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Elisha Collins 1788–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 October 1788

Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 15 September 1854

Death Location: Lexington, Henderson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: John Sr

Mother: Judith Word

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In 1788, Elisha Collins entered the world in Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America, born to John Henderson Collins Sr And Judith Word. Elisha Collins passed away in 1854 in Lexington, Henderson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1788, Elisha Collins entered the world in Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America, born to John Henderson Collins Sr And Judith Word.
  • Elisha Collins passed away in 1854 in Lexington, Henderson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Elisha Collins's Ancestors

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Elisha Collins
1788–1854
Birth Place: Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
John Henderson Collins Sr
1748–1836
Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America
Judith Word
1747–1828
Amelia, Virginia, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elisha Collins's Timeline

2 Records

1788
20 October 1788
Birth of Elisha Collins in Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America
Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America
1854
15 September 1854
Age 66
Death of Elisha Collins in Lexington, Henderson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Lexington, Henderson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 October 1788
    Event Place: Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 September 1854
    Event Place: Lexington, Henderson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lexington, Henderson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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