Person:George Rollins (8)

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George Robinson Rollins
b.19 Apr 1836 Stanbridge, Missisquoi, Québec, Canada
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m. 14 Apr 1833
  1. Joel Rollins1834 - 1871
  2. George Robinson Rollins1836 -
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Name[1] George Robinson Rollins
Gender Male
Birth[1] 19 Apr 1836 Stanbridge, Missisquoi, Québec, Canada
Christening[1][3] 11 Sep 1836 Frelighsburg, Missisquoi, Qc, Can
Death? Y
Other[2] 23 May 1857 Stanbridge, Missisquoi, Québec, CanadaPower of Attorney

1851 Census: Missisquoi, Canada East, farmer, Canada, episcopalian, age 16.

1855 Militia of Stanbridge, Missisquoi, Captain John Corey's Company, 24 November, 1855: George Rollins, single, age 19 residing at lot #12, 3rd range.

Family lore is that George went west and was never heard from again. Rena Rollins put this in writing in a 1952 letter to Elfrida Coutu as "George went west with the gold rush to California & has never been heard from since." Gold was discovered in California in 1848. In 1857 George was still in Quebec giving Power of Attorney to Charles A. Rice. It seems more likely that George who was a moulder and machinist went west, not for gold, but because his skills were needed in the west.

Unfortunately it is not known whether George went by sea from an east coast port around South America or through Central America or went directly overland to California. Until a post 1858 record is found it can be assumed that he perished somewhere from illness, accident, of any other unfortunate mishap.

(Research):4 Nov, 1858 - signs Deed of Acceptance.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bedford & Brome District Anglican Church Records.
  2. ↑ John-M. McGregor NP, CN502,S36, in Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. District judiciaire de Bedford. Greffes de notaires
    Document 593, 23 May 1857.

    Power of Attorney to Charles A. Rice.

  3. ↑ George Robinson Rollins, b. Apr 19, 1836, baptized 11 Sept. 1836, son of Joel & Elizabeth Haykes Rollins, Frelighsburg Anglican, witness William Davies.
    From Marlene Simmons: from registers of the Anglican Church serving St. Armand East (now called Frelighsburg) register for the year 1836 on the front of folio 10, Quebec National Archives microfilm #124.4: "On this eleventh day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty six, George Robinson, son of Joel Rollins, and Elizabeth Haykes his wife, born on the nineteenth day of April last past, was baptized the sponsors are Zebullon Cornell, William Davies and Randilla Dyke here subscribing by me." Signed James Reid, Rector.
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