Cornelius Collins
1840–30 May 1902 (Age 62)
Ireland
The Life Summary of Cornelius
Cornelius Collins was born in 1840, in Ireland. He married Jane Barton on 11 October 1878, in Brownstown Township, Wayne, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Brownstown Township, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1880. He died on 30 May 1902, in Tompkins, Jackson, Michigan, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Flat Rock, Wayne, Michigan, United States.
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Family Time Line
Cornelius Collins
1840–1902
Samuel Collins
1866–
Elda Collins
1869–
Spouse and Children
World Events (8)
1845
Age 5
1845
Age 5
The Irish Potato Famine. Many Irish emigrate to America. Irish population drops from 8 million to 6 million due to death from starvation or emigration.
1846
Age 6
1846
Age 6
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Age 23
1863
Age 23
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
1 Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Coileáin and Mac Coileáin ( see Cullen 1).2 English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Col(l)in, a pet form of Coll , itself a short form of Nicholas .3 Americanized form of French Colin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Laliberte
McQuillan
Sources (12)
- Cornelius Collins, "United States Census, 1880"
- Cornituis Collins in entry for Catherine Collins, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
- Cornelius Collins in entry for Catharine Collins, "Michigan Births, 1867-1902"
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