HELP! Boston Tea Party American Revolutionary War Soldier flag male ancestor  Adam  COLLSON

  (b. 3 August 1738 Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 16 February 1798 Boston, Massachusetts, USA )  

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Adam COLLSON was born 3 August 1738 in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Adam COLLSON was the child of John COLSON (COLLSON)   and   Abigail BORDMAN

Adam was a participant in the Boston Tea Party.


Adam COLLSON died 16 February 1798 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA .

m. 14 December 1763 • Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Kneeland
(1739–1770)

m. 10 November 1774
Christian Bridge


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Adam is buried at: Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts
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Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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