Alpheus Collins
#22, b. 24 September 1790, d. 16 May 1862
Father | Thaddeus Collins b. 30 Jul 1762, d. 4 Sep 1828 |
Mother | Esther Foster b. 19 Jan 1767, d. 27 Jul 1844 |
Spouse | Elizabeth (Betsey) Hall b. 5 Oct 1791, d. 19 May 1861 |
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BMDB
Alpheus Collins was born on 24 September 1790 at Brandon, Rutland, Vt; RNS gives date (incorrectly) as Sept 30.1,2 He married Elizabeth (Betsey) Hall, daughter of Jacob Hall and Damoras Moore, on 31 October 1811 at Phelps, Ontario, NY.2 Alpheus Collins died on 16 May 1862 at Lyndon, Washtenaw, Mich, at age 71; Per cemetery marker; RNS says 1871.3 He was buried on 18 May 1862 at Collins Family Cemetery Lyndon, Washtenaw, Mich.4,5Other Events
In 1799, Alpheus Collins and his family moved from Brandon, Rutland, VT, to Phelps, Ontario, NY.In 1812, Alpheus and his family moved from Phelps, Ontario, NY, to Rose, Wayne, NY.2
In 1831, Alpheus and his family moved from Rose, Wayne, NY, to Pittsfield, Washtenaw, Mich.3
On 1 June 1831, Alpheus bought land in Washtenaw, Mich.6,7,8
On 14 October 1835, Alpheus bought land in Washtenaw, Mich.9
On 16 August 1837, Alpheus and his son Selah bought land in Washtenaw, Mich.10,11
On 3 August 1839, Alpheus bought land in Washtenaw, Mich.12
Citations
- Vital Records entry, Land Records, Volume 4, Page 255, Line 10, Town Clerk's Office, Brandon, Rutland, Vt. Hereinafter cited as Brandon Land Records.
- Alfred S Roe, Rose Neighborhood Sketches, Wayne County, New York (Worcester, Mass: The Author, 1893), Page 269.
- Roe, Rose Neighborhood Sketches, Page 270.
- Collins Family Cemetery.
- Find A Grave Memorial.
- General Land Office Records, online at www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx, Cert No 3946.
- GLO Records online, Cert No 3966.
- GLO Records online, Cert No 3967.
- GLO Records online, Cert No 9235.
- GLO Records online, Cert No 24517.
- GLO Records online, Cert No 24687.
- GLO Records online, Cert No 10578.
- US Census 1790, Brandon, Rutland Co, Vt, Series M637, Roll 012, Page 255, Col 2, Line 01, 2 Aug 1790.
- US Census 1800, Phelps, Ontario Co, NY, Series M32, Roll 028, Page 480, Line 21, 4 Aug 1800.
- US Census 1810, Phelps, Ontario Co, NY, Series M252, Roll 033, Page 233, Sheet 154, Line 48, 6 Aug 1810.
- Roe, Rose Neighborhood Sketches, Page 269.
- Roe, Rose Neighborhood Sketches, Page 270.
- US Census 1820, Wolcott, Seneca Co, NY, Series M33, Roll 075, Page 143, Line 37, 7 Aug 1820.
- US Census 1830, Rose, Wayne Co, NY, Series M19, Roll 117, Page 174, Line 07, 1 Jun 1830.
- US Census 1840, Pittsfield, Washtenaw Co, MI, Series M704, Roll 211, Page 125, Line 07, 1 Jun 1840.
- US Census 1850, Lyndon, Washtenaw Co, MI, Series M432, Roll 364, Page 302, Sheet 318, FN 1894, Line 29, 18 Sep 1850.
- US Census 1860, Lyndon, Washtenaw Co, MI, Series M653, Roll 563, Page 486, Sheet 194, FN 1432, Line 16, 23 Aug 1860.