William
Dant
Collins
Born in Madoc Township, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of John R. Collins
and Mary Hoskin
Brother of
Mary Ann Wright (Collins) Groom, John Daniel Collins, James Hoskins Collins, John Daniel Collins, Samuel Herbert Collins, Elizabeth Harriet (Collins) Post and Charles Edward Collins
Husband of
Caroline (Mick) Collins
— married
about 1918 in Saskatchewan, Canada
Descendants 
Father of
William Torrance Collins, Clarence Collins, Mildred Caroline (Collins) Gillespie and [private son (1930s - unknown)]
Died
at age 78
in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Nov 2017
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Biography
William Dant Collins was born on 14 October 1878 in Madoc, Ontario, Canada.[1]
He passed away on 31 October 1956 in Winnipeg, Manitoba and is buried in Brookside Cemetery in Winnipeg.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916 https://www.ancestry.ca/sharing/28298560?h=e8620c
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111473966/william-dant-collins : accessed 27 April 2022), memorial page for William Dant Collins (unknown–31 Oct 1956), Find a Grave Memorial ID 111473966, citing Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ; Maintained by Christina (contributor 46772328) .
- "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPR4-DZW5 : Fri Oct 06 23:39:10 UTC 2023), Entry for William Collins and Caroline Collins, 1926.
- "Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLTL-GHV : 13 February 2020), William Dant Collins, 1878.
- Obituary in the Winnipeg Free Press, Friday, November 2, 1956
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~25.00%
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