MY GG Grandfather was a Captain on a tugboat on the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. He appears in Federal and New York State census records from 1860 through 1910. The 1900 census provides documentation of his birthdate. His death certificate and death index document his date of death, as well as the names of his parents.
Name William J Collins Age 67 Birth Year abt 1843 Death Date 28 Jun 1910 Death Place Kings, New York, USA Certificate Number 13275
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