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Mercy GearinGarrinGeren Collins 1756–1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Nov 1756 bpt

Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 18 May 1805

Death Location: Starks, Kennebec (now Somerset), Industry, Franklin, Maine

Father: Edward Sr

Mother: Mary Gearing

Spouse(s): Lemuel II

Children(s): Lemuel Collins, Mary Pease, Betsey Cromwell, John Collins, Mercy Howes, James Collins, Daniel Collins

In 1756, Mercy GearinGarrinGeren Collins entered the world in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, born to Edward Gearing Sr And Mary Dimmock Gearing. Mercy GearinGarrinGeren Collins married Lemuel Collins Ii, and had children including Betsey Collins Cromwell, Daniel Garrin Collins, James Collins, John Collins, Lemuel Collins, Mary Polly Collins Pease, Mercy Collins Howes. Mercy GearinGarrinGeren Collins passed away in 1805 in Starks, Kennebec (now Somerset), Industry, Franklin, Maine.

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Biography

  • In 1756, Mercy GearinGarrinGeren Collins entered the world in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, born to Edward Gearing Sr And Mary Dimmock Gearing.
  • Mercy GearinGarrinGeren Collins married Lemuel Collins Ii, and had children including Betsey Collins Cromwell, Daniel Garrin Collins, James Collins, John Collins, Lemuel Collins, Mary Polly Collins Pease, Mercy Collins Howes.
  • Mercy GearinGarrinGeren Collins passed away in 1805 in Starks, Kennebec (now Somerset), Industry, Franklin, Maine.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Sr
1720–1777
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
ES
Mary Gearing
1727–1815
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
MG

Spouses(s)

Lemuel II
1757–1840
Birth Location: Gloucester (Cape Ann), Essex, Massachusetts
LI

Children(s)

Lemuel Collins
1781–1850
Birth Location: Cape Ann, Essex, Massachusetts
LC
Mary Pease
1785–1833
Birth Location: Cape Ann, Massachusetts, United States
MP
Betsey Cromwell
1787–1809
Birth Location: Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, USA
BC
John Collins
1789–1875
Birth Location: Industry, Franklin, Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, USA
JC
Mercy Howes
1783–1862
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
MH
James Collins
1795–1873
Birth Location: Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, USA
JC
Daniel Collins
1801–1885
Birth Location: Industry, Franklin, Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, USA
DC

Mercy Collins's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Collins
1756–1805
Birth Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Edward Gearing Sr
1720–1777
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Mary (Dimmock) Gearing
1727–1815
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Richard Gearing
1698–1723
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia (Carlisle) Gearing
1696–1742
Jabez Dimmock
1699–1771
Barnstable, MA
Mary (Mercy Newcomb) Dimmock
1701–1734
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mercy Collins's Descendants

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Mercy (GearinGarrinGeren) Collins (14 Nov 1756 bpt–18 May 1805) m. Lemuel (Collins) II (28 Feb 1757/8–28 Sep 1840/1)
  1. 1. Lemuel Collins 1781–1850 m. Sara ("Sally" Chapman Greenleaf) Collins 1779–1853
    1. 1. Betsy (Collins) Joy 1825–1840
    2. 2. Eliza (Collins) Higgins 1801–1869 m. Isaiah Higgins 1800–
    3. 3. Ann (Greenleaf Collins) Twin 1817–1907
    4. 4. Betsey Collins 1815–1829
    5. 5. Sarah (Greenleaf Collins) Beedle 1808–1896
    6. 6. Mahala (Collins) Williamson 1806–1886
    7. 7. Henry (Leeman) Collins 1811–1830
    8. 8. Lucy (S Collins) Dutton 1821–
    9. 9. Abigail (Collins Page) Beckett 1804–1872
    10. 10. George Collins 1803–
    11. 11. Eben (Greenleaf) Collins 1819–1893 m. Lois (J) Hersey 1827– m. Cordelia (A) Howes –1852
    12. 12. John (Greenleaf) Collins 1809–1890
    13. 13. Lemuel (Collins IV) Twin 1817–1887
    14. 14. Belinda (MelindaMarinda Collins) Benson/ 1813–1885
  2. 2. Mary ("Polly" Collins) Pease 1785–1833
  3. 3. Betsey (Collins) Cromwell 1787–1809
  4. 4. John Collins 1789–1875 m. Dorcas (Greenleaf) Collins 1787–
  5. 5. Mercy (Collins) Howes 1783–1862
  6. 6. James Collins 1795–1873
  7. 7. Daniel (Garrin) Collins 1801–1885

Mercy Collins's Timeline

2 Records

1756
14 Nov 1756 bpt
Birth of Mercy GearinGarrinGeren Collins in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1805
18 May 1805
Age 49
Death of Mercy GearinGarrinGeren Collins in Starks, Kennebec (now Somerset), Industry, Franklin, Maine
Starks, Kennebec (now Somerset), Industry, Franklin, Maine

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1756 bpt
    Event Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1805
    Event Place: Starks, Kennebec (now Somerset), Industry, Franklin, Maine
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