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Edward Collins 1729 – 1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1729

Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 24 Aug 1818

Death Location: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States

Father: Joseph Collins

Mother: Susannah Ball

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Children(s): James Collins

Edward Collins was born in 1729 in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States, the child of Joseph Oliver (Capt) Collins and Susannah Hannah Lewis Collins Ball. Edward Collins had children including James Collins. Edward Collins passed away in 1818 in Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Edward Collins was born in 1729 in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States, the child of Joseph Oliver (Capt) Collins and Susannah Hannah Lewis Collins Ball.
  • Edward Collins had children including James Collins.
  • Edward Collins passed away in 1818 in Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States.

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Edward Collins's Ancestors

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Edward Collins
1729 – 1818
Birth Place: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Parents
Joseph Oliver (Capt) Collins
1687 – 1757
Courtland, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Susannah (Hannah Lewis Collins) Ball
1692 – 1768
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Mary (Catherine) Robertson
1662 – 1728
Isle Of Wight, King and Queen, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Collins's Descendants

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Edward Collins (1729 – 24 Aug 1818)
  1. 1. James Collins (1755 – 1823) m. Nancy Herndon (abt 1759 – 5 Feb 1853)
    1. 1. James (W) Collins (9 Nov 1805 – 11 Jul 1867) m. Eleanor (A.) Pittman (14 October 1807 – 12 March 1883)
      1. 1. Luther (Calvin) Collins (20 Nov 1834 – 06 Oct 1866) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Dodge (18 Sep 1839 – 13 Mar 1873)
        1. 1. William (C) Collins (04 Apr 1857 – 02 Apr 1907) m. Malinda Skelton (29 Dec 1864 – 19 Jan 1942)

Edward Collins's Timeline

2 Records

1729
1729
Birth of Edward Collins in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
1818
24 Aug 1818
Age 89
Death of Edward Collins in Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1729
    Event Place: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1818
    Event Place: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States

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