Delima Josephine Collins

1883 - 1974  (91 years)

• Name	Delima Josephine Collins
  Birth	22 Aug 1883	LaPrairie
  Gender	Female
  Death	1 Sep 1974	Southfield, OAKLAND, Michigan
  Person ID	I796	King/Roy
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Narcisse Collins (Collin),   b. 11 Aug 1857, St-Esprit, Montcalm PQ CANADA d. 24 Jan 1939, L'Anse, BARAGA, Michigan (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Rose Isabella Duquette,   b. 22 Aug 1863, Canada d. 20 Feb 1939, L'Anse, BARAGA, Michigan (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	27 Oct 1878	L'Anse, BARAGA, Michigan
  Notes	Sponsored Baptism of Clifford Nelson King Married: Ironwood (Mich) Daily Globe Thursday, October 27, 1938, p.9 SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY L'Anse - Mr. and Mrs. Frank Collins of L'Anse observed their sixtieth wedding anniversary. A special nuptial High Mass in Sacred Heart Church by the Rev. Fr. Pelissier was given in honor of the couple. Fr. Pelissier, assisted by the choir, rendered special music for the occasion. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Collins were married Oct. 27, 1878 in the rectory of the Catholic parish before the first church was erected, which was on upper Railroad Street at the rear of the present Sacred Heart Church. The Rev. Fr. TerHorst of the mission at Assinins performed the ceremony. Eighteen children blessed this union, 10 of whom are living. There are 36 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Collins are still living in the home the young bridegroom had prepared for his bride. Both represent two of the oldest families of the country, Mrs. Collins being a daughter Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Duquette who came from Canada with their family in 1875 and took up farming on the Baraga side. Collins belonged to the Belanger-Collins family who came from Canada in the early '70s and settled in L'Anse. Collins was first employed on the M.H.and O. railroad and for the last 35 years has been head caretaker at the court house. He is a charter member of teh first fire company in L'Anse and now a retired honorary member.
  Photos		Narcisse Collins (Collin) / Rose Isabella Duquette (F133)
  Documents » Slide Show		Federal Census 1880 - Narcisse (Frank) Collins family L'Anse, BARAGA, Michigan
  		Federal Census 1880-2 - Narcisse (Frank) Collins family L'Anse, BARAGA, Michigan
  		Federal Census 1900, Narcisse Collins (Collin) / Rose Isabella Duquette (F133) L'Anse, BARAGA, Michigan
  Family ID	F133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Samuel John McGrath,   b. 1 Nov 1877, Detroit, WAYNE, Michigan
  Marriage	8 Apr 1902	L'Anse, BARAGA, Michigan
  Children	1. Agnes McGrath,   b. 23 Jan 1903, Dollar Bay, HOUGHTON, Michigan d. 15 May 2000, Belleville, WAYNE, Michigan (Age 97 years)   2. Francis McGrath,   b. ca. 1905, Michigan   3. Katherine McGrath,   b. ca. 1906, Michigan   4. Leona McGrath,   b. 4 Oct 1907, Michigan   5. Roger J. McGrath,   b. 9 Mar 1911, Detroit, WAYNE, Michigan d. 8 Nov 1998, Farmington, OAKLAND, Michigan (Age 87 years)   6. Charles Vincent McGrath,   b. 21 Feb 1913, Detroit, WAYNE, Michigan d. 16 Sep 1979, Inkster, WAYNE, Michigan (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F30603	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2026

  
  

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  Birth - 22 Aug 1883 - LaPrairie Marriage - 8 Apr 1902 - L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan Death - 1 Sep 1974 - Southfield, Oakland, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth