Margaret Cotter

Female Abt 1843 - 1902  (59 years)


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  • Name Margaret Cotter 
    Born Abt 1843  County Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • 1870 census - age 35 (1835)
      1880 census - age 35 (1845)
    Gender Female 
    Census 1860  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2

    • McCoe, William, age 29, laborer, born Ireland
      McCoe, Margaret, age 24, born Ireland, cannot read/write
      McCoe, Mary, age 1, born Michigan
      McCoe, James, age 4, born Michigan
      McCoe, Nancy, age 52, born Michigan, cannot read/write
    Census 21 Jun 1870  Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3

    • McKay, William
      age 35, core maker, born Scotland, parents foreign born, citizen of US
      McKay, Margaret
      age 35, keeping house, borrn Ireland, parents foreign born, cannot read/write
      McKay, James, age 13, works in bolt factory, born Michigan
      McKay, Mary, age 9, attending school, born Michigan
      McKay, Elizabeth, age 7, born Michigan
      McKay, William, age 4, born Michigan
      McKay, Josephine, age 2, born Michigan
    Census 3 Jun 1880  Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4

    • William McCoy, age 45, core maker, born Scotland, father/ mother born-Scotland
      Margaret, age 35, wife, born Ireland, father/mother born - Ireland
      James, age 23, son, molder, born Michigan
      Mary, age 20, daughter, born Michigan
      Elizabeth, age 19, daughter, born Michigan
      William, age 17, son, file cutter, born Michigan
      Josephine, age 13, daughter, born Michigan
      Robert, age 8, son, born Michigan
      John, age 7, son, born Michigan
    Additional information Jun 1899  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Paid receipt for two pine boxes from P. Blake's and Son, funeral furnishers. Assuming one box was for her son James who died on 26 April 1899, who was the other box for?
    Census 9 Jun 1900  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    86 Meldrum Ave 

    • McCoy, Margurite
      head, birthdate Dec 1840, age 60, widowed, 10 children, six living, born Ireland, parents born Ireland, cannot read/write
      McCoy, Mary
      daughter, birthdate June 1868, age 32, born Michigan, can read, cannot write
      McCoy, Robert
      son, birthdate Jun 1874, age 26, born Michigan, stove mounter, can read/write
      McCoy, John
      son, birthdate April 1877, age 23, born Michigan, day laborer, can read/write
    Residence Sep 1902  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    371 Hibbard Ave. 
    • Residence listed on death certificate was 371 Hibbard Ave.
    Died 15 Sep 1902  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Cause: pernicious anemia with the immediate cause of death as heart exhaustion. 
    Margaret Cotter McCoy death certificate
    Margaret Cotter McCoy death certificate
    Obituary 17 Sep 1902  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Detroit Free Press 
    • DIED.
      McCOY - September 15, 1902, at residence, 371 Hibbard avenue, Margaret, widow of the late William McCoy and mother of William, Robert, John and Mary McCoy and Mrs. Elizabeth Ryan. Funeral from residence Thursday at 9 a.m. and from St. Bernard's church at 9:30 o'clock.
    Cemetery 18 Sep 1902  Detroit (Mt. Elliott), Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    McCoy Plot - Lot No. 213 N 1/2, Section V 
    • McCoy Plot - purchased by Margaret Cotter on 25 Oct 1898

      McCoy, William, age 65 years, date of burial 27 Oct 1898 (space8)
      McCoy, Robert, age 37 years, date of burial 31 Jul 1912
      McCoy, Mary, age 59 years, date of burial 15 Mar 1923
      McCoy, Josephine, age 26 years, date of burial 7 Mar 1886
      McCoy, James, 26 years, date of burial 26 Apr 1899
      McCoy, Margaret, age 59 years, date of burial 18 Sep 1902
      Ryan, James, age 62 years, date of burial 12 Jun 1918
      Ryan, Elizabeth, age 47 years, date of burial 19 May 1919

      by Alyce Gauthier 4 Apr 1975
    Cemetery 18 Sep 1902  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Mt. Elliott Cemetery 
    • Margaret McCoy - Lot 213 N 1/2, Section V

      Place of Nativity: Ireland
      Age: 59 years
      Parish: St. Bernards
      Residence: 371 Hubbard
      Date of decease: 15 Sep 1902
      Cause of death: pernicious anemia
      Undertaker: Blake Sons

      by Alyce Gauthier 4 Apr 1975
    Funeral Mass 18 Sep 1902  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Held at St. Bernard's 
    Name Maggie Cotter  [9
    Name Margaret Hearn  [10
    Name Margaret McCoy  [11, 12
    _HASHTAG Mt. Elliott Cemetery 
    • buried at Mt. Elliott Cemetery
    _UID F836FC161B364E84BF964BCC39D749EF1790 
    Buried 18 Sep 1902  Detroit (Mt. Elliott), Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 12
    • Buried from St. Bernard Catholic Church
    Person ID I225  Gauthier Family Tree
    Last Modified 18 Jul 2020 

    Father Patrick Cotter,   b. Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Margaret,   b. Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F89  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William McCoy,   b. Abt 1833, Glasgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1898, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Children 
     1. James McCoy,   b. 1857, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1883, Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     2. Mary McCoy,   b. 19 Jun 1859, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1923, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     3. Elizabeth McCoy,   b. 15 Oct 1862, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1919, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     4. William John McCoy,   b. 27 Dec 1864, Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Nov 1944, Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     5. Josephine McCoy,   b. 26 Dec 1869, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1886, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 16 years)
     6. Robert P. McCoy,   b. 22 Dec 1872, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1912, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
     7. John Joseph McCoy,   b. 17 Apr 1876, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1934, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     8. McCoy,   b. Dec 1882, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1882, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2007 
    Family ID F88  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Death certificate states she had 9 children, of whom 5 are living.
    • (Research):Ancestry.com - 25 Apr 2012
      Ireland, Births and Baptism, 1620-1911
      Richard Cotter
      Baptism date: 4 Feb 1839
      Roman Catholic, Inchigeelagh Parish, Cork, Ireland
      Father's name - Pat. Cotter
      Mother's name - Mgt. Cotter
      FHL film nbr 823808

      Catherine Cotter
      Baptism date: 3 Jan 1841
      Roman Catholic, Inchigeelagh Parish, Cork, Ireland
      Father's name: Patrick Cotter
      Mother's name: Margaret Denahy
      FHL film 823808

      Iveleary (Inchigeelagh)
    • (Medical):The disease causing death was pernicious anemia with the immediate cause of death as heart exhaustion. She was under the care of a doctor for one year for the pernicious anemia, most recently from August 1st to September 14th when last seen by the physician. [8]

  • Sources 
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    2. [S147] 1860 - US Census - Michigan - Ancestry, Michigan, (ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), M653, Detroit (Ward 7), Wayne County, p. 24, dwelling 174, family 201, William McCoe, accessed 16 Jul 2018 (Reliability: 3), 16 Jul 2018.

    3. [S133] 1870 - US Census -Michigan - Ancestry, Michigan, (ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), M593, roll M593_709, image 333; FHL 552208, Hamtramck, Wayne, p. 4, dwelling 27, family 26, William McKay (McCoy), accessed 10 Jun 2010 (Reliability: 4), 10 Jun 2010.

    4. [S96] 1880 - US Census (Michigan) - online, Michigan, Wayne, (ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2006), T9, Hamtramick, enumeration district (ED) 254, p. 6 & 7 (162 & 163), dwelling 58, family 58 (Reliability: 3), 11 Jul 2009.

    5. [S108] 1900 - US Census - Michigan - Ancestry, Michigan, (ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T623, roll T623_753, Detroit, Ward 15, Wayne, enumeration district (ED) 158, sheet 17 B, dwelling 323, address 86 Meldrum Ave., family 352, Margurite (Margaret) McCoy, accessed 10 Jun 2010 (Reliability: 4), 10 Jun 2010.

    6. [S98] Michigan, Wayne County, Death Certificate, Michigan. Wayne., death certificate no. 3928 (1902). (Reliability: 3), 11 Jul 2009.

    7. [S452] Detroit Free Press - Newspapers.com, Michigan. Detroit., "DIED - McCOY," 17 Sep 1902, p. 5, col. 4; digital images, \i Newspapers.com\i0 (Reliability: 3), 20 Mar 2016.

    8. [S98] Michigan, Wayne County, Death Certificate, Michigan. Wayne., death certificate no. 3928 (1902). (Reliability: 4), 11 Jul 2009.

    9. [S337] Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan, ((familysearch.org)), accessed 11 Mar 2014), Mary McCoy,, 12 March 1923. (Reliability: 3), 11 Mar 2014.

    10. [S494] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936, Ontario., (Digital images. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, \i Ancestry.com\i0 . www.ancestry.com : 2018.), marriage register, 1907, Essex County: 522, Wm J McCoy-Ricka Stroh, 23 Jul 1907; accessed 6 Jan 2019. (Reliability: 4), 6 Jan 2019.

    11. [S259] Michigan Death Certificates, 1897-1920 - seekingmichigan.org, Michigan Michigan Department of Vital Records, Michigan Historical Center and Archives of Michigan, Lansing, MI, (seekingmichigan.org :2009.), Death Records 1897-1920," death certificate registered nbr 3928 (1902), Margaret McCoy, accessed 24 Apr 2012. (Reliability: 3), 24 Apr 2012.

    12. [S367] Mt. Elliott Cemetery, Mt. Elliott Cemetery Association, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, (mtelliott.co/genealogy), 1 Apr 2014, 1902 - Margaret McCoy (Reliability: 3), 1 Apr 2014.