Stephenson Family Tree » Anthony Collins (1678-1754)
Personal data Anthony Collins
- He was born on January 4, 1678 in Saint Anthony-in-Meneage, Cornwall, England.
- He was christened on January 5, 1678 in Saint Anthony's Church, Saint Anthony-in-Meneage, Meneage district, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
- He died on February 18, 1754 in Charles, Maryland, British Colonial America, he was 76 years old.
- A child of Isaac Rodger Collings and Elizabeth Furlong
- This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.
Household of Anthony Collins
(1) He is married to Jane Lancelott.
They got married about 1705 at Maryland, United States.
Child(ren):
- Zebulon Collins ± 1706-1804
- William Collins ± 1708-1804
- John Collings ± 1710-± 1728
- Winifred Collins ± 1712-1777
- William Collings 1713-1732
- Jeremiah Collins 1714-1734
- Elizabeth Collins 1715-1786
- Jaine Collins 1716-????
- John Collins 1720-1728
- William Collins 1722-1804
- Jerimiah Collings 1724-1752
- Elizabeth Collins ± 1730-????
(2) He has/had a relationship with Jane Benson.
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Historical events
Birthday January 4, 1678
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1678: Source: Wikipedia
- June 25 » Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is the first woman awarded a doctorate of philosophy when she graduates from the University of Padua.
- August 3 » Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes.
- November 25 » Trunajaya rebellion: After a long and logistically challenging march, the allied Mataram and Dutch troops successfully assaulted the rebel stronghold of Kediri.
Christening day January 5, 1678
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1678: Source: Wikipedia
- June 25 » Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is the first woman awarded a doctorate of philosophy when she graduates from the University of Padua.
- August 3 » Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes.
- November 25 » Trunajaya rebellion: After a long and logistically challenging march, the allied Mataram and Dutch troops successfully assaulted the rebel stronghold of Kediri.
Day of death February 18, 1754
- The temperature on February 18, 1754 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: betrokken zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1754: Source: Wikipedia
- January 28 » Sir Horace Walpole coins the word serendipity in a letter to a friend.
- May 28 » French and Indian War: In the first engagement of the war, Virginia militia under the 22-year-old Lieutenant colonel George Washington defeat a French reconnaissance party in the Battle of Jumonville Glen in what is now Fayette County in southwestern Pennsylvania.
- July 3 » French and Indian War: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French forces.
Same birth/death day
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- 1743 » Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, Italian noble (b. 1667)
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