Robert H COLLINS

Born

22 December 1835 , Manhattan, New York, USA

Died

10 January 1874 ,

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Born: 22 December 1835 in Manhattan, New York, USA

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

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Robert H married Mary Josephine LAWTON 19 August 1863 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Mary Josephine LAWTON was born 17 August 1845 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA . Mary Josephine died 16 October 1904 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA . Mary Josephine was the child of Isaac LAWTON and Melina A SOULE.

Robert H COLLINS died 10 January 1874

son of Henry Collins and Eliza

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Robert H COLLINS married

Mary Josephine LAWTON
Marriage date: 19 August 1863
Marriage place: Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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Mary Josephine LAWTON was the child of Isaac LAWTON and Melina A SOULE

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Name: Mary J Lawton

Age: 18

Birth Year: abt 1845

Birth Place: Westport

Marriage Date: 19 Aug 1863

Marriage Place: Taunton, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Isaac Lawton

Mother: Melina Lawton

Spouse: Robert H Collins

Name: Robert H Collins

Age: 27

Birth Year: abt 1836

Birth Place: NewYork City

Marriage Date: 19 Aug 1863

Marriage Place: Taunton, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Herny Collins

Mother: Eliza Collins

Spouse: Mary J Lawton

Children of Robert H COLLINS and Mary Josephine LAWTON

Peleg J A COLLINS

Born: abt. 1869,
Died: abt. 1943,

Married: Abbie Alice SANFORD 1910

William Robert COLLINS

Born: abt. 1874,
Died: abt. 1957,

Married: Verna Albert SANFORD 1909

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Birth — 1835
22 December 1835
Manhattan, New York, USA

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1863 Marriage / Partner
Robert H COLLINS and Mary Josephine LAWTON 19 August 1863, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

He was 27 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

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