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Matthew Collins 1685–1719 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1685

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 15 April 1719

Death Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Matthew Collins

Mother: Naomi Dowse

Spouse(s): Dorcas Alger

Children(s): Dorcas Collins, Matthew Collins, Josiah Collins\Collings

In 1685, Matthew Collins entered the world in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, born to Matthew Collins And Naomi Dowse. Matthew Collins married Dorcas Alger, and had children including Dorcas Collins, Josiah Collins Collings, Matthew Collins. Matthew Collins passed away in 1719 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1685, Matthew Collins entered the world in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, born to Matthew Collins And Naomi Dowse.
  • Matthew Collins married Dorcas Alger, and had children including Dorcas Collins, Josiah Collins Collings, Matthew Collins.
  • Matthew Collins passed away in 1719 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Collins
1656–1719
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Naomi Dowse
1653–1696
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Dorcas Alger
1685–
Birth Location: Scarborough, Maine, USA
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Children(s)

Dorcas Collins
1713–1734
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Matthew Collins
1707–1707
Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts
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Josiah Collins\Collings
1711–
Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts
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Matthew Collins's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Collins
1685–1719
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Matthew Collins
1656–1719
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Naomi Dowse
1653–1696
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Francis Dowse
1620–1680
Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Catherine
1623–1698
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Collins's Descendants

1.
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Matthew Collins (1 May 1685–15 April 1719) m. Dorcas Alger (Abt 1685–)
  1. 1. Dorcas Collins 1713–1734 m. Nathaniel Gallop 1707–1744
    1. 1. Nathaniel (Jr.) Gallop 1734–1788 m. Marie-Anne Parent 1754–1780 m. Hannah (Savil) ? 1741–1784
      1. 1. Susannah Gallop 1776–1814 m. Isaac Miller 1768–1837
        1. 1. Isaac Miller 1795–1873 m. Harriet Nelson 1825–1883 m. Mary (Jane) Nesmith 1797–1842
        2. 2. Mary ("Polly") Miller 1803–1887
        3. 3. Ira Miller 1796–1886
        4. 4. Oliver Miller 1799–1886
        5. 5. Phoebe Miller 1805–1875
        6. 6. Lydia (May) Miller 1800–1861
        7. 7. Nancy (Ann) Miller 1807–1882
      2. 2. Hannah Gallop 1760–1847
      3. 3. Mary (Margaret) Gallop 1763–1845
      4. 4. Esther Gallop 1766–1826
      5. 5. Benjamin Gallop 1769–1871 m. Elizabeth Foster 1800–1885 m. Lydia Foster 1785–1880
        1. 1. Samuel (Wake) Gallop 1794–1859
        2. 2. Mary (Ann) Gallop 1818–1863 m. James (L) Pennington 1799–1888
      6. 6. Nathaniel Gallop 1771–1851 m. Elizabeth Clarke 1778–1859
      7. 7. Dorcas Gallop 1774–1842 m. Peter Allen 1763–1843
        1. 1. Isaac Allen 1791–1837
        2. 2. Hannah Allen 1792–1861
        3. 3. Rachel Allen 1797–1887
        4. 4. Thomas Allen 1798–
        5. 5. Samuel Allen 1805–1856 m. Anne Boone 1811–1865
        6. 6. Peter Allen 1801–1827
        7. 7. Sarah Allen 1806–1893
        8. 8. John Allen 1811–1896
        9. 9. Peter Allen 1801–1859 m. Mary Lawrence 1808–1854
        10. 10. Jacob Allen 1800–1881
        11. 11. Amy (Anna) Allen 1792–1841 m. Robert Haines 1774–1841
        12. 12. Nathaniel Allen 1810– m. Lydia (Jane) Haines 1817–
      8. 8. Samuel Gallop 1762–1859 m. Mary (Polly) Hubbell 1789–1855
        1. 1. Shadrack (H) Gallop 1824–1895 m. Mary (Ann) Caldwell 1833–1901
        2. 2. William (Hubbell) Gallop 1815–1860
        3. 3. Emeline (Amelia) Gallop 1817–1871
        4. 4. Mary (Ann) Gallop 1809–1878
      9. 9. Sarah Gallop 1784–1848
      10. 10. Lydia Gallop 1783–1828 m. Daniel Jewett 1778–1868
        1. 1. Hannah Jewett 1818–1891 m. George Howland 1828–1923
        2. 2. Daniel Jewett 1804–1878 m. Elizabeth (Anne) Nichol 1804–1827 m. Agnes Jewett 1817–1896 m. Mary ((Polly)) Day 1810–1845
        3. 3. Hannah Jewett 1806–1815
        4. 4. Sarah (Abigail) Jewett 1808–1868 m. Joseph (F) Reed 1808–1884
        5. 5. Nathaniel Jewett 1810–1883
        6. 6. Mary Jewett 1812–
        7. 7. Lydia Jewett 1814–1843
        8. 8. Benjamin Jewett 1816–1896
        9. 9. Enoch Jewett 1820–1877
        10. 10. Moses (B) Jewett 1822–1890 m. Hannah (N) Wiswell 1822–1890
        11. 11. Jane Jewett 1825–1841
    2. 2. Dorcas Gallop 1754–
  2. 2. Matthew Collins 1707–1707
  3. 3. Josiah Collins\Collings 1711–

Matthew Collins's Timeline

2 Records

1685
1 May 1685
Birth of Matthew Collins in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1719
15 April 1719
Age 34
Death of Matthew Collins in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1685
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 April 1719
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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