Person:William Collins (74)
Deacon William Collins
b.9 Oct 1760 Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
d.19 Apr 1849 Collinsville, Madison, Illinois, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 25 Mar 1758
  1. Deacon William Collins1760 - 1849
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Deacon William Collins1760 - 1849
  • W.  Esther Morris1763 - 1834
m. 10 Feb 1783
  1. Amos Morris Collins1788 - 1858
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Deacon William Collins
Gender Male
Birth[1] 9 Oct 1760 Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Marriage 10 Feb 1783 East Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United StatesCongregational Society
to Esther Morris
Death[1] 19 Apr 1849 Collinsville, Madison, Illinois, United States
Burial[2] Glenwood Cemetery, Collinsville, Madison, Illinois, United States

When a lad of 17 William Collins enlisted for service in the war of the Revolution. He was a private under the command of Colonel Jonathan Meigs. Later, in 1779, he served with his uncle, Augustus Collins, who was a major serving as brigade major under Brigadier General Ward. William was a deacon in the Church at Litchfield, Connecticut, while Lyman Beecher was pastor.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 58. William8 Collins, in Collens, Clarence Lyman. Collins Memorial. (Hartford, CT: (self published), 1959)
    167.

    "58 William8 Collins, born in Guilford, Conn., Oct. 9, 1760, died in Collinsville, Ill., April 19, 1849; …"

  2. ↑ Pvt William Collins, in Find A Grave.
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