Thomas
Foster
"Big Tom"
Collins
Born in Lanark County, Upper Canada
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Collins
and Mary (Summers) Collins
Brother of
Francis Collins and Anna Maria (Collins) Stewart
Husband of
Ann (Guest) Collins
— married
12 May 1862 in London, Canada West
Descendants 
Died
at age 85
in Kincardine Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Nov 2015
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Biography
"Big Tom" according to Toil, Tears & Triumph was 6'4" tall, had a bushy beard and spoke very loudly because he was deaf. His grandchildren would run for cover and his wife used an ear trumpet to talk to him.
Burial Kincardine Cemetery, Kincardine Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
Sources
- Toil, Tears & Triumph: A History of Kincardine Township by the Kincardine Township Historical Society, 1990. Wanita Fletcher editor, p.189, 190, 221, 222
- Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869
- Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
- Canada Gen Web's Cemetery Project, photo Carolyn Bechtel gravestone photo
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Rejected matches › Thomas Collins (bef.1836-) › Thomas Benton Collins (1838-1922) › Unknown Collins (abt.1839-) › Thomas Collinson (1835-)
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