Ruth (Blakeslee) Collins (1744 - abt. 1803)

Born 11 Jun 1744 in New Haven, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Edward Collins — married 15 Jun 1763 in Roxbury, CT

Descendants

Died about 1803 at about age 58 in Coxsackie, Greene, New York, United States

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Biography

Ruth was born in 1744 in Woodbury or Roxbury, New Haven, CT.^[1] An alternate birth year of 1730 is probably incorrect given that her mother was born in 1722.^[2] Ruth married Edward Collins on 15 June 1763 in New Milford, Connecticut, United States.^[3]

They had at least 9 children: Enos, Abigail, Japhet, Israel, Samuel, Joseph, Therza Hannah, David and Ruth. By 1790, they had settled in Coxsackie, NY.^[4] They still lived there in 1800.^[5] When Edward registered his will in 1802, Ruth was still living.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Family Data Collection - Individual Records"
   Birth year: 1744; Birth city: Woodbury; Birth state: CT
   Ancestry Record 4725 #237423 (accessed 3 January 2024)
   Ruth Blakeslee marriage to Ruth Blakeslee on 15 Jun 1763 in Roxbury, CT.
2. ↑ Marriage: "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900"
   Source number: 1230.142; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
   Ancestry Record 7836 #112475 (accessed 3 January 2024)
   Ruth Blakesley marriage to Edward Collins in 1763 in CT.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)"
   Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Author: White, Lorraine Cook, Ed.; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 30
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1062 #192727 (accessed 3 January 2024)
   Ruth Blakeslee marriage to Edward Collins on 15 Jun 1763 in New Milford, Connecticut, USA.
4. ↑ 1790 Census: "1790 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Coxsackie, Albany, New York; Series: M637; Roll: 6; Page: 167; Family History Library Film: 0568146
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5058 #232583 (accessed 3 January 2024)
   Edward Collins in Coxsackie, Albany, New York.
5. ↑ 1800 Census: "1800 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1800; Census Place: Coxsackie, Greene, New York; Series: M32; Roll: 22; Page: 1108; Image: 469; Family History Library Film: 193710
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7590 #237104 (accessed 3 January 2024)
   Edward Collins in Coxsackie, Greene, New York.
6. ↑ Will: "New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999"
   Probate Records, 1800-1923; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Greene County); Probate Place: Greene, New York
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8800 #12522687 (accessed 3 January 2024)
   Will of Edward Collins of Coxsackie, Green, New York, granted probate on 10 Dec 1803.