Joshua Collins

Joshua Collins
Production Information
Portrayed by	Louis Edmonds Andrew Collins
First appearance	367
Last appearance	661
Episode count	37
Audio appearances	Blood and Fire
Biographical Information
Name	Joshua Collins
Age	65 (1795)
Date of birth	1730
Year of death	1805
Origin	Maine, New England, USA
Profession	Owner of the Collins Fishing Fleet
Family members	Isaac Collins (grandfather) Naomi Collins (Wife) Barnabas Collins (Son) Sarah Collins (Daughter) Abigail Collins (Sister) Jeremiah Collins (Brother)
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Joshua Collins was the patriarch of the Collins family of Maine during the latter half of the 18th century until his death in 1805. Joshua was the grandson of Isaac Collins who founded Collinsport in the late seventeenth century. 

Background

Early Life

Joshua Collins was born in 1730, he was the older brother of Abigail Collins and had a younger brother Jeremiah Collins. 

In 1767, Joshua Collins was too marry Laura Murdoch Stockbridge, while her sister Abigail Collins, was to marry, a disreable sailor named Abaraham Harkaway.

Sadly his wife, Laura was consumed by fire, In October 26, 1767, (Blood and Fire). He later married Naomi Collins and gave her Collinwood, as a wedding present, though there marriage, was not a happy one (605). then he had a son called Barnabas in 1770 (1012).

He fought in The Revolutionary War which lasted from April 19, 1775, to September 3, 1783, during that time he used to hide family jewels and ammusions  after the war ended he was badly injured and had to be carried out too his house , his son Barnabas felt bad for his dad and even cried because of it (409).

he later had a daughter named Sarah, in 1786, he once was prepared to leave Barnabas the Collinwood estate as a wedding gift. His wife, Naomi, was known for her indulgences, particularly her affection for spirits—a trait that Joshua had little tolerance for, and one that incurred his wrath on more than one occasn.

The Curse

In 1795, Joshua underwent immense suffering as he watched each of his family members die off one by one. First, a bullet felled his younger brother, Jeremiah, during a duel with Barnabas (384). Joshua was grieved by the scandal surrounding his brother's death and published the story that Jeremiah had been cleaning his pistol when it accidentally went off—this was the first time Joshua altered history for the sake of the family's honour (392). A short time later, young Sarah passed away from a sudden illness (415). Abigail died very suddenly afterwards (432), followed by his wife Naomi (458). 

He watched his son wither away and die from a mysterious illness (406-409), only to learn that Barnabas had been resurrected as one of the undead (428). While the vampire curse destroyed many of the people around him, Joshua was spared from the wrath of Angelique because he was unable to love his own son (Angelique's curse specified that Barnabas was fated to destroy those who loved him). Unable to end his son's torment once and for all, Joshua instead sealed Barnabas inside a coffin in a secret antechamber in the Collins family mausoleum (460). 

Later Life

Following the deaths of his family, Joshua resolved to adopt the orphaned Daniel Collins and care for the now-insane Millicent Collins the best he could. He hoped he would make a better father to Daniel than he ever had to his own natural children. Prior to his internment, Barnabas gave his blessing to this plan.

Little is known of Joshua following this event, but he lived on until finally passing away in the year 1805, at the age of seventy five.

following his death his adoptive son Daniel became his heir (Millicent being insane). Joshua's remains were interred next to those of his wife and daughter inside the Collins family mausoleum at Eagle Hill Cemetery. His cousin/adoptive son Daniel bore a striking resemblance to Joshua when he grew up.

He gave Ben Stokes his freedom before death and some land to start a new life at his son's request.

Background information and notes

• In 210, the Collins family mausoleum shows the following dates: Joshua Collins: Born 1755, Died 1830 and Naomi Collins: Born 1761, Died 1821. However, in 458 Naomi's death is shown on-screen to occur in the year 1796. Accordingly these dates have been adjusted in order to retain the originally stated ages at the time of death and the age gap between Joshua and Naomi. So, Joshua's becomes: Born 1730, Died 1805 and Naomi's becomes: Born 1736, Died 1796. If Joshua Collins were born in 1755, as originally stated, he would have been fifteen years old at Barnabas' birth.

Appearances

367, 368/369, 372, 373, 378, 382, 383, 387, 392, 395, 399, 401, 407, 409, 410, 411, 416, 422, 423, 424, 426, 428, 434, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 458, 459, 460, 623, 661