M Dixon Comments:
Thomas arrived in New York on a ship called 'The Colonist' 8 April 1850. He's recorded as living in Steuben County, New York, on 9 April 1850.
He fathered 11 children.
In 1854 his wife and three youngest children travelled on the DeWitt Clinton to join him. His son Charles passed away at sea, en route, aged 6 years.
He changed his name from Coote to Coots upon arrival in USA, it is not known why.
He lived in Steuben County, New York for the rest of his life.
It is believed his headstone was destroyed during the building of the railroad and that he and Elizabeth are buried near or under the railroad tracks. No headstone remains.
Biography
This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.
Burial Stephens Cemetery • Canisteo, Steuben County, New York, USA
Memorial ID 147594675
WikiTree profile Coots-13 created through the import of Iak Family Tree.ged on Jun 14, 2011 by William Iak. See the Changes page for the details of edits by William and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
Coote-432 and Coots-13 appear to represent the same person because: They have the same birth and death date along with the same spouse that information.