Lester Collins

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per S. Phaneuf

1850 Franklin, Merrimack County, New Hamsphire
Leslie Collins HOH, b 1803 CT; he is a farmer worth $5000.
With him are:
Marian L age 20 b NH c1830
Francis E [dtr] 17 b NH
Jon [athan] 15 b NH
Elvira 8 b NH
George 3 b NH.

1860 Franklin, Merrimack County, New Hamsphire
Lester Collins 1803
Lucille Collins age 30 b NH domestic
Amanda Collins age 18 b. NH domestic
Charles Tyrel age 18 b. NH farm hand.

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Name:Mahala Straw
Spouse:Lester Collins
Record Type:Divorce - abandonment
Marriage Date:4 Jul 1844
Marriage Place:Hill, New Hampshire, USA
Divorce Date:2 Dec 1863
Divorce Place:New Hampshire, United States

1880 Franklin, NH
Lester Collins77
Lucy M. Collins50

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Name:Lester Collins
Gender:Male
Birth Date:abt 1803
Birth Place:Connecticut
Death Date:5 May 1885
Death Place:Franklin, New Hampshire
Death Age:82
Race:White
Marital Status:Widowed
Father Name:Jonathan Collins
Mother Name:Lucy Lawrence
Clerk Locality:Franklin, New Hampshire
Event Type:Death
FHL Film Number:1001068

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LW&T of Lester Collins of Franklin, NH - 21 Nov 1882
George collins [son] $500.00
Lucy M. Collins [dau] joint executor with brother Jonathan along with estate
Jonathan L. Collins [son] joint executor with sister Lucy M. Collins along with estate

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Lester married Lucinda Smith. (Lucinda Smith died on 10 Apr 1842 and was buried in Webster Lake Cemetery in Franklin, New Hampshire.)

Lester next married Mahala M. Straw, daughter of Sargent Straw and Priscilla Bennet Sanborn, on 4 Jul 1844 in Hill, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. (Mahala M. Straw was born on 20 May 1815 in Hill, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.)

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