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James Collis 1781 – 1830 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Feb 1781

Birth Location: Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1830

Death Location: Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States

Father: John Collis

Mother: Lois Smith

Spouse(s): Lois Damon

Children(s): Orison Collis

James Collis was born in 1781 in Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, the child of John Collis and Lois Smith. James Collis married Lois Damon, and had children including Orison Collis. James Collis passed away in 1830 in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • James Collis was born in 1781 in Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, the child of John Collis and Lois Smith.
  • James Collis married Lois Damon, and had children including Orison Collis.
  • James Collis passed away in 1830 in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States.

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James Collis's Ancestors

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James Collis
1781 – 1830
Birth Place: Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
John Collis
1742 – 1809
Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Lois Smith
1742 –
Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Collis's Descendants

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James Collis (25 Feb 1781 – 1830) m. Lois Damon (Sep 1784 – after 1830)
  1. 1. Orison Collis (4 Jan 1809 – 16 May 1873) m. Hannah (Louise) Murfin (1810 – Mar 1860)
    1. 1. James (Thomas) Collis (26 Aug 1832 – 10 Feb 1878) m. Margaret Fowler (1849 – Between 1880-1900)
      1. 1. Laura (Elizabeth) Collis (4 Apr 1871 – 24 Jan 1916) m. Thomas (Jefferson) Briggs (05 Apr 1861 – 06 Sep 1903)
        1. 1. Frederick (Silvester) Briggs (11 Dec 1887 – 25 Dec 1964) m. Margaret (Pearl) Huddleston (May 1888 – 16 Sept 1961)

James Collis's Timeline

2 Records

1781
25 Feb 1781
Birth of James Collis in Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
1830
1830
Age 49
Death of James Collis in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States
Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1781
    Event Place: Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States

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