Brief Life History of Henry M.
When Henry M. Collins Jr. was born in 1747, in Kennett Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Henry Collins, was 27 and his mother, Hannah Hickman Hunt, was 26. He married Elizabeth E. Mendenhall in 1768, in Kennett Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Pennsbury MM, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States in 1790. He died on 12 July 1812, in Franklin Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 65.
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Sources (19)
- Henry Collins, "United States Census, 1810"
- Henry Collins, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
- Henry Collins, "United States Census, 1790"
Spouse and Children
1747–1812 Male
1750–1827 Female
Children (4)
1770–1855 Female
1772–1843 Female
1774–1851 Male
1778–1841 Female
Parents and Siblings
1720–1752 Male
1721–1802 Female
Siblings (5)
1741–1832 Female
1746–1768 Female
1746–1831 Female
1747–1812 Male
1751–1799 Female
World Events (6)
1776
Age 29
1776
Age 29
1783 · A Free America
Age 36
Name Meaning
English: variant of Colin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish and Manx: shortened Anglicized from Ó Coileáin, compare Cullen , or in Man or west Ulster shortened from Mac Coileáin, compare McQuillan and McCallion . The genitival -s is a local addition to Collin and variants after the surname was Anglicized.
Americanized form of French Colin or Collin and also Collette .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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