Emily (Parmely) Collins
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Emily (Parmely) Collins (1814 - 1909)

Emily Collins formerly Parmely aka Peltier
Born in South Bristol, Ontario, New York, USAmap
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Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died at age 94 in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

Emily was born in 1814. She was the daughter of James Parmelee and Lydia Robbins. She passed away in 1909.

Quotations

I was born and lived almost forty years in South Bristol, Ontario County--one of the most secluded spots in Western New York; but from the earliest dawn of reason I pined for that freedom of thought and action that was then denied to all womankind. I revolted in spirit against the customs of society and the laws of the State that crushed my aspirations and debarred me from the pursuit of almost every object worthy of an intelligent, rational mind.

All through the Anti-Slavery struggle, every word of denunciation of the wrongs of the Southern slave, was, I felt, equally applicable to the wrongs of my own sex. Every argument for the emancipation of the colored man, was equally one for that of woman; and I was surprised that all Abolitionists did not see the similarity in the condition of the two classes. I read, with intense interest, everything that indicated an awakening of public or private thought to the idea that woman did not occupy her rightful position in the organization of society; and, when I read the lectures of Ernestine L. Rose and the writings of Margaret Fuller, and found that other women entertained the same thoughts that had been seething in my own brain, and realized that I stood not alone, how my heart bounded with joy![1]

Sources

  1. Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, Anthony, Susan B., Gage, Matilda J. History of Woman Suffrage. Rochester, N.Y.: Charles Mann. 1887. Vol. I. Chapter V.
  • Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915
  • United States Federal Census 1860, 1900
  • U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
  • New York, U.S., State Census, 1855, 1865
  • U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current
  • North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
  • Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1901-1980
  • Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #27115566 (accessed 25 August 2022)
    Memorial page for Emily Parmely Collins (11 Aug 1814-29 Apr 1909), citing Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by geniebug (contributor 47024713).




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