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Peter Collins 1774 – 1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 October 1774

Birth Location: Harmony, Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 2 April 1846

Death Location: Chester County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: John Collins

Mother: Judith Collins

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In 1774, Peter Collins entered the world in Harmony, Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America, born to John Henderson Collins and Judith Collins. Peter Collins passed away in 1846 in Chester County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1774, Peter Collins entered the world in Harmony, Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America, born to John Henderson Collins and Judith Collins.
  • Peter Collins passed away in 1846 in Chester County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Children(s)

Peter Collins's Ancestors

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Peter Collins
1774 – 1846
Birth Place: Harmony, Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
John Henderson Collins
1748 – 1836
Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Judith Collins
1748 – 1828
New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
James Collins
1710 – 1804
King and Queen, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Wylie
1723 – 1804
King Queen County, Virginia, USA
Charles (Peter) Word
1710 – 1792
New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
Sarah Collins
1709 – 1752
New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Word
1662 – 1721
Anne Chiles
1691 – 1744
John Collins
1679 – 1755
Susannah Daggett
1684 – 1753
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Word
1630 – 1710

Peter Collins's Timeline

2 Records

1774
20 October 1774
Birth of Peter Collins in Harmony, Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America
Harmony, Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America
1846
2 April 1846
Age 72
Death of Peter Collins in Chester County, Tennessee, United States of America
Chester County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 October 1774
    Event Place: Harmony, Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 April 1846
    Event Place: Chester County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chester County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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