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William Harrison Collins

M, b. 20 October 1849, d. 2 April 1930

Father

Joseph Collins b. 1 Dec 1809, d. 25 Feb 1872

Mother

Malissa Finch b. 16 May 1821, d. 2 Aug 1884

Birth

William was born on 20 October 1849 in Indiana.

Marriage

He married Sarah E Garringer in Randolph County, Indiana, on 12 December 1872.^1,2

Census1880

William was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census in Monroe Township, Randolph County, Indiana. His occupation was given as farmer..³

Census1920

William was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census in Monroe Township, Randolph County, Indiana. His occupation was given as farmer.⁴

Death

William died on 2 April 1930 in Randolph County, Indiana, at age 80.

Burial

His body was interred in Hopewell Cemetery, Monroe Township, Randolph County, Indiana.

Family

Sarah E Garringer b. 29 Jan 1855, d. 31 Jan 1936

Children

Harriet Myrtle Collins b. c 1874
Amelia V Collins b. c 1876
Malissa Alice Collins b. 1877
Samuel Leroy Collins b. c 1883
David Harrison Collins
John Isaac Weldon Collins
Herbert Louis Collins
Henry Arlington Collins b. 6 Nov 1890, d. Aug 1980
Ina Idella Collins b. 20 Oct 1895, d. Mar 1984
Grace Pheobe Collins b. 3 Mar 1899, d. Dec 1984

Last Edited

5 Sep 2005

Citations

Randolph County, Indiana, Marriage Record 1870-1875.
Gerringer - Garringer Family to America in the Mid 1700's.
1880 United States Federal Census.
1920 United States Federal Census.

Elizabeth Colson

F, b. June 1831

Birth

Elizabeth Colson was born in June 1831 in Maine.¹

Marriage

She married Horace W Phinney in Winterport, Waldo County, Maine, on 14 October 1865.

Census1870

Elizabeth was listed as a household member living with Horace W Phinney on the 1870 Census in Brewer, Penobscot County, Maine.²

Census1880

Elizabeth was listed as Horace W Phinney's wife on the 1880 Census in Brewer, Penobscot County, Maine.³

Census1900

Elizabeth was listed as Horace W Phinney's wife on the 1900 Census in Belfast, Waldo County, Maine.¹

Family

Horace W Phinney b. Oct 1841

Children

Ashley S Phinney+ b. Dec 1871
Gertrude M Phinney+ b. c 1875

Last Edited

30 Nov 2008

Citations

1900 United States Federal Census.
1870 United States Federal Census.
1880 United States Federal Census.

Susannah Matilda Colson

Marriage

She married Edwin Morton.

Family

Edwin Morton

Child

Angie Victoria Morton+ b. 27 Aug 1873, d. 28 Mar 1959

Last Edited

7 May 2005

Mary Comeau

F, b. 4 July 1859, d. 9 July 1933

Birth

Mary was born on 4 July 1859 in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada.

Marriage

She married William Phinney in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on 13 October 1889.

Death

Mary died on 9 July 1933 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, at age 74.

Family

William Phinney b. 1851, d. 5 Dec 1904

Last Edited

7 Sep 2001

Elizabeth Comer

F, b. 6 April 1780, d. 23 November 1822

Birth

Elizabeth Comer was born on 6 April 1780.

Marriage

She married Daniel P Phinney on 14 June 1798.¹

Death

Elizabeth Comer died on 23 November 1822 at age 42.¹

Family

Daniel P Phinney b. 14 Sep 1768, d. 25 Jun 1857

Children

Emma Phinney+ b. 13 Apr 1800, d. 25 Nov 1860
Eliza Kinnicut Phinney+ b. 15 May 1802, d. 22 May 1831
Thomas Kinnicutt Commer Phinney+ b. 21 Mar 1804
Hannah Phinney+ b. 20 Jun 1806
Rebecca Peck Phinney+ b. 3 Dec 1808, d. 1 Nov 1851
Nathan Phinney b. 17 Apr 1812, d. 27 Jan 1843
Elisha Peck Phinney+ b. 29 Sep 1814, d. 26 Jan 1906
Nancy Phinney+ b. 29 Aug 1817, d. 20 May 1857

Last Edited

19 Jan 2013

Citations

Howard Finney, Finney-Phinney Families in America; Descendants of John Finney of Plymouth and Barnstable, Mass., and Bristol, of Samuel Finney of Philadelphia, Pa., and of Robert Finney of New London, Pa.