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Martha Collier 1791 – 1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jan 1791

Birth Location: Prince Edward County Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 12 Apr 1862

Death Location: Moscow, Hastings, Ontario, Canada

Father: Peter Collier

Mother: Elizabeth Hicks

Spouse(s): Norris Switzer

Children(s): Norris Switzer, Philip Switzer, James Switzer, Fanny Switzer, Patience Switzer, Martha Switzer, Margaret Switzer, Mathew Switzer, John Switzer

According to available records, Martha Collier was born in 1791 in Prince Edward County Municipality, Ontario, Canada, the child of Peter John Collier and Elizabeth Hicks. Following those early years, Martha Collier married Norris "James" Switzer, and their family grew to include Norris Switzer, Philip Switzer, James Collier Switzer, Fanny Ellis Switzer, Patience Elizabeth Switzer, Martha Anne Switzer, Margaret Switzer, Mathew Switzer and John J Switzer. In the later years of life, Martha Collier died in 1862 in Moscow, Hastings, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

Peter Collier
1755 – 1823
Birth Location: Leigh, Lancaster, England
PC
Elizabeth Hicks
1771 – 1815
Birth Location: Albany, New York, USA
EH

Spouses(s)

Norris Switzer
1792 – 1865
Birth Location: Ernestown, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada
NS

Children(s)

Norris Switzer
1815 – 1913
Birth Location: Camden East, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada
NS
Philip Switzer
1819 – 1885
Birth Location: Camden East Twp, Lennox Addington, Ontario, Canada
PS
James Switzer
1822 – 1896
Birth Location: Camden East Twp, Lennox & Addington, Ontario, Canada
JS
Fanny Switzer
1824 – 1863
Birth Location: Camden East, Lennox Addington, Ontario, Canada
FS
Patience Switzer
1826 – 1864
Birth Location: Camden East, Lennox Addington, Ontario, Canada
PS
Martha Switzer
1831 – 1901
Birth Location: Camden East Twp, Lennox & Addington, Ontario, Canada
MS
Margaret Switzer
1834 – 1895
Birth Location: Camden East Twp, Lennox Addington, Ontario, Canada
MS
Mathew Switzer
1836 – 1891
Birth Location: Maryburg, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
MS
John Switzer
1838 – 1916
Birth Location: Addington County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
JS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 27 Jan 1791
    Event Place: Prince Edward County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Geneanet Community Trees Index, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1046-1047

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Camden, Lennox and Addington, Canada West, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1046-1047

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 Apr 1862
    Event Place: Moscow, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Geneanet Community Trees Index
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