John Costin was born on 20 Jan 1873 in Friendship, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, and died at only four on 7 Feb 1877. He was the 7th child of Thomas Costin and Mary Mansfield, who immigrated to Friendship, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin from County Waterford, Ireland.
The above birth and death dates for John Costin, which were recorded in the Wisconsin birth & death records listed below, are different from the records at Calvary Cemetery, Fond du Lac.
Different info was recorded at the cemetery when the remains of John and his brother David (#185646825) were relocated after 1890 from St. Charles Cemetery, Taycheedah, Wisconsin, after Calvary Cemetery was consecrated for Catholic burial. It could be the surviving family did not remember the exact details.
Calvary Cemetery inscription:
John & David
Children of T. & M. Costin
Aged
11 y 9 mos
Calvary Cemetery records:
JOHN COSTIN, d 1869, age 11
[recorded when his remains were relocated after 1890]
Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928:
John Costin, 20 Jan 1873, Friendship, Fond du Lac, Wisc., father Thomas Costin, mother Mary Mansfield
Wisconsin, Deaths, 1820-1907:
John Costin, died 7 Feb 1877, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Death Record, Register of Deeds, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Vol. 1-29:
Same info as above two records, with added info of first interment in "Taycheedah Cemetery" (St. Charles Cemetery)
The Wisconsin records show John died in 1877, the same year as his brother David, whose remains are buried in the same grave.
- Info from Joan Stewart Smith, David's great grandniece
The above birth and death dates for John Costin, which were recorded in the Wisconsin birth & death records listed below, are different from the records at Calvary Cemetery, Fond du Lac.
Different info was recorded at the cemetery when the remains of John and his brother David (#185646825) were relocated after 1890 from St. Charles Cemetery, Taycheedah, Wisconsin, after Calvary Cemetery was consecrated for Catholic burial. It could be the surviving family did not remember the exact details.
Calvary Cemetery inscription:
John & David
Children of T. & M. Costin
Aged
11 y 9 mos
Calvary Cemetery records:
JOHN COSTIN, d 1869, age 11
[recorded when his remains were relocated after 1890]
Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928:
John Costin, 20 Jan 1873, Friendship, Fond du Lac, Wisc., father Thomas Costin, mother Mary Mansfield
Wisconsin, Deaths, 1820-1907:
John Costin, died 7 Feb 1877, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Death Record, Register of Deeds, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Vol. 1-29:
Same info as above two records, with added info of first interment in "Taycheedah Cemetery" (St. Charles Cemetery)
The Wisconsin records show John died in 1877, the same year as his brother David, whose remains are buried in the same grave.
- Info from Joan Stewart Smith, David's great grandniece
John Costin was born on 20 Jan 1873 in Friendship, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, and died at only four on 7 Feb 1877. He was the 7th child of Thomas Costin and Mary Mansfield, who immigrated to Friendship, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin from County Waterford, Ireland.
The above birth and death dates for John Costin, which were recorded in the Wisconsin birth & death records listed below, are different from the records at Calvary Cemetery, Fond du Lac.
Different info was recorded at the cemetery when the remains of John and his brother David (#185646825) were relocated after 1890 from St. Charles Cemetery, Taycheedah, Wisconsin, after Calvary Cemetery was consecrated for Catholic burial. It could be the surviving family did not remember the exact details.
Calvary Cemetery inscription:
John & David
Children of T. & M. Costin
Aged
11 y 9 mos
Calvary Cemetery records:
JOHN COSTIN, d 1869, age 11
[recorded when his remains were relocated after 1890]
Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928:
John Costin, 20 Jan 1873, Friendship, Fond du Lac, Wisc., father Thomas Costin, mother Mary Mansfield
Wisconsin, Deaths, 1820-1907:
John Costin, died 7 Feb 1877, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Death Record, Register of Deeds, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Vol. 1-29:
Same info as above two records, with added info of first interment in "Taycheedah Cemetery" (St. Charles Cemetery)
The Wisconsin records show John died in 1877, the same year as his brother David, whose remains are buried in the same grave.
- Info from Joan Stewart Smith, David's great grandniece
The above birth and death dates for John Costin, which were recorded in the Wisconsin birth & death records listed below, are different from the records at Calvary Cemetery, Fond du Lac.
Different info was recorded at the cemetery when the remains of John and his brother David (#185646825) were relocated after 1890 from St. Charles Cemetery, Taycheedah, Wisconsin, after Calvary Cemetery was consecrated for Catholic burial. It could be the surviving family did not remember the exact details.
Calvary Cemetery inscription:
John & David
Children of T. & M. Costin
Aged
11 y 9 mos
Calvary Cemetery records:
JOHN COSTIN, d 1869, age 11
[recorded when his remains were relocated after 1890]
Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928:
John Costin, 20 Jan 1873, Friendship, Fond du Lac, Wisc., father Thomas Costin, mother Mary Mansfield
Wisconsin, Deaths, 1820-1907:
John Costin, died 7 Feb 1877, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Death Record, Register of Deeds, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Vol. 1-29:
Same info as above two records, with added info of first interment in "Taycheedah Cemetery" (St. Charles Cemetery)
The Wisconsin records show John died in 1877, the same year as his brother David, whose remains are buried in the same grave.
- Info from Joan Stewart Smith, David's great grandniece
Inscription
John & David
Children of T. & M. Costin
Aged
11 y 9 mos
Gravesite Details
David Costin and John Costin share a large headstone labeled COSTIN with other family members.
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