HI SUE, I SEE YOU HAVE HAVE SOME INTREST IN THE NICOLAS AND BRIDGET COOTEY FAMILY THAT MOVED ON TO IOWA. I AM THEIR GG GRANDSON AND CAN TELL YOU THE REST OF THE STORY ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ME. THE ONE THING WE HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIND, IS WHAT HAPPENED TO NICOLAS? WE ASSUME HE DIED AND GG GRANDMA BRIDGET (BLESSINGTON) COOTEY TOOK OFF FOR CLINTON COUNTY WERE HER FAMILY WAS. SHE PROMPTLY MARRIED THOMAS MULDOON IN ABOUT 1853 AND HAD MORE CHILDREN.
DO YOU KNOW WHERE GG GRANDPA IS BURIED?
WOULD EN JOY HEARING FROM YOU.