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George Sackville Cotter

Male 1859 - 1947  (88 years)


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  • Name George Sackville Cotter 
    Birth 14 Feb 1859 
    Gender Male 
    Death 16 Dec 1947  Dunnville, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Christ Church Cemetery, Port Maitland, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    George Sackville Cotter
    George Sackville Cotter
    Siblings 5 brothers and 7 sisters 
    Notes 
    • George Cotter joined the North West Mounted Police on 9 June 1879. George Cotter was amongst the charter members of the Masonic Alberta Lodge No. 3, in Ft.Macleod which was instituted prior to December 31, 1890. He was a member of the NWMP contingent at the coronation of King Edward VII in 1902. He helped build Fort Walsh and was one of three police who went into Sitting Bull's camp to encourage the Indians to go return to the United States. He retired on 4 April 1929, with the rank of Staff Sergeant.

      Obituary: RCMP Quarterly
      Vol 13 No 3 pp 287 January (?) 1948

      Reg No. 322, ex-S/Sgt. George Sackville Cotter, 88, died at Dunnville, Ont., Dec 16, 1947. He served in the N.W.M.P. from June 9, 1879 to June 8, 1884, and from June 9, 1888 to Apr. 30, 1904, being stationed in the Northwest Territories at Regina and Wood Mountain (Sask.), and St. Mary's, Fort Walsh, Fort Macleod, Cardston, and Pincher Creek (Alta.) He was one of the members of the Force who welcomed the Mormon pioneers to Western Canada 50 years ago.
    Person ID i13396  Bryan-Martin
    Last Modified 18 Jul 2010 

    Father William Crofts Cotter,   b. 4 Apr 1830, County Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jun 1911, Port Maitland, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Georgina D'Aguilar Hyde   d. 21 Feb 1885, Dunnville, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 4 Feb 1858  Dunn Township, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5237  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George Sackville Cotter,   b. 14 Feb 1859   d. 16 Dec 1947, Dunnville, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Family ID F5272  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2023 

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    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Dec 1947 - Dunnville, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Christ Church Cemetery, Port Maitland, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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