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Foster Williams Collins 1777–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 sep 1777

Birth Location: Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 22 Feb 1847

Death Location: Franklin County, Kentucky, USA

Father: WILLIAM 🧡

Mother: Martha Snell

Spouse(s): Edith Taylor

Children(s): John Collins

The story of Foster Williams Collins began in 1777 in Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA. Foster Williams Collins married Edith Edy Taylor, and had children including John L Collins. Foster Williams Collins passed away in 1847 in Franklin County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Foster Williams Collins began in 1777 in Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA.
  • Foster Williams Collins married Edith Edy Taylor, and had children including John L Collins.
  • Foster Williams Collins passed away in 1847 in Franklin County, Kentucky, USA.

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Foster Collins's Ancestors

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Foster Collins
1777–1847
Birth Place: Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
WILLIAM COLLINS Lt. 🧡
1746–1797
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Martha (Patsy P) Snell
1752–1800
Orange, Virginia
Grandparents
Thomas (+) Collings
1720–1797
Albemarle County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Foster Collins's Descendants

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Foster (Williams) Collins (11 sep 1777–22 Feb 1847) m. Edith ("Edy") Taylor (abt 1784–bef 1852)
  1. 1. John (L) Collins 1803–1881 m. Mary (Ellenor) Oliver 1810–1876
    1. 1. Eda (Adaline) Collins 1836–1899 m. Absalom (Applebee) Hensley 1810–1880
      1. 1. Nancy (Carolyn "Cassie") Hensley 1880–1919 m. W (F) Lonett 1873–1949
        1. 1. Frank Lovett 1907–1995 m. Cora Moore 1911–2002

Foster Collins's Timeline

4 Records

1777
11 sep 1777
Birth of Foster Williams Collins in Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
1799
22 Jul 1799
Age 22
Foster Williams Collins was married in Bourbon, Kentucky, Colony
Bourbon, Kentucky, Colony
1799
22 Jul 1799
Age 22
Foster Williams Collins was married in Kentucky
Kentucky
1847
22 Feb 1847
Age 70
Death of Foster Williams Collins in Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
Franklin County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 sep 1777
    Event Place: Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1799
    Event Place: Bourbon, Kentucky, Colony

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1799
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1847
    Event Place: Franklin County, Kentucky, USA

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