Collins Burial Ground Map


near Port Republic, NJ
39.49297 -74.48213
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  Collins Burial Ground
(Photo by John H. Yates)
[Image]  
Collins Burial Ground
(Photo by John H. Yates)
 

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Richard Collins 1 May 172517 Jun 1808  39.49297 -74.48213 A024546The Patriot is buried here, but the Richard Collins stone that
remains is not his (grandson?). See reference below.

Reference: The Atlantic County Historical Society Fifth Yearbook, Compiled by Georgiana C. Blake, October, 1952. Volume 2, Number 1, p. 212.
"Richard Collins born May 1, 1725 Died June 17, 1808 aged 83 years. (official Bronze Revolutionary Soldier Marker placed on grave by General Lafayette Chapter N.S.D.A.R. June 26, 1936.)
Richard Collins born Oct. 11, 1798 Died May 22, 1833."
(other burials are noted in the reference, these are the Richards).