Mr. Colt married Mary Stuart Blodgett.

The evidence

• “Mr. Colt married, Dec. 14, 1852, Mary Stuart Blodgett, of Rochester, Vt. ; he has two children living — William B. and Merrill L. Mr. and Mrs.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/18-bios-beloit.md, PDF p. 738 / book p. 742

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources