Anna COLLINS

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18 September 1742 , Farmington, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

5 December 1801 , Bristol, Connecticut, USA

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Born: 18 September 1742 in Farmington, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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Anna married Eli LEWIS 31 January 1765 in New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Eli LEWIS was born 15 April 1743 in Farmington, Connecticut, USA (Unionville). Eli died 11 February 1831 in Bristol, Connecticut, USA. Eli was the child of Josiah LEWIS and Phebe GRIDLEY.

Anna COLLINS died 5 December 1801 in Bristol, Connecticut, USA.
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Anna COLLINS married

Eli LEWIS
Marriage date: 31 January 1765
Marriage place: New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Eli LEWIS was the child of Josiah LEWIS and Phebe GRIDLEY

Children of Eli LEWIS and Anna COLLINS

Lydia LEWIS

Born: 29 October 1765, Farmington, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 20 April 1804, Bristol, Connecticut, USA

Martin LEWIS

Born: 16 April 1767, Farmington, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 20 April 1852, Austinburg, Austinburg Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA

Anna LEWIS

Born: 16 February 1769, Farmington, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 30 November 1814, Bristol, Connecticut, USA

Helena LEWIS

Born: 16 May 1771, Farmington, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 17 September 1811, , Connecticut, USA

Eli LEWIS

Born: 20 April 1773, Farmington, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 12 May 1839, Bristol, Connecticut, USA

Lucy LEWIS

Born: 3 March 1775, Farmington, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 23 January 1847, Bristol, Connecticut, USA

Rhoda LEWIS

Born: 19 December 1776, Farmington, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 9 August 1869, Fairfax, Vermont, USA

Olive LEWIS

Born: abt. 1781, Bristol, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 5 December 1818, , Connecticut, USA

Levina LEWIS

Born: abt. 1783, Bristol, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 23 June 1820,

Orrin LEWIS

Born: abt. 1786, Bristol, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 27 January 1810,

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Birth — 1742
18 September 1742
Farmington, Crown Colony of Connecticut

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1765 Marriage / Partner
Anna COLLINS and Eli LEWIS 31 January 1765, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

She was 22 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Lydia LEWIS was born 29 October 1765, Farmington, Connecticut, USA (Unionville)

Anna was 23 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Martin LEWIS was born 16 April 1767, Farmington, Connecticut, USA (Unionville)

Anna was 24 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Anna LEWIS was born 16 February 1769, Farmington, Connecticut, USA (Unionville)

Anna was 26 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Helena LEWIS was born 16 May 1771, Farmington, Connecticut, USA (Unionville)

Anna was 28 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Eli LEWIS was born 20 April 1773, Farmington, Connecticut, USA (Unionville)

Anna was 30 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Lucy LEWIS was born 3 March 1775, Farmington, Connecticut, USA (Unionville)

Anna was 32 years old.

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1776 Birth of Child
Rhoda LEWIS was born 19 December 1776, Farmington, Connecticut, USA (Unionville)

Anna was 34 years old.

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

Death — 1801
5 December 1801
Bristol, Connecticut, USA
She died at the age of 59.

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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