Son of Christopher Colt and Sarah {Caldwell} Colt
Brother of Samuel Colt, who patented the Colt Revolver
John Caldwell Colt married Caroline Henshaw
One son: Samuel Colt
In 1841 John C Colt, a man of many occupations, killed a creditor in New York City, was found guilty of the murder, and committed suicide in The Tombs jail on the day he was to be executed
Colt's body was placed only temporarily in St. Mark's Church in the Bowery, while arrangements were made by his family. A week later, on Friday, November 25, 1842, the body was removed from St. Mark's to Connecticut, where he was properly interred in the Colt Family plot at the Old North Cemetery in Hartford
The removal was reported in the November 30, 1842 issue of the New York Spectator Newspaper. As well, the sexton of St. Mark's, Mr William Disbrow, published a letter at the time, stating that the body had been removed from the Church premises. This memorial is thus a cenotaph, with the intention to dispell the myth which has perpetuated for quite some time.
Brother of Samuel Colt, who patented the Colt Revolver
John Caldwell Colt married Caroline Henshaw
One son: Samuel Colt
In 1841 John C Colt, a man of many occupations, killed a creditor in New York City, was found guilty of the murder, and committed suicide in The Tombs jail on the day he was to be executed
Colt's body was placed only temporarily in St. Mark's Church in the Bowery, while arrangements were made by his family. A week later, on Friday, November 25, 1842, the body was removed from St. Mark's to Connecticut, where he was properly interred in the Colt Family plot at the Old North Cemetery in Hartford
The removal was reported in the November 30, 1842 issue of the New York Spectator Newspaper. As well, the sexton of St. Mark's, Mr William Disbrow, published a letter at the time, stating that the body had been removed from the Church premises. This memorial is thus a cenotaph, with the intention to dispell the myth which has perpetuated for quite some time.
Son of Christopher Colt and Sarah {Caldwell} Colt
Brother of Samuel Colt, who patented the Colt Revolver
John Caldwell Colt married Caroline Henshaw
One son: Samuel Colt
In 1841 John C Colt, a man of many occupations, killed a creditor in New York City, was found guilty of the murder, and committed suicide in The Tombs jail on the day he was to be executed
Colt's body was placed only temporarily in St. Mark's Church in the Bowery, while arrangements were made by his family. A week later, on Friday, November 25, 1842, the body was removed from St. Mark's to Connecticut, where he was properly interred in the Colt Family plot at the Old North Cemetery in Hartford
The removal was reported in the November 30, 1842 issue of the New York Spectator Newspaper. As well, the sexton of St. Mark's, Mr William Disbrow, published a letter at the time, stating that the body had been removed from the Church premises. This memorial is thus a cenotaph, with the intention to dispell the myth which has perpetuated for quite some time.
Brother of Samuel Colt, who patented the Colt Revolver
John Caldwell Colt married Caroline Henshaw
One son: Samuel Colt
In 1841 John C Colt, a man of many occupations, killed a creditor in New York City, was found guilty of the murder, and committed suicide in The Tombs jail on the day he was to be executed
Colt's body was placed only temporarily in St. Mark's Church in the Bowery, while arrangements were made by his family. A week later, on Friday, November 25, 1842, the body was removed from St. Mark's to Connecticut, where he was properly interred in the Colt Family plot at the Old North Cemetery in Hartford
The removal was reported in the November 30, 1842 issue of the New York Spectator Newspaper. As well, the sexton of St. Mark's, Mr William Disbrow, published a letter at the time, stating that the body had been removed from the Church premises. This memorial is thus a cenotaph, with the intention to dispell the myth which has perpetuated for quite some time.
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