COLLINS, Peter

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Baptismal Date: 12 Aug 1804
Father: Michael Collins
Mother: Eytje Van Slyck
Item Number: 331
Child: Peter
Sponsor: Cornelius Collins; Margarit Collins
Birth Date: 12 July
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Peter appears in the 1850 Calisle, Schoharie Co., New York census as follows:
Peter Collins, 45, M, Shoemaker, $100, b. NY
Ellen, 45, F, b. NY
Sarah M. C., 18, F, b. NY
Mary, 15, F, b. NY
Milo, 13, M, b. NY
Ann M. (Joanna), 9, F, b. NY
Amanda, 6, F, b. NY
(Peter & Ellen indicated they could not read or write)
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Peter married Ellen Bef 1832, New York. Ellen was born Abt 1805, New York; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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GIVEN_NAMES: Also shown as Sarah

BIRTH: Also shown as Born Abt 1832

Sarah — VAN SANT, George P.. George (son of VAN SANT, Joseph and POLLOCK, Elizabeth E.) was born Abt 1827; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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1850 Calisle, Schoharie Co., New York census as follows:
Peter Collins, 45, M, Shoemaker, $100, b. NY
Ellen, 45, F, b. NY
Sarah M. C., 18, F, b. NY
Mary, 15, F, b. NY
Milo, 13, M, b. NY
Ann M. (Joanna), 9, F, b. NY
Amanda, 6, F, b. NY
(Peter & Ellen indicated they could not read or write)
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1860 census:
De Kalb, St. Lawrence Co., New York, Roll 853 Book 1, Page 761.
Milo 22, and Emiline 18 are living with the family of George and Huldah Gardner.
These may be Emiline's parents, as she indicates she is a milner as does George.
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Milo B Collins
Service Record:
Enlisted as a Private on 26 July 1863 at the age of 23
Enlisted in Company C, 14th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 30 July 1863.
Promoted to Full Corporal on 11 September 1863
Wounded in left hand on 02 June 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA
Received a disability discharge Company C, 14th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 21 March 1865 in Washington, DC .
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Also served with Co. B or F, NY 60th Infantry.
Enlisted as a Private on 15 November 1862
Discharged 19 February 1865
Having served 1 yr.,9 mo.,16 days.
Taken from special 1890 census Richville, St. Lawrence Co., New York (June 1890).
In this census he stated he had been wounded in the left hand and was not able to perform manual labor.
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1870 census:
Russell, St Lawrence Co., New York, Roll 1099 Book 1, Page 205b.
Collins, Milo, 30, M, W, Harness Maker, $400 Real Estate, b. NY
-, Emiline, 28, F, W, Keeping House, $500 Personal Wealth, b. NY
-, Eviline, 9, F, W, b. NY
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Church Records of Methodist Church, Gouverneur, St. Lawrence Co., NY (Book of Records 1879-1903)
Church Trial at Richville March 10th, 1879.
(Charges preferred by W.H. Whitney and G.W. Burt)
Milo B. Collins was tried before a committee composed of the following brothers:
E. Kingsbury, John Jones, Thos. Jones, George Lalone,George Petrie
For the following offenses:
1st Obtaining goods under false pretenses from W. H. Whitney of Gouverneur.
2nd Betting on the Montreal boat race
3rd Failing to meet his engagement in regard to the note of G.W. Burt
4th Crime of lying.
The committee unaminously found him guilty on all the specifications. The committee reported that he ought to be expelled from the church - and on the same evening he was declared expelled by James A. Dickson, Pastor of the church.
As Mr. M.B. Collins was (illegible) from the class room he threatened to whip brother Burt.
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1880 census:
De Kalb, St. Lawrence, New York, Film Number, T9-0925, P. 66C
Milo B. COLLINS Self M Male W 39 NY Paints NY NY
Emeline A. COLLINS Wife M Female W 37 NY Milliner WI NY
Carlyn Adele COLLINS Dau S Female W 9 NY NY NY
Truman R. JONES SonL M Male W 23 NY Paintings NY NY
Evatelyn JONES Dau M Female W 19 NY Seamstress NY NY
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1900 Census:
De Kalb, Saint Lawrence Co., New York, Roll 1156 Book 1, Page 132a .
Collins, Milo B., Head, W, M, b. Dec. 1839, NY, Fa. b. NY, Mo. b. NY, Painter (Married 41 years)
-, Emiline, Wife, W, F, b. Aug. 1841, NY, Fa. b. NY, Mo. b. NY,
(NOTE: Milo's sister Johanna and her husband Richard VanSant were 2 doors down on the census).

Milo married Emiline Abt 1859, New York. Emiline was born Abt 1840, New York; died 29 Apr 1924, Richville, Saint Lawrence County, New York (Age 82); was buried , Wayside Cemetery. [Group Sheet]

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Potsdam Herald Recorder
Friday, September 13, 1935
Hermon
Mrs. Laura Towne has returned from DeGrasse where she visited her aunt Mrs. Richard Van Sant who is 93 years old and "lively as a cricket".

MRS. JOANNA C. VANSANT DIES; Woman 93, Former Resident of Russell Area; WIDOW OF RICHARD VANSANT

Funeral to Be Held From Home of Her Son, Joseph VanSant, DeGrasse, Sunday at 2 P.M. With the burial in South Russell Cemetery.

Russell, December 27, (1935).---Mrs. Joanna Collins VanSant, Age (93), widow of Richard Van Sant, Civil War veteran, died Thurdsay at 9 a.m. at the home of her son, Joseph Van Sant at DeGrasse. Mrs. Van Sant had been confined to the bed for several weeks.
Funeral services will be held at the home Sunday at 2 p.m., Rev. Leonard Mathewson officiating. Burial will be at South Russell, cemetery.
Mrs. VanSant was born Dec. 3, 1842, and was united in marriage to Richard Van Sant Oct. 20, 1856, at Rome. They resided at Silver Hill, near South Russell, nearly all their married life.
Five children were born to them. Three of whom survive, Stephen of Russell, George of Edwards and Joseph of DeGrasse, with whom she had resided since her husband died in 1913. Besides the three sons she is survived by eleven grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and ten great-great-grandchildren.
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On Pension applications she signed her name Joana Van Sant.
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The 1930 census shows Joanna (age 88) living in the home of her son Joseph, in Russell, St. Lawrence Co., New York.

Joana married VAN SANT, Richard A. 20 Oct 1856, Rome, Oneida County, New York. Richard (son of VAN SANT, Joseph and POLLOCK, Elizabeth E.) was born 18 Feb 1840, Dekalb, New York; died 10 Mar 1913, South Russell, Saint Lawrence County, New York; was buried 12 Mar 1913, South Russell Cemetery, Russell, Saint Lawrence County, New York. [Group Sheet]

William — Polly A.. Polly was born Abt 1847, New York; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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Mary A. appears in the 1920 census with her 2nd. husband Dewitt Dean, living in Clare township, St. Lawrence Co., New York.
She indicated she was 60 years old, b. NY as were her parents.
Dewitt indicated he was 63, b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. Conn., he was a farmer by trade.
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Mary appears living in the home of her daughter Tacy and son-in-law Roscoe Towne, in District 9, Clare, St. Lawrence Co., New York.
She stated she was widowed, and was age 71.

Mary married CLINTSMAN, Orville M. 22 Feb 1875. Orville (son of CLINTSMAN, Christopher and GOTHAM, Salina) was born 9 May 1849, Saint Lawrence County, New York; died 23 Nov 1893, South Russell, Saint Lawrence County, New York; was buried , South Russell Cemetery, South Russell, Saint Lawrence County, New York. [Group Sheet]

Mary married DEAN, Dewitt Aft 1893. Dewitt (son of DEAN) was born May 1860, New York; died Bef 1930. [Group Sheet]

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Canton Commercial Advertiser
Tuesday, August 25, 1942
Stephen Van Sant, Russell Farmer, Passes
Stephen Van Sant, a native of the town of DeKalb but long time resident of the town of Russell, passed away at 9:30 Wednesday night at the home of Harry Niles, South Russell, where he had made his home. Funeral services were conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at the South Russell Community Church, the Rev. Raymond Downs, pastor of the DeGrasse Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial was made in South Russell Cemetery.

Mr. Van Sant was born in DeKalb on April 1, 1866, a son of Richard and Joanna Collins Van Sant. Early in life he married Miss Eva Lane, who died several years ago.

There remain, a brother, Joseph Van Sant of DeGrasse; an adopted daughter, Mrs. Frank (Blanche) Premo of Gouverneur and several nieces and nephews.

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George A. VanSant was born on 17 Feb 1868 in Russell, St. Lawrence Co. NY. He died on 15 Oct 1936 in Scotland. He was born Februay 17, 1868 in Oswego, Oswego, NY. He is Buried in Fairview cemetery, Edwards, St. Lawrence, NY. Obituary gives name as "VanZandt"

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Mr. VanSant was born in Oneida County, he spent most of list life farming in russell. On July 3, 1889, he married the former Miss Ida MacBrundage in the parsonage of the russell Methodist Church. He died at age 85. Also, he was a former Republican Committeman of the town of Russell.
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Joseph and Ida cared for his widowed mother in her latter days and helped her procure her Civil War Widow's Pension.
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In one letter Joseph wrote to the Treasury Department, he relates the fact that his home had burned in about 1934, and the family had lost everything, with no insurance. His plea was for burial expences for his mother.

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Marriage Announcement:
22 May 1896 in Russell, St. Lawrence, New York. Gouverneur Herald [p.130]:

"BRUNDAGE--CLINTSMAN.-- At Russell, on the 22d of May, 1896.
By the Rev. Car---Sevell,
Puley Jay Brundage, of DeGrasse and Adda May Clintsman, of South Russel
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Addie's Obituary:
St. Lawrence Plain-Dealer newspaper, dated 11 Sept. 1917

South Russell- News was recieved here Thursday morning, September 6th, of the death of Mrs. Addie Clintsman Brundage, wife of P.J. Brundage, of Canton. Mrs. Brundage's home has always been in this vicinity until they moved to Canton four years ago. Besides her family she leaves her mother, Mrs. D.N. Dean of Clare, two sisters, Mrs. Herb Dean of Cranberry Lake, and Mrs. Roscoe Towne of Russell, and two brothers, Stan of Edwards and Bert of Cranberry Lake.

Adda married BRUNDAGE, Perley Jay 22 May 1896, Russell, Saint Lawrence County, New York. Perley (son of BRUNDAGE, Charles Russell and BOWHALL, Mary Louise) was born 25 Apr 1871, Russell, Saint Lawrence County, New York; died 3 May 1942, Canton, Saint Lawrence, New York, Unites States; was buried 1942, Fairview Cemetery, Canton, Saint Lawrence County North Y.. [Group Sheet]

Nellie — DEAN, Herbert. Herbert was born Abt 1880; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Stanley married RAYCRAFT, Eliza 3 Jul 1905, Canton, Saint Lawrence, New York, Unites States. Eliza was born 29 Dec 1885, Croghan, Jefferson County, New York; died 23 Mar 1946, Watertown, Jefferson County, New York. [Group Sheet]

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He was buried in Pleasantview Cemetery, Clare, St. Lawrence Co., New York.

Albert married HULL, Addie 4 Jul 1905, Russell, Saint Lawrence County, New York. Addie (daughter of HULL, Andrew and BRUNDAGE, Mary Louise) was born Jul 1887; died 1940, Canton, New York, Unites States. [Group Sheet]

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From Vital Records:
Died. Clintsman. In Russell, April 25, 1890, Cecil Bessie, youngest daughter of Orville and Ma ry Clintzman, aged 2 years, 6 months and 21days. (transcriber's note: the two spellings Clintsman and Clintzman are present in the original notice).

Tacy married TOWN, Roscoe C. 7 Dec 1910, Clare, Saint Lawrence County, New York. Roscoe was born 27 Nov 1881, Russell, Saint Lawrence County, New York; died 13 Dec 1972, Gouverneur, Saint Lawrence County, New York. [Group Sheet]