Rash's Surname Index
Notes for Frederic COLLINS
Frederic Collins, sixth child of Isaac and Margaret (Morris) Collins, born in New York City , January 21, 1822, became a prominent business man of Philadelphia After his graduation at Haverford, he entered the establishment of M L Dawson & Company, and on arriving of age and his marriage in 1844 to Letitia, daughter of Mordecai Lewis Dawson, the senior member of the firm, became a partner in the business and was identified with it for many years, first under the title above given, later as Poultney, Collins & Company and subsequently as Massey, Collins & Company. He was also engaged for a time in the brokerage business, and later was a member of the banking firm of Elliott, Collins & Company, and was president of the McKean and Elk Land and Improvement Company. He became a manager of the House of Refuge in 1869 Frederic Collins died November. By his wife, Letitia P. Dawson, of an old Colonial family of Philadelphia, he had issue:- Elizabeth Dawson Collins, m Charles F Hulse who d Aug 28, 1876, leaving issue.
Letitia Collins Hulse, b June 1, 1870, m April 28, 1892, Samuel Bowman Wheeler,
Margaret Morris Hulse, b April 22, 1873,
Anne Morrison Collins, m April 1, 1890, Morris Earle,
Frederic Collins Jr., b. Feb 4, 1868, m. June 19, 1895, Lillie Moffit Brown.
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