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Elijah Collins 1742 – 1800 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1742

Birth Location: Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: About 1800

Death Location: Kingwood, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA

Father: Jonathan Collins

Mother: Ann Collins

Spouse(s): Rachel Webster

Children(s): Elijah Collins, Jonathan Collins, Mary Collins

Elijah Collins Sr was born in 1742 in Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Jonathan Collins and Ann Collins. In 1763, Elijah Collins Sr resided in Hunterdon, New Jersey. In 1767, Elijah Collins Sr resided in Hunterdon, New Jersey. Elijah Collins Sr married Rachel Webster, and had children including Elijah Collins, Jonathan Collins, Mary Collins. Elijah Collins Sr passed away in 1800 in Kingwood, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • Elijah Collins Sr was born in 1742 in Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Jonathan Collins and Ann Collins.
  • In 1763, Elijah Collins Sr resided in Hunterdon, New Jersey.
  • In 1767, Elijah Collins Sr resided in Hunterdon, New Jersey.
  • Elijah Collins Sr married Rachel Webster, and had children including Elijah Collins, Jonathan Collins, Mary Collins.
  • Elijah Collins Sr passed away in 1800 in Kingwood, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Collins
1706 – 1778
Birth Location: Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
JC
Ann Collins
1712 – 1780
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Webster
1737 –
Birth Location: Lycoming, PA, Pennsylvania, USA
RW

Children(s)

Elijah Collins
1765 – 1861
Birth Location: United States of America
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Jonathan Collins
1770 – 1829
Birth Location: –
JC
Mary Collins
1777 – 1824
Birth Location: –
MC

Elijah Collins's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Collins
1742 – 1800
Birth Place: Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Jonathan Collins
1706 – 1778
Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Ann Collins
1712 – 1780
Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John Collins
1690 – 1761
Evesham, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Elizabeth (Kimball) Moore
1691 – 1737
Evesham, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
John (Smith) Smith
1688 – 1763
Fallingston, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Sarah (Ann) Scott
1690 – 1776
Sawley, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Francis Collins
Mary Budd
1639 – 1730
Benjamin Moore
Sarah Stokes
John (Quaker\Immigrant)
1657 – 1718
Mary Ball
1664 – 1724
Jane Parker
1664 – 1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Collins
Mary
Richard Smith
1626 – 1688
Anne Yeates-Smith
1632 – 1685
Thomas Ball
1639 – 1701
Jane Quinn
1643 – 1706

Elijah Collins's Descendants

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Elijah Collins (About 1742 – About 1800) m. Rachel Webster (1737 – )
  1. 1. Elijah Collins (March 1765 – 21 July 1861) m. Elizabeth Lundy (15 Jun 1778 – 12 September 1865)
    1. 1. Joseph Collins (18 April 1800 – 14 January 1882)
    2. 2. Rachel Collins (13 July 1804 – 29 August 1889)
    3. 3. Sarah Collins (27 Sep 1807 – )
    4. 4. Rebecca (L.) Copeland (30 March 1816 – 8 March 1888) m. John Capland (3 April 1829 – 2 November 1887)
      1. 1. Mary (A) Copeland (1835 – 1840)
      2. 2. Samuel (A) Copeland (1844 – 1846)
  2. 2. Jonathan Collins (About 1770 – 9 Jul 1829) m. Elizabeth Freeman (13 May 1776 – 20 Aug 1853)
    1. 1. Martha Collins (22 October 1801 – 29 June 1890) m. James HALL (1797 – Aft. 1869)
      1. 1. James (Freeman) Hall (5 January 1818 – 26 May 1895) m. Martha Reeder (abt 1816 – 1918)
        1. 1. James Hall (abt 1842 – )
        2. 2. Sarah (Jane) Hall (abt 1842 – 5 May 1922) m. Henry Harris (Sep 1844 – 18 Nov 1929)
        3. 3. Ellis Hall (December 1845 – 20 June 1915)
        4. 4. Elihue (Wilson) Hall (abt 1848 – 18 March 1929) m. Mary (Ellen) Wilson (3 July 1851 – 14 July 1938)
        5. 5. Clara (Emily) Hall (26 Oct 1851 – 7 January 1929) m. George (Bennett) Harris (abt 1849 – 28 December 1934)
        6. 6. Alvertus Hall (abt 1854 – 1944)
        7. 7. Isaac (Allen) Hall (abt 1859 – 23 June 1929) m. Anna Miller (May 1866 – )
        8. 8. Anna Hall (17 April 1861 – 14 April 1935) m. James (Monroe) Blackwell (24 Mar 1855 – 1 Jan 1934)
      2. 2. Collins (J) Hall (13 Mar 1828 – 1 May 1903) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Hall (1845 – 11 Jun 1909)
        1. 1. Infant Hall (1864 – 7 July 1864)
        2. 2. Virginia Hall (22 Feb 1867 – 16 Dec 1953) m. Joseph (H) Stewart (1851 – 7 February 1912)
        3. 3. Jennie (Vennette) HALL (5 Jul 1868 – 10 Jul 1869)
        4. 4. Martha (B) HALL (26 May 1871 – 9 Apr 1872)
        5. 5. Catherine (Zimmerman "Kate") HALL (Abt 1874 – 3 August 1957) m. William (Markwood) Matchett (21 June 1869 – 20 July 1952)
        6. 6. Roscoe (Collins) Hall (21 Aug 1877 – 11 November 1944) m. Mayme Jamison (1879 – 17 April 1962)
        7. 7. Laura (Alverda) Hall (26 June 1879 – 26 April 1929) m. Harry (W) Goldsborough m. Coral Oosting
        8. 8. Infant HALL (21 Jan 1881 – 21 Jan 1881)
        9. 9. Mabel (Marion) HALL (7 Jul 1884 – 24 Aug 1886)
        10. 10. Arthur (Monroe) Hall (7 Jul 1886 – 13 Jan 1966) m. Carrie Kinley (30 July, 1885 – 11 May 1948) m. Sarah (Frances Marquette) Hall (4 Jun 1907 – 27 Feb 1973)
      3. 3. Mary (Amanda) Hall (abt 1833 – 25 September 1855)
      4. 4. George (John) Hall (13 Sep 1838 – 6 Dec 1878) m. Elizabeth Nevel (2 Apr 1845 – 23 Mar 1935)
        1. 1. Ernest Hall (20 Jun 1872 – 15 September 1952) m. Clara (Bell) Weaver (18 Apr 1892 – 9 Apr 1963)
        2. 2. Sherwood Hall (8 March 1875 – 11 June 1882)
        3. 3. Ida Hall (28 August 1875 – 3 January 1904)
        4. 4. Clinton Hall (24 April 1877 – 26 March 1949) m. Margaret (May) Toner (10 Jun 1880 – 22 December 1975)
        5. 5. Grace Hall (15 Oct 1878 – 3 Sep 1949) m. George (Washington) Anstadt (May 1865 – 10 June 1945)
    2. 2. Mary Collins (abt 1810 – 6 Apr 1885) m. Andrew (C) Reeder (abt 1804 – )
      1. 1. Benjamin Reeder (abt 1829 – )
      2. 2. Matilda Reeder (abt 1832 – )
      3. 3. Daniel Reeder (abt 1833 – )
      4. 4. Sarah Reeder (abt 1834 – )
  3. 3. Mary Collins (abt 1777 – 15 Jan 1824) m. Asa Randall (1774 – )
    1. 1. William Randall (1815 – 8 Nov 1882)

Elijah Collins's Timeline

6 Records

1742
About 1742
Birth of Elijah Collins Sr in Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
1763
13 Oct 1763
Age 21
Elijah Collins Sr resided here in Hunterdon, New Jersey
Hunterdon, New Jersey
1767
12 Nov 1767
Age 25
Elijah Collins Sr resided here in Hunterdon, New Jersey
Hunterdon, New Jersey
1798
1798
Age 56
Elijah Collins Sr resided here in Muncy Creek, Northumberland, Lycoming, and Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States
Muncy Creek, Northumberland, Lycoming, and Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States
1800
1800
Age 58
Elijah Collins Sr resided here in Muncy Creek, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA
Muncy Creek, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA
1800
About 1800
Age 58
Death of Elijah Collins Sr in Kingwood, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Kingwood, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1742
    Event Place: Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1763
    Event Place: Hunterdon, New Jersey
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1767
    Event Place: Hunterdon, New Jersey
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Muncy Creek, Northumberland, Lycoming, and Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Muncy Creek, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Septennial Census, 1779-1863

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fishing Creek
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hunterdon, New Jersey
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: About 1800
    Event Place: Kingwood, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
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