flag male ancestor  Barnabas Collins  O'BRIEN

  (b. 1 April 1770 Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada   d. abt. 1834 Nova Scotia, Canada )  

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Barnabas Collins O'BRIEN was born 1 April 1770 in Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada

Barnabas Collins O'BRIEN was the child of Nathaniel N O'BRIEN   and   Jemima POLLEY

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Barnabas Collins  married  Catharine DOWNING 23 November 1793 .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catharine DOWNING  was born 9 May 1774 in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada (Cobequid, Acadia).  Catharine died April 1869 Catharine was the child of William DOWNING and Mary LOGAN.

Barnabas Collins O'BRIEN died abt. 1834 in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Barnabas Collins O'BRIEN married flag female ancestor Catharine DOWNING-- Date: 23 November 1793 Place: 
Catharine DOWNING was the child of William DOWNING and Mary LOGAN




Children of Barnabas Collins O'BRIEN and Catharine DOWNING:

flag male ancestor William O'BRIEN (b.14 May 1796, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada  d. 3 April 1863, Cookville, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Lucy A SEARS 7 June 1827



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birth1770 Birth
1 April 1770
Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
News1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1793 Marriage / Partner
Barnabas Collins O'BRIEN and Catharine DOWNING 23 November 1793,

He was 23 years old.
1796 Birth of Child
William O'BRIEN was born 14 May 1796, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada

Barnabas Collins was 26 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Added: 12/2/2025 12:04:07 PM - Updated: 12/17/2025 8:26:49 PM

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