Cyclopedia of Biography

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Excerpt from Cyclopedia of Biography: Containing a History of the Family and Descendants of John Collin, Former Resident of Milford, Conn, , To Wich Is Appended a Notice of Their Kindred, Near and Remote, by Blood and AffinityThe moon had twelve times changed her form, From glowing orb to crescent wan, Midst skies of calm and scowl of storm, Since from the port that ship had gone. But ocean keeps her secrets well, And now is known that all is o'er, N 0 eye hath seen, no tongue can tell His fate, he ne'er was heard of more.His papers and books, now preserved among his kindred, show that he was a good penman, and an accomplished scholar. And they have erected to his memory a granite monument in the grounds of the Hillsdale Rural Cemetery Association.John collin, son of John and Hannah Merwin Collin, was born in Milford, Conn., July 15th, 1732. Having lost his father in his infancy, his maternal grandfather, John Merwin, became his guardian, and he taught him to pursue those moral, prudential and industrial habits by which be subsequently acquired wealth and distinction.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.