Betsey Maria Collins

#172, b. 9 August 1837, d. 11 March 1918
FatherMoses Foster Collins b. 22 May 1795, d. 14 Jul 1878
MotherMary Wade b. 18 Sep 1799, d. 11 Aug 1870

Spouse 1

George Washington Cook b. 1833, d. c 1883
Child

Spouse 2

Addison L McDowell b. 7 Oct 1825, d. 21 Sep 1905

BMDB

     Betsey Maria Collins was born on 9 August 1837 at Pittsfield, Washtenaw, Mich; Per census.1 She married George Washington Cook on 1 January 1855 at Pittsfield, Washtenaw, Mich; Per family search labs. Betsey Maria Collins married Addison L McDowell, son of Samuel Drake McDowell and Charlotte Merrill, on 11 April 1886 at Alaiedon, Ingham, Mich; The clergyman was her brother, Joseph Wade Collins. Betsey Maria Collins died on 11 March 1918 at Wyoming, Kent, Mich, at age 80; Per seeking michigan. She was a widow. She was buried on 13 March 1918 at Forest Hill Cemetery Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Mich.2

Other Events

     Betsey is member #46746 of the DAR.

Time Line

Birth1837, Pittsfield, Washtenaw, Mich1
Census1840, Pittsfield, Washtenaw, MichMoses Foster Collins3
Census1850, Pittsfield, Washtenaw, MichMoses Foster Collins4
Marriage1855, Pittsfield, Washtenaw, MichGeorge Washington Cook
Birth of Daughter1860, MichIda May Cook
Census1860, Pittsfield, Washtenaw, MichGeorge Washington Cook5
Census1870, Detroit, Wayne, MichGeorge Washington Cook6
Census1880, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, MichGeorge Washington Cook7
Death of Husbandc 1883George Washington Cook
Marriage1886, Alaiedon, Ingham, MichAddison L McDowell
Census1900, Leighton, Allegan, MichAddison L McDowell8
Death of Husband1905, Grand Rapids, Kent, MichAddison L McDowell
Census1910, Grand Rapids, Kent, MichFrank E Markham9
Death1918, Wyoming, Kent, Mich
Burial1918, Forest Hill Cemetery Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Mich2
ChartsDescendants of Jonathan Wade
Descendants of Thaddeus Collins
Descendants of Samuel Drake McDowell
Thad + 2G
Thad + 3G
Thad + 4G
Thad + 5G

Flags

F-A-G Memorial Found
DAR Member

Citations

  1. Alfred S Roe, Rose Neighborhood Sketches, Wayne County, New York (Worcester, Mass: The Author, 1893), Page 155.
  2. Find A Grave Memorial.
  3. US Census 1840, Pittsfield, Washtenaw Co, MI, Series M704, Roll 211, Page 125, Line 06, 1 Jun 1840.
  4. US Census 1850, Pittsfield, Washtenaw Co, MI, Series M432, Roll 364, Page 484, Sheet 968, FN 52, Line 35, 19 Aug 1850.
  5. US Census 1860, Pittsfield, Washtenaw Co, MI, Series M653, Roll 563, Page 880, Sheet 208, FN 1415, Line 26, 4 Aug 1860.
  6. US Census 1870, Detroit, Wayne Co, MI, Series M593, Roll 712, Page 244, Sheet 71, FN 502, Line 27, 22 Jun 1870.
  7. US Census 1880, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co, MI, Series T9, Roll 608, Page 034, ED 223, Sheet 39, FN 456, Line 05, 14 Jun 1880.
  8. US Census 1900, Leighton, Allegan Co, MI, Series T623, Roll 698, Page 080, ED 17, Sheet 08B, FN 178, Line 63, 14 Jun 1900.
  9. US Census 1910, Grand Rapids, Kent Co, MI, Series T624, Roll 656, Page 187, ED 64, Sheet 09A, FN 159, Line 30, 23 Apr 1910.