Ancestry of
Harry Stillman Collins

(1878–1948)

John Collins

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• • Great-grandfather of Harry Stillman Collins — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 8 
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  • Birth Date:
  • 24 Jul 1770 
  • Birth Location:
  • Hancock County, Maine 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Polly Lanphear
  • Marriage Date:
  • 24 Oct 1791 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Orrington, Penobscot, Maine 
  • Child:

  John Collins (Ahnentafel No:4 )

  • Notes: 

  • Sources give John Collins's birth location as either Mount Desert or Castine, Maine.

    John Collins is said to be the son of James Collins and Hannah Abbott, however, the latter were married three months after John was born. Evidence is needed to confirm his parentage.

• Sources for John Collins

  • ¹ Castine, ME: Vital Records, 1804-1817, Births and Deaths, p. 3, Birth record for John Collins.
  • ² Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, Birth record for John Collins.
  • ³ Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, FHL No. 4543995, Image 740, Death record for son John Collins.
  • ⁴ Porter, Joseph W., ed., The Bangor Historical Magazine, Bangor, Maine: Benjamin A. Burr, Printer, JUL 1885 - JUN 1886, Vol. 1, p. 109, Marriage of John Collins and Polly Lampher.