John COLLINS

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• Fact: Son of John Collins and Mary Trowbridge

John married Ann LEETE on 23 Jul 1691 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut. Ann (daughter of John LEETE and Mary CHITTENDEN) was born on 5 Aug 1671 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut; died on 2 Nov 1724 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Hyde Genealogy": The Rev. Timothy collins graduated at Yale in 1718. He studied physic and surgery as well as theology. At the first town meeting held in the then new town of Litchfield, 6 Nov. 1721, he received a call to the ministry there, which he accepted. He was ordained as the first minister of that town on the 19 June 1723; and, by the terms of the town grant, became entitled to a large quantity of and, which gave wealth to him and his children. He continued to discharge the duties of the pastoral office until the 14 of October, 1752, when he was dismissed on his own request. Shortly afterwards he was appointed to the office or justice of the peace. he devoted himself entirely to the duties of that office and to the practice of medicine until his death. He died at Litchfield 7 Feb., 1777. His wife practiced midwifery, and survived him several years. The date of her death has not been ascertained. But she was living in Jan., 1780 (the cold winter), when she was sent for, and drawn upon a handsled four and a half miles to the town of Goshen, to attend upon a lady who was confined.

Timothy married Elizabeth HYDE on 16 Jan 1723. Elizabeth (daughter of Samuel HYDE and Elizabeth CALKINS) was born in Dec 1703; was christened on 12 Dec 1703 in Lebanon, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Margery LEETE on 20 Oct 1731 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Margery (daughter of William LEETE and Hannah STONE) was born on 8 Oct 1705 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut; died on 12 Aug 1796. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Oliver married Elizabeth HALL on 26 Nov 1730 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut. Elizabeth was born on 12 Jun 1698 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut; died on 19 May 1751 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Oliver married Anna SMITHSON on 11 Jun 1752 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut. Anna died on 26 Aug 1753 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Oliver married Abigail BARTLETT on 28 Sep 1753 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut. Abigail was born in 1733; died on 2 Jan 1820. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]