Alton Sidney (Geggatt) Collins 1877 – 1967

Alton S Collins Headstone
Alton S Collins family Headstones
Alton S Collins family Headstones
Alton S & Eleanor F (Wright) Low Collins
Alton S & Eleanor F (Wright) Low Collins

 

Ancestry:  Ezra Fish Geggatt;  John Geggatt

Born: January 18, 1877 in Lakeville Ma.

  • Father: Ezra Fish Geggatt; (1851 – 1937) (John Geggatt & Melory Ann Fish)
  • Mother: Emily F. Landers; (1852 – 1882) (Ezra B. Landers & Asenath Fish)

Adopted By: Alonzo Orlando Collins & Salome S. Landers (Alton’s mother’s sister)

Died: October 22, 1967 in Bourne Ma. at 90 yrs, 9 mos, 4 d.

  • Buried: Cataumet Cemetery; area D

Occupation: Laborer, Builder, Grocery Store Clerk, Store Owner

Married (1): April 4, 1900 in Bourne Ma. by A. Davis Graffam

  • To: Ada Lincoln Phinney; (1874 – 1937) (Levi Lincoln Phinney & Harriet/Hattie L. Kendrick)

Children: 3

  • 1. Ruth Harriet Collins; (June 29, 1904 – January 4, 1906); Ruth is buried in Cataumet Cemetery.
  • 2. Edith Sidney Collins; (July 15, 1906 – January 20, 1907); Edith is buried in Cataumet Cemetery.
  • 3. Sidney Austin Collins; (August 20, 1908 – January 27, 2001); Married Thelma Elizabeth Smith (1911 – 2004) (Charles Smith & Edith Pope); They had 1 child; Sidney & Thelma are buried in Cataumet Cemetery.

Married (2): April 25, 1940 in Bourne Ma.

  • To: Eleanor Frances Wright Low; (1904 – 1996) (Edgar Wright & Ellen Mary Graham (Stewart)); Eleanor married (1) John Fitchet Low (1895 – 1941) (John Hill Low & Davine Small) in Bourne Ma. on November 8, 1924; Eleanor & John divorced; John married (2) Martha Elizabeth (Anderson) Waddell (1889 – 1957); Eleanor is buried in Pocasset Cemetery; John & Martha are buried in Oakland Grove Cemetery in Bourne Ma.

Children: None