Thomas James Collins^[1]

1805 - 1886  (~ 81 years)

• Name	Thomas James Collins
  Born	Feb 1805	Drogheda, Louth, Leinster, Ireland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1835	, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-111938
  Died	26 Feb 1886	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Saint Mary's of the Visitation Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I111938	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Ann Kelly,   b. CALC 19 Dec 1816, , Ireland ,   d. 27 Jun 1901, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Children	1. Michael Collins,   b. 29 Feb 1844, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Sep 1912, Carberry, , Manitoba, Canada  (Age 68 years)   2. Mary Ann Collins,   b. 1846, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Margaret Collins,   b. 17 Mar 1849, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Oct 1930, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   4. Dr. Thomas J. Collins,   b. Sep 1855, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jan 1909, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age ~ 53 years)   5. Dr. George Lefevre Collins,   b. 25 Dec 1857, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jun 1935, Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 77 years)   6. Frances Collins,   b. Between 1946 and 1947, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 May 1945, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F39499	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  COLLINS, THOMAS At age 80, on Friday morning, 26th February 1886, from old age. An old resident of Puslinch, Mr. Collins lived for forty-nine years on the farm near Puslinch Lake, from whence he was buried. He was born in the county of Louth, Ireland in 1805. He came to Canada in 1835 but it was not till five years later, that he settled in Puslinch, then a wild and unsettled district, especially in the vicinity of the Lake. Since then, he has lived there a quiet and industrious life. He was highly respected and beloved by all for his noble qualities and unassuming disposition. His widow and large family survive; five sons and five daughters are still living. Among the sons are C. C. Collins, principal of the separate school here; J. T. Collins, formerly of Eramosa but now, principal of the Brockville School; and George Collins, former teacher of the Brock Road School in Puslinch. The funeral was held on Sunday from his residence to the Catholic Church at Hespeler, where the solemn services for the dead were conducted by Rev. Father Kiely, S. J. of Guelph, after which his body was interred in the Catholic Cemetery. The funeral was a large one; about 79 double and single teams were in attendance. A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  
  

• Sources

  [S50] Vit - ON, Brant - Marriage Register 1858-1869. John Eagan Birth Place: Canada RESIDENCE: Galt Age: 21 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846 Father Name: John Eager Mother Name: Mary Buckley Spouse Name: Mary Ann Collins Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846 Spouse Birth Place: Canada Spouse Residence: Galt Spouse Father Name: Thomas Collins Spouse Mother Name: Anne Kelly Marriage Date: 1 Nov 1867 Marriage Place: Paris [S2508] Ancestry Public Member Trees, https://www.ancestry.ca/family-tree/person/tree/24454013/person/1521848860/facts.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Feb 1805 - Drogheda, Louth, Leinster, Ireland Immigration - 1835 - , Canada Died - 26 Feb 1886 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth