Frances Collins

1947 - 1945

• Name	Frances Collins
  Residence	1945	30 Rose St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Died	27 May 1945	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Born	Between 1946 and 1947	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	dressmaker
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-80947
  Buried	Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I80947	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas James Collins,   b. Feb 1805, Drogheda, Louth, Leinster, Ireland ,   d. 26 Feb 1886, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 81 years)
  Mother	Ann Kelly,   b. CALC 19 Dec 1816, , Ireland ,   d. 27 Jun 1901, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (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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  Died - 27 May 1945 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Born - Between 1946 and 1947 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - dressmaker - - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth