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William Collier 1585 – 1671 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1585

Birth Location: St Olave, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 5 July 1671

Death Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Abraham Collier

Mother: Sarah Collier

Spouse(s): Jane Clarke

Children(s): Elizabeth Collier, Joseph Collier, Ruth Cole

William Collier was born in 1585 in St Olave, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, the child of Abraham John Collier and Sarah Voss Collier. William Collier married Jane Clarke, and had children including Elizabeth Collier, Joseph Collier, Ruth Cole. William Collier passed away in 1671 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • William Collier was born in 1585 in St Olave, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, the child of Abraham John Collier and Sarah Voss Collier.
  • William Collier married Jane Clarke, and had children including Elizabeth Collier, Joseph Collier, Ruth Cole.
  • William Collier passed away in 1671 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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William Collier's Ancestors

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William Collier
1585 – 1671
Birth Place: St Olave, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Abraham John Collier
1560 – 1586
Southwark, Surrey, England
Sarah (Voss) Collier
1568 – 1586
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Collier
1535 – 1586
Southwark, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Collier
1540 – 1599
London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Collier's Descendants

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William Collier (1585 – 5 July 1671) m. Jane Clarke (20 October 1591 – 2 December 1661)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Collier (1616 – 19 Nov 1665) m. Constant (Eugene) Southworth (1600 – 10 Mar 1679)
    1. 1. Capt. (Thomas Collier Christian -) immigrant (24 Jan 1636 – 21 June 1700) m. Ellinor (Corbin) Kewley (1640 – 1688)
      1. 1. James Christian (29 Apr 1676 – 15 July 1754) m. Amy (Ann) Macon (15 December 1684 – 1732)
        1. 1. Christina (Asbury Azby) Christian (1730 – 10 April 1798) m. James (L.) Alley (1728 – 26 March 1799)
        2. 2. William Christian
    2. 2. Alice Southworth ( – 5 Mar 1719)
  2. 2. Joseph Collier (1625 – 16 November 1691)
  3. 3. Ruth Cole (1627 – 15 December 1694)

William Collier's Timeline

2 Records

1585
1585
Birth of William Collier in St Olave, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
St Olave, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
1671
5 July 1671
Age 86
Death of William Collier in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: St Olave, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1633
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 July 1671
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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