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William Collins 1789 – 1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1789

Birth Location: Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA

Death Date: 11 Apr 1863

Death Location: Greenwich Village, New York

Father: Abraham Collins

Mother: Catharina Schaffer

Spouse(s): Charlotte Rawles

Children(s): John Collins

William Collins was born in 1789 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA, the child of Abraham Collins and Catharina Schaffer. William Collins married Charlotte Rawles, and had children including John Rawles Collins. William Collins passed away in 1863 in Greenwich Village, New York.

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Biography

  • William Collins was born in 1789 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA, the child of Abraham Collins and Catharina Schaffer.
  • William Collins married Charlotte Rawles, and had children including John Rawles Collins.
  • William Collins passed away in 1863 in Greenwich Village, New York.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham Collins
1770 –
Birth Location: –
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Catharina Schaffer
1770 –
Birth Location: Rensselaerswyck, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Charlotte Rawles
1786 – 1832
Birth Location: NY, USA
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Children(s)

John Collins
1819 – 1898
Birth Location: Florence, Oneida, New York, USA
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William Collins's Ancestors

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William Collins
1789 – 1863
Birth Place: Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA
Parents
Abraham Collins
1770 –
Catharina Schaffer
1770 –
Rensselaerswyck, New York, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Collins's Descendants

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William Collins (10 May 1789 – 11 Apr 1863) m. Charlotte Rawles (abt 1786 – 1832)
  1. 1. John (Rawles) Collins (1819 – 27 Jun 1898) m. Margaret (Healy \) Kerrisk (1829 – 19 Feb 1886)
    1. 1. Julia (Anna) Collins (1857 – 1923) m. James (Henry) Winters (8 Jun 1855 – 26 Apr 1915)
      1. 1. Catherine Gruters (1879 – 1960)
      2. 2. Margaret (J) Moore (1881 – 1957)
      3. 3. Garnett (James) Winters (12 Nov 1892 – Mar 1980) m. Bertha Hutsebaut (12 Nov 1891 – Oct 1984)
        1. 1. Marion (B) Winters (14 December 1917 – 27 June 2001) m. Thaddeus (A) Stanley (20 June 1917 – 24 January 2013)
        2. 2. James (Henry) Winters (31 Jul 1919 – Dec 2014) m. Ruth (Pauline) Milstreich (06 MAR 1926 – 23 Jan 2015)
      4. 4. Julia (A) Winters (27 July 1897 – 1965) m. Andrew (Reekie) Rodger (13 September 1894 – 1 June 1978)

William Collins's Timeline

2 Records

1789
10 May 1789
Birth of William Collins in Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA
Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA
1863
11 Apr 1863
Age 74
Death of William Collins in Greenwich Village, New York
Greenwich Village, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1789
    Event Place: Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1863
    Event Place: Greenwich Village, New York
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