild er i n Philadelphia during the A merican Revolution. Simon McCotter had v is ited Michigan in 1827 but returned to Vermont. He t hen came back in J u ne of 1836 and was one of the signers of the "Union C olony Compact" a n d the "Code of Laws for the Colony." He had been a far mer in Vermont b u t, after settling in Vermontville, became a cabinet ma ker. He did all k i nds of woodwork for the colonists ranging from cradle s to coffins. He a l so worked on homes, barns, schoolhouses, the first s awmill, the Acade m y and later the church. He owned 80 acres of land outside the village o f t he County Line Road ( which is where Ava Tubbs Kroger and her brothe r, L awrence Tubbs, were b orn). He always lived in the village on Lot 6 o n E ast Main Street, but a dded three adjacent lots for a total of 40 ac re s. McCotter is credited with the gingerbread trim that is on the por c hes a nd also for the trim on many of the homes in Vermontville. His w o od wor king tools are on display in the Vermontville Museum. On April 1 , 1 840 h e married Lucy Minerva Leverage and they were married for 53 y ea rs. He d ied on November 15, 1893 at the age of 87 and his wife died t w o years l ater. They had four children. spouse: Leverage, Lucy Mineiv a ( 1819 - 1895) - m. 1 APR 1840 ----------child: McCotter, James Howard ( 1 845 - 1936)

Events

Birth30 Aug 1806Benson, Rutland, Vermont, United States
Birth30 Aug 1806Benson, Rutland Co., VT
Birth30 Aug 1807Benson, Rutland, Vermont, United States
Marriage1 Apr 1840Vermontville, Eaton Co., MI - Lucy Minerva Leveridge
Marriage1 Apr 1840Vermontville, Eaton, Michigan, United States - Minerva Lucy Leverich
Residence1845Eaton County, MI
Residence1845Eaton County, MI
Residence1850Vermontville, Eaton, Michigan
Residence1850Vermontville, Eaton, Michigan
Residence1850Vermontville, Eaton, Michigan
Residence1860Vermontville, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Residence1860Vermontville, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Residence1860Vermontville, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Residence1870Vermontville, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Residence1870Vermontville, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Residence1880Vermontville, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Residence1880Vermontville, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Residence1880Vermontville, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Death15 Nov 1893Vermontville, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Death15 Nov 1893Vermontville, Eaton Co., MI
Death18 Nov 1893Vermontville, Eaton, Michigan, United States
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Families

SpouseMinerva Lucy Leverich (1819 - 1895)
SpouseLucy Minerva Leveridge (1819 - 1895)
ChildMary Jennette McCotter (1841 - 1887)
ChildJames Howard McCotter (1845 - 1936)
ChildEliza Betsy McCotter (1849 - 1917)
ChildGeorge Samuel McCotter (1851 - 1910)
FatherJames McCotter (1769 - 1839)
MotherJennett Beveridge Howard (1786 - 1825)
SiblingInfant McCotter (1805 - 1805)
SiblingJames McCotter (1809 - 1830)
SiblingSamuel McCotter (1811 - 1814)
SiblingBetsey Beverage McCotter (1814 - 1856)
SiblingMary McCotter (1816 - 1875)
SiblingJanette McCotter (1819 - 1871)
SiblingSamuel McCotter (1821 - 1905)
SiblingKatherine McCotter (1822 - 1895)

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