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John Porter Rollins 1789–1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1789

Birth Location: Rutland, Rutland, New Hampshire, United States

Death Date: Nov 1821

Death Location: Ontario, Lake, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Rollins

Mother: Elizabeth Johnson

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Caroline Rollins, James Rollins, Mary Rollins-Lightner

The story of John Porter Rollins began in 1789 in Rutland, Rutland, New Hampshire, United States. John Porter Rollins had children including Caroline Amelia Rollins, James Henry Rollins, Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner. John Porter Rollins passed away in 1821 in Ontario, Lake, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of John Porter Rollins began in 1789 in Rutland, Rutland, New Hampshire, United States.
  • John Porter Rollins had children including Caroline Amelia Rollins, James Henry Rollins, Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner.
  • John Porter Rollins passed away in 1821 in Ontario, Lake, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Rollins
1762–1819
Birth Location: Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
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Elizabeth Johnson
1771–
Birth Location: Kensington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Caroline Rollins
1820–1857
Birth Location: Lima, Livingston, New York, United States
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James Rollins
1816–1899
Birth Location: Lima, Livingston, New York, United States
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Mary Rollins-Lightner
1818–1913
Birth Location: Lima, Livingston, New York, United States
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John Rollins's Ancestors

Self
John Rollins
1789–1821
Birth Place: Rutland, Rutland, New Hampshire, United States
Parents
John Rollins
1762–1819
Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
Elizabeth Johnson
1771–
Kensington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Rollins's Descendants

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John (Porter) Rollins (28 Apr 1789–Nov 1821)
  1. 1. Caroline (Amelia) Rollins 1820–1857
  2. 2. James (Henry) Rollins 1816–1899 m. Hannah Hulme 1836–1896
    1. 1. Hannah (Burdette) Rollins 1876–1961
    2. 2. Levi (Marion) Rollins 1874–1874
    3. 3. Julian (Bosman) Rollins 1872–1942
    4. 4. Edgar (Willard) Rollins 1869–1904
    5. 5. Edwin (William) Rollins 1869–1871
    6. 6. Jane (Loisanne) Rollins 1867–1941
    7. 7. Ernest (Isaiah) Rollins 1865–1936
    8. 8. Phoebe (Alice) Rollins 1863–1866
    9. 9. Ida (Minerva) Rollins 1862–1949
    10. 10. Lois (Adelaid) Rollins 1861–1937
    11. 11. Frank (Robert) Rollins 1858–1933
    12. 12. George (Woodville) Rollins 1856–1920
    13. 13. Caroline (Elizabeth) Rollins 1854–1862
    14. 14. Alonzo (Leonidas) Rollins 1852–1852
    15. 15. Mary (Amelia) Rollins 1843–1917
    16. 16. James (Watson) Rollins 1856–1917
    17. 17. Charles (Lyman) Rollins 1854–1916
    18. 18. Melissa (Keziah) Rollins 1851–1949
    19. 19. Nancy (Evaline) Rollins 1849–1854
    20. 20. Ephraim (Edward) Rollins 1845–1848
    21. 21. Mary (Amelia) Rollins 1843–1917
    22. 22. John (Henry) Rollins 1841–1887
    23. 23. Horace (Algernon) Rollins 1839–1839
  3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Rollins-Lightner 1818–1913 m. Adam (Lightner) Jr. 1810–1885 m. Joseph (Smith) Jr. 1805–1844 m. Brigham Young 1801–1877
    1. 1. Florentine (Mattheas) Lightner 1843–1847
    2. 2. Charles (Washington) Lightner 1857–1932 m. Lydia Williams-Lightner 1857–1950
      1. 1. Agnes Lightner 1892–1892
      2. 2. Roy (W) Lightner 1887–1955
      3. 3. Charles (Leon) Lightner 1885–1947
      4. 4. Alta (May) Lightner 1884–1971
    3. 3. Algernon (Sidney) Lightner 1853–1853
    4. 4. Mary (Rollins) Lightner-Carter 1851–1928 m. William (Jenkins) Carter 1833–1895
      1. 1. Nellie (Rosina) Carter 1871–1964
      2. 2. Sidney (Algernon) Carter 1873–1949
      3. 3. Edna (Caroline) Carter 1875–1959
      4. 4. Adam Carter 1878–1942
      5. 5. Hayward Carter 1880–1968
      6. 6. Lester (Levell) Carter 1883–1945
      7. 7. Hazel (Elizabeth) Carter 1885–1971
      8. 8. Guy (William) Carter 1887–1961
      9. 9. Charles (Elmer) Carter 1890–1891
      10. 10. Horace (Lightner) Carter 1892–1977
    5. 5. Elizabeth Lightner-Turley 1849–1927 m. JOSEPH (ORSON) TURLEY 1845–1916
      1. 1. ELSIE (ELIZABETH) TURLEY 1866–1948
      2. 2. Mary (Jane) Turley 1869–1944
      3. 3. George (Orson) Turley 1872–1872
      4. 4. Ruthella Turley 1875–1934
      5. 5. Bertha (Caroline) Turley 1877–1936
      6. 6. Ernest (Warren) Turley 1880–1882
      7. 7. Lester (Joseph) Turley 1883–1956
      8. 8. Louise Turley 1885–1964
    6. 6. John (Horace Gilbert) Lightner 1847–1923 m. Louisa (Abigail) Burk-Lightner 1851–1943
      1. 1. Mary (Abigail) Lightner 1891–1983
      2. 2. Don (Allen) Lightner 1888–1940
      3. 3. Arthur (Burk) Lightner 1880–1957
      4. 4. Raymond (Horace) Lightner 1876–
      5. 5. Maud Lightner 1872–1893
      6. 6. Ada (Caroline) Lightner 1870–1872
    7. 7. Florentine (Matteas) Lightner 1843–1847
    8. 8. George (Algernon) Lightner 1842–1843
    9. 9. Caroline (Keziah) Lightner-Jewell 1839–1910 m. Thomas (Camper Jewell) II 1837–1907
      1. 1. Thomas (Jewell) III 1859–1889
      2. 2. Ellen Jewell 1862–1926
      3. 3. Mary Jewell 1865–1891
      4. 4. Maude Jewell 1867–1942
      5. 5. Bertha Jewell 1871–1934
    10. 10. Miles (Henry) Lightner 1836–1847

John Rollins's Timeline

2 Records

1789
28 Apr 1789
Birth of John Porter Rollins in Rutland, Rutland, New Hampshire, United States
Rutland, Rutland, New Hampshire, United States
1821
Nov 1821
Age 32
Death of John Porter Rollins in Ontario, Lake, Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Lake, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1789
    Event Place: Rutland, Rutland, New Hampshire, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1821
    Event Place: Ontario, Lake, Ontario, Canada
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