Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Frances Collins

Female 1947 - 1945


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  • Name Frances Collins 
    Residence 1945  30 Rose St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 27 May 1945  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Born Between 1946 and 1947  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Occupation Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    dressmaker 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-80947 
    Buried Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I80947  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Thomas James Collins,   b. Feb 1805, Drogheda, Louth, Leinster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1886, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Mother Ann Kelly,   b. CALC 19 Dec 1816, , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1901, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Family ID F39499  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • COLLINS, FRANCES

      At an early hour on Sunday morning, May 27, 1945, at the home of her niece, Miss Frances Barrett of 30 Rose St. in Galt, last surviving member of one of the pioneer families of Puslinch Township. She would have completed her 99th year, if she lived until November. Born in the family homestead close to Puslinch Lake in 1846, a daughter of the late Thomas and Ann Collins, her early life was spent in that vicinity and she watched both Galt and Guelph grow from small villages. She was the last of a family of ten. In her young days, she was a dressmaker in Hespeler. She spent some years in the Canadian West and later lived for a time in Wilmington, Delaware. In 1925, she returned to Galt and since that time, has lived with her niece. She was remarkably alert and active for a woman of her years. Her death followed about a month's illness with a bronchial condition, although she had only been critically ill for a few days. She was a member of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church in Galt. Surviving are several nieces and nephews. The funeral was held on Tuesday at 8: 45 from the residence of Miss Barrett to St. Patrick's Church for requiem mass at 9. Rev. R. A. Jordan officiated at the church and Rev. E. A. Doyle conducted the service at the cemetery. Interment in the family plot in Hespeler Roman Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers: Leo Werstine, W. B. Scott, George Cooper, Ed. Cooper, John McFadyen and Robert Broomfield.

      A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
      Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

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    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 May 1945 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Between 1946 and 1947 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - dressmaker - - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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