Colt, Samuel Caldwell

  • Posted on: 13 July 2015
  • By: khughes
Primary Name
First Name: 
Samuel
Middle Name: 
Caldwell
Surname: 
Colt
Alternate Names
Nickname: 
Sammy
Birth and Death
Birth Info
Birth Date Prefix: 
some sources say born in Nov.
Birth Month: 
December
Birth Day: 
17
Birth Year: 
1841
Birth Note: 
Philadelphia, PA (where Caroline Henshaw's family was from)
Citation for Birth Info: 
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=T9e37mYzuNIC&pg=PA69&lpg=PA69&dq=samuel+caldwell+colt+birth&source=bl&ots=FuwIiunFBV&sig=6D5EmuAYadjgFe1Gclu18OjPwv4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAmoVChMI__T8pMLYxgIVwXo-Ch2Tiw1Q#v=onepage&q=%22samuel%20caldwell%22&f=false
Death Info
Death Month: 
July
Death Day: 
16
Death Year: 
1915
Death Note: 
Farmington, Hartford Co., CT
Citation for Death Info: 
Citation Notes: 
http://trees.ancestrylibrary.com/tree/20957909/person/28434526429?ssrc=&ml_rpos=6
Relationships
Marriage Information: 
Marriage and Children Info
Mother: 
Henshaw, Caroline M.
Father: 
Colt, John Caldwell
Biographical Information
Seward Context: 
Official/Professional
Biography and Citation Information: 
Biography: 
Biological son of Samuel H. Colt. Step-father was John Caldwell Colt, the man tried and convicted of murder in 1842. Mother was Caroline Henshaw, who married Samuel overseas in 1838, then later married John Caldwell Colt (brother of Samuel) the morning before John's death. The marriage was thought to be a way to legitimize Sammy's existence; Samuel didn't want to be with Caroline since she wasn't an appropriate wife for a successful businessman. However, after John's death, Samuel cared for his favorite "nephew" very well, and after his own death in 1862, he left the Sammy $2 million.
Citation Notes: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Colt
Extra information from Google Docs spreadsheet
Citation for Marriage Info (old): 
Editorial Information
Editorial Review: 
Unverified and Incomplete