Melinda Arminda (Lounsbury) Collins (1878 - 1904)

Born 7 Jun 1878 in Caistor Township, Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada

Wife of Isaac Jonathan Collins — married 5 Feb 1901 in Smithville, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 23 Mar 1904 at age 25 in Caistor Township, Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada

Biography

Mary Arminda Lounsbury was born on June 7, 1878, in Caistor, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada, to Albert Lounsbury and Mary Sensabaugh. ^[1] Her father Albert advised the Registrar's Office of the birth, which was registered on July 6, 1878, by letter.^[2]

On February 5, 1901, 22-year-old Mary Arminda Lounsbury (daughter of Albert Lounsbury and Mary Matilda Sensebaugh) and 21-year-old Isaac John Collins (son of Michael Collins and Orpha Cosby) were married in Smithville, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada. Arminda's estimated year of birth is 1879, while Isaac's is 1880, and they are both said to have been born in Caistor.^[3]

Mary A. Lounsbury Collins died on March 23, 1904, aged 25 years, 9 months and 16 days. She was buried at the Merritt Settlement Cemetery in West Lincoln, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899," database, FamilySearch [1] : 5 December 2014, Mary Arminda Lounsbury, 07 Jun 1878; citing Caistor, Lincoln, Ontario; FHL microfilm 918,432.
2. ↑ "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch [2] : 16 July 2017, Mary Arminda Lounsbury, 07 Jun 1878; citing Birth, Caistor, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,845,217.
3. ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch [3] : 10 April 2015, Isaac John Collins and Mary Arminda Lounsbury, 06 Feb 1901; citing registration , Smithville, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,871,080.
4. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 129548820 online at [4]

Also see:

• Lounsbury Family Forum