• Born: 13 Aug 1811, Bushwick NY
• Marriage (1): Mary Catherine Waldron on 13 Jun 1846
• Died: 1897

  General notes:

Jeweler and watchmaker

  Events in his life were:

• He worked before 1837 as a jeweler and watchmaker in New York City NY
  Listed in Longworth's 1834 city directory at 68 Division Street.

• Partnership: John Polhamus, circa 1837-1838, in New York City NY. As VAN COTT & POLHAMUS. ^4,18

• He worked circa 1839-1842 as a jeweler and watchmaker in New York City NY ¹⁸

• Partnership: John Henry Van Cott, in 1842-1843, in New York City NY. ⁴

• Partnership: John Henry and Anthony Barthoff Van Cott, in 1843-1844, in New York City NY. ⁴

• He worked circa 1845-1850 as a jeweler and watchmaker in New York City NY ⁴

• He worked circa 1850-1860 as a jeweler and watchmaker in Milwaukee WI
  Listed in the 1858 city directory at the corner of East Water and Wisconsin Street. ⁴

• He appeared on the census in 1850 in Racine, Racine, WI. Listed as a jeweler.

• He worked circa 1860-1870 as a jeweler and watchmaker in Madison WI

• He appeared on the census in 1860 in Milwaukee WI. Listed as a jeweler.

• Example: Trade token, circa 1870, in Private Collection.

• He appeared on the census in 1870 in Rockford IL. Listed as a farmer.

• He appeared on the census in 1880 in Chicago IL. Listed as a watchmaker and jeweler.

• He worked circa 1880 as a jeweler and watchmaker in Chicago IL at 107 Lake Street until the great fire, then at 124 Lake.

• Partnership: Charles Henry Van Cott, circa 1890, in Madison WI. As A. B. VAN COTT & SON, with a shop at 32 East Mifflin.

Albert married Mary Catherine Waldron on 13 Jun 1846. (Mary Catherine Waldron was born on 26 Apr 1824 in Bushwick NY and died on 14 Feb 1893.)