Esther Foster

#64, b. 19 January 1767, d. 27 July 1844
FatherMoses Foster Jr b. c 1730
MotherMary Brooks b. c 1730

Spouse

Thaddeus Collins b. 30 Jul 1762, d. 4 Sep 1828
Children

BMDB

     Esther Foster was born on 19 January 1767 at Ashburnham, Worcester, Mass.1 She married Thaddeus Collins, son of Stephen Collins and Sarah Keep, on 9 April 1786 at Walpole, Cheshire, NH; Per family search labs. Esther Foster died on 27 July 1844 at Rose, Wayne, NY, at age 77.2 She was buried on 29 July 1844 at Rose Cemetery Rose, Wayne, NY.3,4

Other Events

     In 1788, Esther and Thaddeus Collins and their family moved from Walpole, Cheshire, NH, to Brandon, Rutland, Vt.
On 14 June 1788, Esther and Thaddeus Collins bought 50 acres of "wild land" for £ 50 in Brandon, Rutland, Vt.5
On 10 October 1798, Esther and Thaddeus Collins sold their farm in Brandon, Rutland, Vt for $600 and "removed to the west."6
In 1799, Esther and Thaddeus Collins and their family moved from Brandon, Rutland, VT, to Phelps, Ontario, NY.
In 1814, Esther and Thaddeus Collins and their family moved from Phelps, Ontario, NY, to Rose, Wayne, NY.7
Esther Foster and Jonathan Melvin were half-siblings.7

Time Line

Birth1767, Ashburnham, Worcester, Mass1
Marriage1786, Walpole, Cheshire, NHThaddeus Collins
Birth of Daughter1787, Walpole, Cheshire, NHEsther Collins8
Move-to1788, Brandon, Rutland, VtThaddeus Collins
Buy-Land1788, Brandon, Rutland, VtThaddeus Collins5
Birth of Son1790, Brandon, Rutland, VtAlpheus Collins9,10
Census1790, Brandon, Rutland, VtThaddeus Collins11
Birth of Son1793, Brandon, Rutland, VtThaddeus Collins12,13
Birth of Son1795, Brandon, Rutland, VtMoses Foster Collins14,15
Sell-Land1798, Brandon, Rutland, VtThaddeus Collins6
Birth of Son1798, Brandon, Rutland, VtWalter Collins16
Move-to1799, Phelps, Ontario, NYThaddeus Collins
Birth of Daughter1800, Phelps, Ontario, NYSally Collins
Census1800, Phelps, Ontario, NYThaddeus Collins17
Birth of Son1802, Phelps, Ontario, NYStephen Collins18
Birth of Son1809, Phelps, Ontario, NYChauncey Brooks Collins
Census1810, Phelps, Ontario, NYThaddeus Collins19
Move-to1814, Rose, Wayne, NYThaddeus Collins7
Census1820, Wolcott, Wayne, NYThaddeus Collins20
Death of Husband1828, Rose, Wayne, NYThaddeus Collins2
Census1830, Rose, Wayne, NY21
Death of Daughter1837, Concord, Jackson, MichSally Collins22
Death1844, Rose, Wayne, NY2
Burial1844, Rose Cemetery Rose, Wayne, NY3,4
ChartsDescendants of Henry Burt
Descendants of John Clark
Descendants of George Colton (#1)
Descendants of George Colton (#2)
Descendants of Thomas Cooper
Descendants of John Deming
Descendants of Edward Dixwell
Descendants of Matthew Griswold
Descendants of Edward Howe
Descendants of John Keep
Descendants of John Leonard
Descendants of George Moody
Descendants of Miles Morgan
Descendants of Benjamin Munn
Descendants of Rowland Stebbins
Descendants of Richard Treat
Descendants of William Whiting
Descendants of Henry Wolcott
Male Descendants of John Collins
Descendants of Thaddeus Collins
Pedigree of Daugherty Collins
Pedigree of Robert Frank Collins
Pedigree of Rodney Arthur Collins
Pedigree of Sarah Josephine Gardner
Cousins
Katie
Selah Collins-William Whitney
Selah Collins-Caspar Collins
Selah Collins-Dwight Moody
Edwin O. Collins-Grover Cleveland
Edwin O Collins-FF Starr
Robert Collins-Edward Collins
Leslie Collins-Winnifred Collins
Thad + 1G
Thad + 2G
Thad + 3G
Thad + 4G
Thad + 5G
Edward + 5G
Daniel (11)
John (18)
Mary (20)
William (14)

Flags

Y-DNA Spouse
F-A-G Memorial Found
Cousin

Citations

  1. Vital Records of Ashburnham, Mass, to the end of the year 1849 (Worcester, Mass: Franklin P Rice, 1909), Births, Page 32, 19 Jan 1767.
  2. Alfred S Roe, Rose Neighborhood Sketches, Wayne County, New York (Worcester, Mass: The Author, 1893), Page 274, 399.
  3. Rose Cemetery.
  4. Find A Grave Memorial.
  5. Abby Maria Hemenway, editor, Vermont Historical Gazetteer, Volume III, Orleans and Rutland Counties (Claremont, NH: The Claremont Manufacturing Company, 1877), Volume 3, Page 454.
  6. Vermont Historical Gazetteer, Volume 3, Pages 454 and 458.
  7. Roe, Rose Neighborhood Sketches, Page 274.
  8. Vital Records entry, Land Records, Volume 4, Page 255, Line 09, Town Clerk's Office, Brandon, Rutland, Vt. Hereinafter cited as Brandon Land Records.
  9. Brandon Land Records, Volume 4, Page 255, Line 10.
  10. Roe, Rose Neighborhood Sketches, Page 269.
  11. US Census 1790, Brandon, Rutland Co, Vt, Series M637, Roll 012, Page 255, Col 2, Line 01, 2 Aug 1790.
  12. Brandon Land Records, Volume 4, Page 267, Line 08.
  13. Roe, Rose Neighborhood Sketches, Page 15, 16.
  14. Brandon Land Records, Volume 4, Page 271, Line 01.
  15. Roe, Rose Neighborhood Sketches, Page 154.
  16. Brandon Land Records, Volume 4, Page 271, Line 02.
  17. US Census 1800, Phelps, Ontario Co, NY, Series M32, Roll 028, Page 480, Line 21, 4 Aug 1800.
  18. Roe, Rose Neighborhood Sketches, Page 151.
  19. US Census 1810, Phelps, Ontario Co, NY, Series M252, Roll 033, Page 233, Sheet 154, Line 48, 6 Aug 1810.
  20. US Census 1820, Wolcott, Seneca Co, NY, Series M33, Roll 075, Page 143, Line 39, 7 Aug 1820.
  21. US Census 1830, Rose, Wayne Co, NY, Series M19, Roll 117, Page 174, Line 06, 1 Jun 1830.
  22. Roe, Rose Neighborhood Sketches, Page 162.