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John Brandon Collins

Birth	:	5 Apr 1809 Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death	:	5 Feb 1882 Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial	:	Laurel Hill Cemetery, Reading, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.5258300, -71.1032400
Description	:	John Brandon was born in Salem, MA. He married Hannah Hay of Reading, MA in Portland, ME. They lived at various times in Dorchester and Hyde Park, MA. After Hannah's death in 1777, John lived with his son John Pierpont Collins at 34 Moore Street in Somerville, where he died in 1882. Per their death certificates, Hannah was buried in Wakefield & John in Reading, however those town halls do not show which cemetery they were buried in. Further info courtesy of member Stan Arnold (thank you!): John was married in Portland, Maine on 2 May 1832 to Hannah Hay. John... Read More	John Brandon was born in Salem, MA. He married Hannah Hay of Reading, MA in Portland, ME. They lived at various times in Dorchester and Hyde Park, MA. After Hannah's death in 1777, John lived with his son John Pierpont Collins at 34 Moore Street in Somerville, where he died in 1882. Per their death certificates, Hannah was buried in Wakefield & John in Reading, however those town halls do not show which cemetery they were buried in. Further info courtesy of member Stan Arnold (thank you!): John was married in Portland, Maine on 2 May 1832 to Hannah Hay. John B. was in business with a Stillman Danforth, in a partnership simply called Collins & Danforth. The nature of the enterprise has not been learned, but they filed for bankruptcy in Portland in 1842, and notices appear in various Portland newspapers throughout that year. Collins' family continued to live in Maine until at least 1843, and this is where the first three children were born. By 1845 the family had moved to New Hampshire, and in 1850 they appeared on the census in Portsmouth, NH with six children. He was called a merchant. In 1860 the family was living in Dorchester, Mass. next door to the family of a likely relative, Sarah (Collins) Clapp and her family. John was then called a tailor, and living with him and his wife were their four youngest living children. By 1880 John was widowed and living with his son, John P. Collins, in Somerville, Mass. He was not the John Collins living with wife Hannah in Grafton, NH in 1880. Known children (from 1850 and 1860 censuses): Chester A., b. 1834 in Maine John Pierpont, b. Nov 1837 in Maine, living in 1920, and m. (1st) Louisa Trowbridge of Portland, ME and (2nd) Arabella Steele from Nova Scotia. He had three children. He was a book seller in Somerville, Mass. in 1880 with his wife, three children and father. Edward W., b. 1843 in Maine Helen Augusta, b. 20 May 1845 in New Hampshire, d. W. Royalston, Mass on 16 April 1931, and M. Charles Sumner Pratt; four children Frank A., b. 1847 in NH Charles H., b. 1849 in NH The burial location for John B. Collins has not been determined.

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Where is John Brandon Collins's memorial?
John Brandon Collins's memorial is located at: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Reading, Middlesex County, USA.
When did John Brandon Collins death?
John Brandon Collins death on 5 Feb 1882 in Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Where are the coordinates of the John Brandon Collins's memorial?
Latitude: 42.5258300
Longitude: -71.1032400

Family Members:

Spouse

Hannah Hay Collins

(1809 - 1877)

Children

Frank H Collins

(1847 - 1918)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Laurel Hill Cemetery
Reading, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5258300, -71.1032400

2. Charles Lawn Memorial Park
Reading, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5353000, -71.0961700

3. Forest Glen Cemetery
Reading, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5403300, -71.1019400

4. Lakeside Cemetery
Wakefield, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5099983, -71.0808029

5. Temple Israel Cemetery
Wakefield, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5092506, -71.0792618

6. Lynn Hebrew Benevolent Cemetery
Wakefield, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5087500, -71.0793970

7. Amos Lodge B'Nai Brith Cemetery
Wakefield, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5090980, -71.0787320

8. Temple Emanuel Cemetery
Wakefield, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5092506, -71.0784836

9. Wood End Cemetery
Reading, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5534950, -71.0988650

10. Old Burying Ground
Wakefield, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5069500, -71.0739800

11. Old Burial Ground at Lower Common (Defunct)
Wakefield, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5080270, -71.0721150

12. Forest Glade Cemetery
Wakefield, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5167000, -71.0596700

13. Saint Patricks Cemetery
Stoneham, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4897270, -71.0899124

14. West Burying Ground
Lynnfield, Essex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5385399, -71.0514297

15. Old Burying Ground
Lynnfield, Essex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5391388, -71.0494232

16. Harmony Vale Cemetery
North Reading, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5657400, -71.0822000

17. Lindenwood Cemetery
Stoneham, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4827995, -71.1089020

18. Old Burying Ground
Stoneham, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4817200, -71.0958700

19. Forest Hill Cemetery
Lynnfield, Essex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5401993, -71.0421219

20. Woodbrook Cemetery
Woburn, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4874992, -71.1425018

21. Frye - Travis - Foster Burial Ground
North Reading, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5698800, -71.1310200

22. Park Street Cemetery
North Reading, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5741997, -71.0880966

23. Beth David Cemetery
Woburn, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4773369, -71.1254654

24. Chevra Mishnias Anshe Sfarad of East Boston Cemete
Woburn, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4755783, -71.1232986