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Catherine Collins

• Father: John Collins^1,2,3,4 b. 16 Jul 1822, d. 23 Jan 1908
• Mother: Sarah MacNeil^1,2,3 b. 1826, d. c 1872

• Charts: Descendants of Hugh Gillis & (?) MacEachern

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• Religion*: Catherine Collins was Roman Catholic.
• Birth*: Catherine was born on 27 October 1856 in SW Margaree, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada.^{5,1,6,7,2,3,4,8}
• Marriage*: She married Dougald John MacFarlane on 19 October 1886 in St. Joseph's Church, SW Margaree, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada.^{1,6,5,9,2,3,10,8}
• Married Name: As of 19 October 1886,her married name was MacFarlane.²
• Death*: Catherine died on 12 January 1945 in Upper Margaree, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada, at age 88.^2,3
• Obituary: Her obituary reads:
  
  MacFarlane, Mrs. Dougald J. (Catherine)               x-1945-34-11
  
  
       On January 12th, 1945 in her 88th year, the last surviving member of the family of John Collins and Sarah McNeil, S.W. Margaree, in the person of Catherine, wife of the late Dougald J. MacFarlane, passed to her eternal reward.
       The deceased was a beautiful character from childhood all through the years of her life, and as a devout wife and mother she was considered a model worthy of imitation. Her kindness and worth will long be remembered by all who knew her. Always busy, always usefully employed, yet she never neglected her religious duties but was very exact in their performance. During her illness she was consoled by frequent reception of the sacraments.
       Her husband and three children, Mrs. John Angus McNeil, Sarah and Allan, predeceased her. One son, John Alex and family live at the old home. After requim high mass by her pastor, Rev. J. H. McEachern, her remains were interred besides those of her husband and children.
       The pall bearers were John Archy Gillis, John Arch McFarlane, Angus Allan Gillis, John Grant McFarlane, Collie McDonnell and Cecil Collins.²
• Burial*: She was buried on 18 January 1945 in St Joseph's Cemetery, SW Margaree, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada.³
• Biography*: The 1871 Census lists Catherine as going to school. According to the 1891 Census Catherine could both read and write.^6,7