Person Record

Metadata

Name

Coues, Samuel Elliott, 1797-1867

Born

June 13, 1797

Birthplace

Portsmouth, N.H.

Deceased

July 3, 1867

Deceased where

Portsmouth, N.H.

Places of residence

Portsmouth, N.H.
When married to Charlotte the Livermore House was their wedding present.

Occupation

Merchant, shipowner, and civic leader.
Goodwin & Coues, with Ichabod Goodwin.

Father

Peter Coues.

Mother

Rebecca Elliott.

Spouse

1. Clara Sargent Pearce., 2. Charlotte Ann Haven Ladd.

Children

with Clara:
1. Samuel Franklin Coues, physician, Harv grad of 1845 and Medical Dir. for the U. S. Navy, b. Sept. 17, 1825, m. Mar. 2, 1858 in Gloucester, Mass. to Mary Balch Hughes.
2. Clara Elizabeth Pearce Coues, b. Mar. 9, 1830, d. 1832.
with Charlotte:
3. John Coues, stillborn.
4. Haven Ladd Coues, b. Jul. 10, 1834, d. Feb. 2, 1836.
5. Maria Tufton Ladd Coues, b. Mar. 26, 1837, d. Nov. 6, 1839.
6. Elliott Ladd Coues, naturalist, b. Sept. 9, 1842, d. Dec. 25, 1899 in Baltimore, MD., m. 1. Apr. 24, 1864 to Sarah A. Richardson (marriage annulled), m. 2. May 3, 1867 to Jeannie Augusta McKenney (divorced Jul. 27, 1886) and m. 3. Oct. 25, 1887 in Boston, Mass. to Mary Emily Bennett Bates.
7. Louis Dwight Coues, b. May 5, 1845, d. Mar. 19, 1864.
8. Grace Darling Coues, of Brookline, Mass., b. Sept. 4, 1847, m. 1. Oct. 15, 1877 to Charles Albert Page and m. 2. Nov. 10, 1884 to Dana Estes.
9. Lucy Louisa Coues (aka Lucinda Parsons Nash--adopted), m. James M. Flower.

Notes

Athenaeum proprietor #47, 1822-1853.
Samuel Elliott Coues was a successful merchant involved in foreign trade, part owner of at least 13 ships, and an agent for the Piscataqua Insurance Company. Coues was engaged in various civic organizations, and wrote three books on the physical sciences.
R. G. Dun credit report in Name File.

Publications

Three books on the physical sciences.

Relationships

For many years, beginning about 1830, he was a partner in the shipping business with Ichabod Goodwin.
Spouses: 1. Clara Sargent Pearce, daughter of William Pearce and Clara Sargent, b. Aug. 3, 1806, d. Apr. 4, 1830, m. Oct. 11, 1823.
2. Charlotte Ann Haven Ladd, daughter of Alexander Ladd and Maria Tufton Haven, b. Sept. 29, 1813, m. May 29, 1833.