Harriet M Collins

Brief Life History of Harriet M

When Harriet M Collins was born on 28 April 1835, in Washington Township, Lucas, Ohio, United States, her father, Sanford Langworthy Collins, was 30 and her mother, Harriet Whitney, was 21. She married Edward N Perry on 26 August 1856, in Providence Township, Lucas, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 18 December 1922, in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States, at the age of 87.

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Edward N Perry
1829–1878
Harriet M Collins
1835–1922
Marriage: 26 August 1856
Edward Collins Perry
1857–1906
Harriet Edna Perry
1861–1934

Sources (12)

  • Harriet M Collins in household of Sanford L Collins, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Harriet Collings - birth: 28 April 1835; Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States
  • Harriet M. Collins, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

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World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated

On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

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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