Samuel
Collins
Born in Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph Collins
and Eunice (Mathews) Howard
Brother of
Unknown Infant Collins, Lucy (Collins) Emerson, Daniel Collins, Olive Collins, Jarib Collins, Unknown Infant Collins, Chedelomer Collins, Hannah (Collins) Farnsworth, Eunice (Collins) Wilson, Unknown Infant Collins and Elijah Collins
Husband of
Lydia (Mathews) Collins
— married
12 Oct 1783 in New Braintree, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Daniel Collins, Artemas Collins, Jairus B. Collins, Lavina (Collins) Willson and Joseph Collins
Died
at age 74
in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Mar 2011
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Biography
Samuel Collins was born in 1757 in Southborough, Massachusetts. [1]
Lydia Matthews and Samuel Collins were married in New Braintree, Massachusetts on 12 Oct 1783. [2]
He passed away in 1831 [3] and is buried in Marlborough, New Hampshire. [4]
The 1881 History of Marlborough [5] states: "Samuel Collins, son of Lieut. Joseph, m. Lydia Matthews; he resided for some time on the Joslin place, which he sold to William Lincoln in 1792; after which he settled on the farm lately owned by Henry T. Wiswall, where he d. in 1831. His widow d. Jan. 7, 1851." Same reference says he was born in Southborough, Feb 11, 1757.
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6H-C68 : 4 December 2014), Samuell Collins, 11 Feb 1757; citing SOUTHBORO,WORCESTER,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873751 IT 6.
- ↑ New Braintree - Marriages - Massachusetts Vital Records Project Online database of images and transcriptions courtesy of John Slaughter
- ↑ "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSKV-WLN : 10 March 2018), Samuel Collins, Oct 1831; citing Marlborough, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,068.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #22339741
- ↑ History of the Town of Marlborough by Charles A. Bemis, Geo. H. Ellis, Boston, Ma., (p.445)
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