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Forward for Jean
Ron
-----Original Message-----
From: Jean Blomberg <jbbar24(a)ecenet.com>
To: COLBY-L-request(a)rootsweb.com <COLBY-L-request(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: Monday, November 29, 1999 6:14 PM
Subject: Colby
My father was Thomas Earl Colby, his father was Thomas Elton Colby, his
grandfather was Bert T. Colby.
Bert T. Colby, the 1900 census of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, Ottertail
county, Bert T. Colby birthplace was listed as Iowa, Bert's father
birthplace as Can. Eng. and Bert's mother's birthplace as Vermont.
Bert T. Colby was married to Ida Mae Eddy of Fergus Falls, MN., Bert
was killed May 27, 1905 at the age of 27 years and 11 months, crushed
between two railroad cars of the Great Northern Railroad at Kent, MN.
That is the only information I have of my Great-grandfather. Is there
any out there that can help??
Jean M. Colby Blomberg
Is this the Abbie D Webster that married abt 1879 George H. Colby s/o David
Colby and Adaline Curtis.
GRANT, Irving F. Age: 43 years Marriage
Wife: Abbie D. COLBY Age: 43 years
Marriage Date: 14 Mar 1899 Recorded in: Birth and Marriage Index for New
Hampshire
Husb's Birthplace: Andover, Mass
Wife's Birthplace: Hardwick, VT
Husband previously married
Wife previously married
Husband's Father: Charles C. GRANT
Husband's Mother: Frances ANDERSON
Wife's Father: Cyrus P. WEBSTER
Wife's Mother: Abbie PHILBRICK
Source: FHL Number 1000994 Dates: Early-1900
Ronald Colby
rmcolby(a)micro-net.com
ICQ# 55152135
Salt Lake City, Utah
"I'm trying to arrange my life so I don't even have to be present."
Researching the descendants and ancestors of
Ezekiel Colby 1739-1791 and
Sarah/Sally Fowler 1742-?
Home page:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam
List Administrator for:
COLBY-L(a)rootsweb.com
UTSEVIER-L(a)rootsweb.com
Just browsing around today and found a few references to Colbys.
Calif.
http://cmug.com/~minesroad/index.Col.html
Mich.
Hazelton Twsp.
http://matrix.crosswinds.net/~shiawassee/map.html
>From the "Political Graveyard" web site:
COLBY: See also Person Colby Cheney.
Colby, Anthony (1795-1873) Born November 13, 1795. Governor of New
Hampshire, 1846-1847. Died July 13, 1873. Burial location unknown.
Colby, Bainbridge (1869-1950) Born December 22, 1869. U.S. Secretary of
State, 1920-1921. Died April 11, 1950. Interment at Bemus Point Cemetery,
Bemus Point, N.Y.
Colby, E. F. Delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention, 1847.
Burial location unknown.
Colby, Edith H. of West Orange, N.J. Delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey at-large, 1924. Burial location unknown.
Colby, Sheridan J. (1864-1909) Born in Woodhull Township, Shiawassee
County, Mich., December 2, 1864. Member of Michigan state house of
representatives Wayne County 1st District, 1899-1904, 1907-1909. Interment
somewhere in , Detroit, Mich.
Also, I've been using a search engine that not only works good for
genealogy but anything that you may be looking for. To try it go to:
http://www.google.com/
My Colby line
Robert C. Sr. 1914-1989, (11), George W. Sr. 1884-1967, (10) , Nahum O.
1859-1916 (9), Isaac F. 1818-1889 (8), Silas 1788-1858 (7), Levi 1757-1827
(6), Elipha let, Sr. 1728-1812 (5), Isaac, III 1707-1764 (4), Isaac Sr.,
1680-1733 (3), Thomas Sr. 1650/51-1691 (2), Anthony 1605-1660/61 (1).
Bob Colby
Tinley Park, IL
Home Page: <http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/o/l/Robert-C-Colby-jr/>
Hi all,
I was browsing around today and found the following web site. It looks
like interesting reading for someone that wants to take some time going
through the info.
Bob
http://www.warner.nh.us/histindex.htm
Alice,
You have more info. than I do. This is what I have:
Bob
============================================================
Descendants of Jonathan Colby
1 Jonathan Colby 1703 - 1793 b: September 26, 1703 in Amesbury, Essex
County, Massachusetts d: July 18, 1793 in Sandown, New Hampshire
.. +Dorothy Tewksbury 1703/04 - b: January 26, 1703/04 in Amesbury, Essex
County, Massachusetts m: March 19, 1722/23 in Amesbury, Essex County,
Massachussetts m: March 19, 1722/23 in Amesbury, Essex County,
Massachussetts Father: John Tuxbury Mother: Hannah Colby
......... 2 John Colby 1727 - b: April 23, 1727 in Amesbury, Essex
County, Massachusetts
......... 2 Benjamin Colby 1729 - b: September 07, 1729 in Amesbury,
Essex County, Massachusetts d: in Sandown, Rockingham County, New
Hampshire
............. +Betty Carr m: November 12, 1755 in Salisbury, Essex
County, Massachusetts m: November 12, 1755 in Salisbury, Essex County,
Massachusetts
.................... 3 Betty Colby 1759 - b: March 08, 1759
.................... 3 Mary Colby 1762 - b: March 15, 1762
.................... 3 Sarah Colby 1764 - b: August 19, 1764
.................... 3 John Colby 1767 - b: Abt. 1767
.................... 3 Joanna Colby 1771 - 1793 b: Abt. 1771 in
Sanderson, New Hampshire d: October 28, 1793 in Hampstead, Rockingham
County, New Hampshire
........................ +Daniel Merrill m: 1791 m: 1791
......... 2 Elizabeth Colby 1732 - b: May 31, 1732 in Amesbury, Essex
County, Massachusetts
......... 2 John Colby 1734/35 - b: February 26, 1734/35 in Amesbury,
Essex County, Massachusetts
......... 2 Dorothy Colby 1738/39 - b: March 14, 1738/39 in Amesbury,
Essex County, Massachusetts
......... 2 Levi Colby 1745 - b: 1745 in Sandown, Rockingham County, New
Hampshire
............. +Sarah Sargent m: May 26, 1775 in New Hampshire m: May
26, 1775 in New Hampshire
.................... 3 Samuel Colby 1780 - b: Abt. 1780
........................ +Hannah Marshall
............................... 4 Eben Colby
................................... +Mary Jane Stone 1812 - 1884 b: Abt.
1812 m: December 23, 1829 d: February 02, 1884 m: December 23, 1829
............................... 4 Eliza Colby b: in Weare, New Hampshire
................................... +Phineas S. Robie m: January 10,
1828 in New Hampshire m: January 10, 1828 in New Hampshire
............................... 4 Ruth Colby
............................... 4 Hazen Colby
.................... 3 Marden Colby
.................... 3 Thomas Colby 1811 - b: Abt. 1811
.................... 3 Obadiah Colby
.................... 3 Levi Colby
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At 01:13 PM 11/27/99 -0800, you wrote:
>Hi all
>
>I have Gertrude Alice Colby, the daughter of Daniel Augustus Colby and Mary
>Hoyt. Daniel is the son of Marden Colby and Mary Nutting. Then, Levi,
>David, Isaac, Thomas, Anthony. I don't have any spouse or children info for
>her, so would really like to get that infomation, if you'd share.
>
>Hope this helps you.
>
>Alice Colby Volkert
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Robert Colby <pilot(a)met-net.com>
>To: <COLBY-L(a)rootsweb.com>
>Sent: Saturday, November 27, 1999 8:11 AM
>Subject: [COLBY] Re: Gertrude Alice Colby 1878-1959
>
>
>> Jean,
>>
>> Do you know the identities of your great-grandparents?
>>
>> I'll forward your inquiry to the Colby discussion list.
>>
>> Let me know if you have any other details on your family that might help
>in
>> finding out more information on your family.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> At 09:10 AM 11/27/99 -0600, you wrote:
>> >Good morning.........My Grandmother's name is Gertrude Alice Colby. She
>> was born: 5-4-1878 in Francestown, Hillsboro, NH & died: 5-11-1959. She
>was
>> married to: Lorenzo Edwin Dow. If this fits any of your family I would
>like
>> to hear from you and exchange information.
>> >Thanks........Jean C. Russell Roughton
>> >cer(a)fastlane.net
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>> ==== COLBY Mailing List ====
>> Robert Colby's home page:
>> http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/o/l/Robert-C-Colby-jr/index.html
>>
>> ==============================
>> Discover your ancestors and trace your family tree today at Ancestry.com.
>> You are invited to search our massive collection containing over 500
>million
>> records, in over 1800 databases. Visit
>> http://ads04.focalink.com/SmartBanner/pag
Hi all
I have Gertrude Alice Colby, the daughter of Daniel Augustus Colby and Mary
Hoyt. Daniel is the son of Marden Colby and Mary Nutting. Then, Levi,
David, Isaac, Thomas, Anthony. I don't have any spouse or children info for
her, so would really like to get that infomation, if you'd share.
Hope this helps you.
Alice Colby Volkert
----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Colby <pilot(a)met-net.com>
To: <COLBY-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 1999 8:11 AM
Subject: [COLBY] Re: Gertrude Alice Colby 1878-1959
> Jean,
>
> Do you know the identities of your great-grandparents?
>
> I'll forward your inquiry to the Colby discussion list.
>
> Let me know if you have any other details on your family that might help
in
> finding out more information on your family.
>
> Bob
>
> At 09:10 AM 11/27/99 -0600, you wrote:
> >Good morning.........My Grandmother's name is Gertrude Alice Colby. She
> was born: 5-4-1878 in Francestown, Hillsboro, NH & died: 5-11-1959. She
was
> married to: Lorenzo Edwin Dow. If this fits any of your family I would
like
> to hear from you and exchange information.
> >Thanks........Jean C. Russell Roughton
> >cer(a)fastlane.net
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> ==== COLBY Mailing List ====
> Robert Colby's home page:
> http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/o/l/Robert-C-Colby-jr/index.html
>
> ==============================
> Discover your ancestors and trace your family tree today at Ancestry.com.
> You are invited to search our massive collection containing over 500
million
> records, in over 1800 databases. Visit
> http://ads04.focalink.com/SmartBanner/page?16226.4
>
>
Hi Will, Ron, Alice and all.
I have the following info. for Samuel Alexander Colby but 3 other Maine
Civil War vets. I don't have lineage on.
Volume 1, page 5
MAINE HEAVY ARTILLERY
Captain Samuel A. COLBY
First Regiment
Maine Heavy Artillery
This regiment was organized at Bangor and Augusta, Maine, august 21, 1862,
for three years, as the 18th regiment of Infantry, changed to heavy
artillery, and designated the first regiment December, 1862. Two
additional companies were organized - one in January, 1864, the other in
February, 1864. The original members were mustered out June 6 1865; and
the organization, composed of veterans and recruits of this regiment and
accessions from the 17th and 19th regiments of Maine Infantry, remained in
service until September 11, 1865, when it was mustered out in accordance
with orders from the War Department.)
"FREDERICKSBURG," "TOLOPOTOMOY," "COAL-HARBOR," "PETERSBURG," "DEEP
BOTTOM," "BOYDTON ROAD."
Source: General Index To Official Army Register of the Volunteer Force of
the United States, 1861-1865
Edited and compiled by Ron R. Van Sickle
Introduction by Henry Deeks
Ron R. Van Sickle Military Books
Gaithersburg, Maryland, 1987
Samuel Alexander Colby was born 1818.
Descendants of Eli Colby
1 Eli Colby 1786 - b: June 03, 1786 in Bow, New Hampshire
Occupation: Joiner in Ellsworth, Maine
.. +Sarah Hardison Jordon 1792 - b: July 09, 1792 in Ellsworth, Maine m:
April 03, 1810 m: April 03, 1810
......... 2 Aurelia Colby 1810 - b: November 10, 1810
............. +Daniel T. Swan b: in Franklin, Maine
......... 2 Sarah A. Colby 1813 - b: January 27, 1813
............. +Asa Crabtree b: in Mt. Desert Ferry, Maine m: January 02,
1838 m: January 02, 1838
......... 2 Eli Colby 1816 - b: April 01, 1816 Occupation:
Postmaster, Waltham, Maine
............. +Lorinda Giles 1824 - b: March 23, 1824 m: December 18, 1842
m: December 18, 1842
......... 2 SAMUEL ALEXANDER COLBY 1818 - b: September 16, 1818
Military service: Bet. 1861 - 1864 Civil War Sailor, Capt. 1st Regt. Maine
Hvy. Arty., Bangor, Me.
............. +Mary Hutchins m: January 01, 1842 m: January 01, 1842
......... 2 Martha E. Colby 1820 - b: December 10, 1820
............. +Lauren Pearsons 1808 - 1878 b: Abt. 1808 in Acworth, New
Hampshire m: December 24, 1841 d: 1878 in Chelsea, Massachusetts m:
December 24, 1841
......... 2 Charlotte Pond Colby 1823 - b: March 23, 1823
......... 2 Charlotte Christiana Colby 1826 - b: July 07, 1826
............. +Joseph M. Kingman 1824 - b: August 30, 1824 in Ellsworth,
Maine Military service: Civil War Sailor
......... 2 William Hazen Colby 1828 - b: October 23, 1828 d: in Maine
Occupation: Ship carpenter
............. +Carrie Matilda Taylor 1828 - b: June 06, 1828 in
Norridgwock, Maine
......... 2 Aaron Luther Colby 1830 - b: November 30, 1830
............. +Paulina Smith m: May 02, 1853 m: May 02, 1853
......... 2 Edmund Harvey Colby 1833 - b: September 10, 1833
............. +Elvira Cushman m: December 24, 1863 m: December 24, 1863
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---------------
Three other Colby, Maine Civil War vets. that I have not been able to
identify:
Any ideas?
1st. Lt. Joseph E. Colby
32nd Regt., Maine Infantry
Mustered: Augusta, Maine
Died: Jun 26, 1864
Chaplain Joseph Colby
12th Regt. Maine Infantry
Mustered: Portland, Maine
Surgeon George W. Colby
1st Regt. Maine Cavalry
Muste
Hi Jean;
Nothing from Phoenix. Please send more information if you can.
Will in Phoenix
On Sat, 27 Nov 1999 10:11:58 -0600, you wrote:
>Jean,
>
>
>Let me know if you have any other details on your family that might help in
>finding out more information on your family.
>
>Bob
>
>At 09:10 AM 11/27/99 -0600, you wrote:
>>Good morning.........My Grandmother's name is Gertrude Alice Colby. She
>was born: 5-4-1878 in Francestown, Hillsboro, NH & died: 5-11-1959. She was
>married to: Lorenzo Edwin Dow. If this fits any of your family I would like
>to hear from you and exchange information.
>>Thanks........Jean C. Russell Roughton
>>cer(a)fastlane.net
>>
For additional information about the Colby's
please contact:
Adeline S. Stack
26 Coolidge Ave.
So. Portland, ME
04106-5013
(207) 799-1648
Jean,
Do you know the identities of your great-grandparents?
I'll forward your inquiry to the Colby discussion list.
Let me know if you have any other details on your family that might help in
finding out more information on your family.
Bob
At 09:10 AM 11/27/99 -0600, you wrote:
>Good morning.........My Grandmother's name is Gertrude Alice Colby. She
was born: 5-4-1878 in Francestown, Hillsboro, NH & died: 5-11-1959. She was
married to: Lorenzo Edwin Dow. If this fits any of your family I would like
to hear from you and exchange information.
>Thanks........Jean C. Russell Roughton
>cer(a)fastlane.net
>
>
>
>
>
Would like to know who the Elizabeth and Nicolas Colby are that are referred
to in this Biography.
Ron
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Biography for Col. N. C. Buswell, Bureau County, Illinois
Col. N. C. Buswell, Neponset, the subject of the following biography,
was born December 5, 1831, in Caledonia County, Vt. He is of Scotch
descent, a son of James Buswell, a native of Caledonia County, Vt.,
where he was born in 1793; he died in 1875 six miles south of Neponset,
in Stark County, Ill., to which he came in 1837. He came to Peoria
County, Ill., in the fall of 1833, and the next year brought his family.
He was a farmer by occupation, and dealt extensively in land while in
the West. The grandfather of our subject, N. C. Buswell, Sr. was a
native of Salisbury, Mass.: he died in Caledonia County, Vt. He was
also a farmer, and a soldier in one of the Indian wars. His mother was
Elizabeth Colby, whose brother, Nicolas Colby, took an active part in
the battle of Lake Champlain, and is honorably mention in the naval
history. After him Col. Buswell was named. The mother of our subject,
Mrs. Chloe (Pratt) Buswell, was born in 1800, in Caledonia County, Vt.
She is yet living in Neponset. She is the mother of ten children, viz.:
Elizabeth, deceased, former wife of Judge A. Tyler (she left three
children, viz.: William, Mary and Grace Tyler); William P.; Lucinda,
wife of J. A. Gilfillan, Principal of a St. Louis school; James,
deceased; Mrs. Mary C. Dunham, now a resident of Florida; Nicholas C.,
our subject; Charles P., of Osceola, Ill.; Henry C., of Grinwell, Iowa;
Mrs. Ellen B. Scott, and Albert, the latter deceased. Our subject, Col.
Buswell, is principally self-educated. He was reared on a farm, but
followed farming only in early life and then turned his attention to
various occupations. He came to Neponset in 1857, and here kept a hotel
and livery stable, but was connected with different enterprises, and at
that time was one of the leading business men of the town. In the
summer of 1862 he was commissioned by Gov. Yates, of Illinois, to raise
a company of soldiers for the late war, and was made Captain of Company
H, of the Ninety-third Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry. In
September, 1862, the Ninety-third Illinois Regiment was organized at
Princeton, and of this N. C. Buswell was elected Lieutenant-Colonel. At
the death of the commanding Colonel he was promoted, November 25, 1863,
to the rank of Colonel, which he held till the close of war. He
participated in the capture of Jackson, and the battle of Champion Hill,
siege of Vicksburg, Missionary Ridge, capture of Atlanta, Bentonville,
and was also with Sherman in his famous march to the sea and across the
Carolinas. He was with his regiment in the grand review at Washington,
D. C., and was mustered out at Chicago, July 6, 1865. He was never
wounded, although his horse was shot from under him at the battle of
Champion Hill. Col. Buswell always had the esteem and good will of the
men in his command, and his military career has been, to say the least,
a brilliant one. (See chapter on Current History of the Late War.) As
an evidence of his ability as a military man he received in the summer
of 1866 an appointment in the Regular Army as First Lieutenant, which
position he did not accept, as he had just been elected Sheriff of
Bureau County, serving one term. After this he engaged in the livery
business with B. F. Cox, of Princeton. In 1873 the organizations known
as "Farmers' Clubs" chose Col. Buswell as agent to go to Europe to buy
and import blooded draft horses for breeding purposes. He bought a
number of animals in Normandy, France, and returned with them to
Princeton. He was very successful, and in 1874 made another trip to
Europe, which was equally successful. While in Europe he visited
Scotland, England and France both times. In 1879 he returned to
Neponset, where he now resides and does a general collecting and pension
business. He has been Village Attorney and Marshall, and holds the
office of Notary Public. Politically he is independent. He is a member
of G. A. R., W. S. Bryan Post, No. 284. Col. Buswell was married
February 13, 1852, to Miss Ellen Fowler, a native of Hillsdale, Vt.,
where she was born September 6, 1834. She is yet living, and is a
daughter of Elias and Eliza (Elmore) Fowler.
>From Maple River Cemetery, Michigan
Need identifacation on Lucille Colby below.
Ron
Maple River Cemetery
55 ((Wife of James S. Colby))
Eliza L. COLBY
born Oct. 21, 1825
died July 28, 1893
56
James S. COLBY
born Mar. 14, 1822
died Feb. 21, 1902
57 ((Son of Rudolph and Georgia))
Wayne S. COLBY
born Jan. 9, 1888
died Dec 27, 1891
58
Lucille COLBY
born Feb. 6, 1895
died May 2, 1987
59
Georgia COLBY ((Wife of Rudolph Colby))
born Mar. 14, 1861
died July 29, 1952
60
Rudolph COLBY
born Sept. 12, 1855
died Apr. 3, 1948
Can anyone help fill in who some of these folks belong too?
The ones with astrick I have identified.
Any help on rest of these Colbys would be greatly appreciated.
Ron Colby
Oak Plaine Cemetery
Shaftsbury, MI
* COLBY - Addie Bacon--1858 -- 1951 (sec. B ) 2nd wife of Elmer D.
(?? Have her name as Addie Vanderwarker)
* COLBY - Charles M.--1870 -- 1938 (sec. B ) s/o George M and Rachael Van
Riper
* COLBY - Clark K. Jr.--1923 -- 1993 (sec. B ) s/o Clark and Maxine
COLBY - Edith -- Mother -- 1889 -- 1933 (sec. A ) (? wife of Frank Colby)
COLBY - Edna M.--1875 -- 1953 (sec. B )
COLBY - Elizabeth--1911 -- 1963 (sec. D )
* COLBY - Elmer D.--May 10, 1852 -- Feb. 3, 1938 (sec. A ) s/o John M. and
Lizza Gould
COLBY - Elmer W.--1912 -- (sec. D )
COLBY - Frank -- Father--1888 -- 1948 (sec. A )
* COLBY - George M.--July 2, 1830 -- Mar. 15, 1910 (sec. B ) s/o Daniel D.
and Elizabeth Singer
COLBY - George M. -- 1897 -- 1969 (sec. B )
* COLBY - Lizzie M. -- Wife of Elmer D. Colby -- Jan. 1, 1863 -- Aug. 10,
1903 (sec.
A )
COLBY - Lois L.--1926 -- 1987 (sec. B )
COLBY - Lyle--Son--1916 -- 1940 (sec. A ) (? s/o Frank and Edith)
COLBY - Maud - Wife of S. J. Colby--Feb. 22, 1878 -- Mar. 1, 1907 (sec. B )
COLBY - Rachel -- Feb. 18, 1835 -- Feb. 17, 1909 (sec. B )
COLBY - Ronald A. -- Baby--1947 -- 1948 (sec. B )
COLBY - Sheriden J.--Dec. 2, 1864 -- May 19, 1909 (sec. B )
COLBY - Vernie--1910 -- 1949 (sec. A )
COLBY - Welton E.--Son--1919 -- 1970 (sec. A ) (?s/o Frank and Edith)
Big question on Benaiah
Benaiah was born 30 Dec 1705 Amesbury
Married 1st abt 1729 Mary Webster
2nd 12 Nov 1745 Elizabeth Emerson
Hoyt and Weis both show John Colby b. 19 Apr 1750 s/o Benaiah and Elizabeth
Hoyt doesn't list a death date for Benaiah
Weis says Benaiah died before 29 October 1746 when his will was proved in
Chester.
This death date of 1746 can't be true if John was born in 1750.
Does anyone have a different death date for Benaiah?
Had an inquiry on this very same question and need some help on this one.
Does Chase say anything about Benaiah in his "Old Chester, New Hampshire"
book?
Ronald Colby
rmcolby(a)micro-net.com
Salt Lake City, Utah
"I'm trying to arrange my life so I don't even have to be present."
Researching the descendants and ancestors of
Ezekiel Colby 1739-1791 and
Sarah/Sally Fowler 1742-?
Home page:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam
List Administrator for:
COLBY-L(a)rootsweb.com
UTSEVIER-L(a)rootsweb.com
Hi Will, Ron and all.
Looks like another DeColbie fan. Although, maybe they do descend from the
line?
Bob
>From: Jcolby7(a)aol.com
>Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 15:31:07 EST
>Subject: Re: Colby genealogy
>To: pilot(a)met-net.com
>X-Mailer: AOL for Macintosh sub 56
>
>Good Morning Bob,
>
>My husband's COLBY family is from Gunthorpe, Norfolk. 2x gg grandfather,
>Robert COLBY, came to Canada with his brother Thomas, their wives and
>children in 1836 as "assisted emigrants". They were poor so-called AgLabs
>(agricultural laborers) who were exported to the colonies in order to solve
>the welfare problem! I have only managed to get hard facts on the family to
>the 1750s when Edward COLBY arrived in Gunthorpe. I think I have two older
>children of theirs who were born in Kettlestone, but this is just using
>feminine intuition and some detective work in the IGIs. We had planned to go
>to England next spring, but the trip had to be postponed for a year
>unfortunately. I hope to spend a couple of weeks at the Norfolk Records
>Office and do some serious searching! I have no doubt that all of you US
>"cousins" who are descendants of Anthony COLBY, are distant relatives of my
>husband's branch, and all of you can claim Robert de COLEBI, who was
>mentioned in the Domesday Book, as a common ancestor.
>
>I have a cousin who is now retired, but used to be a professor of
Linguistics
>at the University of Budapest in Hungary. Zsigmond told us nearly
twenty-five
>years ago that COLBY is of Old Norse derivation, and all the research I've
>done since then bears this out. The marauding Norse Vikings pillaged and
>later settled in East Anglia, or Norfolk to be specific. The COLBYs moved
out
>from here to Suffolk and Lincolnshire as the years went on. There is a
>village of Colby in Norfolk even today!
>
>I have found my computer and the Internet to be extremely useful in the year
>that I have devoted to discovering my husband's COLBY background. When I
>started out in November, 1998, all we knew was that great grandfather
William
>COLBY was from Toronto and his son, George had moved to Alberta. Ronald
Colby
>of the COLBY list has been a wonderful help, sending me English COLBY lists
>from his 1841 Census CD-ROM. Then, I also joined the Norfolk list, and that
>is where I hit pay dirt, so to speak. Jessica Skippon did her thesis on
>AgLabs who emigrated to the colonies in 1836 from Gunthorpe. She was
familiar
>with the COLBY name & sent me six generations that she had plucked from the
>church records! By this time I had also had a serendipitous reply from a
lady
>in Ontario who had spotted my posting on her library computer. She turned
out
>to be a grand daughter of Walter COLBY, the elder brother of my husband's
>grandfather, George who came to Alberta! Karen had concrete facts on the
>family that stayed in Ontario, all the way back to Robert COLBY. Karen sent
>me a copy of Robert's petition for land based on the fact that he had served
>in the 71st Regiment of Foot. Well, Karen didn't know anything about this,
so
>I posted a query on the Norfolk List. Within minutes I had several replies.
>To make a long story, short, just last week I received Xerox copies from an
>English researcher who dug into the records at the War Office in London. It
>turned out that our Robert COLBY had served in Canada with the 71st Regiment
>of Foot from 1827 to 1831, returned to England and got married. The
>conditions must have been appalling by then and when the opportunity was
>offered to emigrate to Canada, he convinced his brother and their wives to
>seek a better life in the colony of Upper Canada! I even have a copy of his
>pay sheet for his time of 1826 to 1827 while he was still soldiering in
>England.
>
>I hope I haven't bored you, but since you asked, I thought I'd give you some
>of the exciting details that I was able to sleuth out so far! Because we've
>postponed our trip to England, next year I shall concentrate on importing
the
>microfilm records from Salt Lake City to our local LDS centre and see
whether
>I can trace the family back to the 17th century.
>
>Although our COLBY family is not pertinent to the COLBY List, I still find
>belonging to the list of great interest. Our grand daughter was delighted to
>learn that Laura Ingalls Wilder is "one of us". She had to do an assignment
>for school a few weeks ago, so I gave her Ronald's Email address so she
could
>write to him for the website. Ashley's in grade 3, and her report was a huge
>success!
>
>Best regards,
>
>Judy
>
>Judith Eöry COLBY, NFHS #5776
>North Vancouver, BC, Canada
>Jcolby7(a)aol.com
>
>Gunthorpe, Nfk: COLBY, BIRCHAM/BARCHAM/BURCHAM, COOK/COOKE/COKE, MASSINGHAM
>Dundee, Scotland: CRAMMOND, DONALDSON, GLENDAY
>Ontario: COLBY, ROBB, CRAMMOND
>Alberta: COLBY, WILSON, GILMOUR
>Hungary: EÖRY, DEBRECZENI, TOOKOS, INCZE, DARKO, PETERFFY, PALFFY
>
>
Everyone
While we're on the subject of Ephraim Colby and Lydia Tucker
visit the Colby Street Cemetery, Ogden, New York
http://home.eznet.net/~halsey/cem/colby.htm
Has picture of cemetery and one of Mary Merrill's tombstone.
Ephraim and Lydia are buried here.
Has a list of everyone buried there.
Ronald Colby
rmcolby(a)micro-net.com
Salt Lake City, Utah
"I'm trying to arrange my life so I don't even have to be present."
Researching the descendants and ancestors of
Ezekiel Colby 1739-1791 and
Sarah/Sally Fowler 1742-?
Home page:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam
List Administrator for:
COLBY-L(a)rootsweb.com
UTSEVIER-L(a)rootsweb.com
I am so sorry everyone, I've tried to write while under the flu and made
another mistate. I need to correct this last post and apologize all over the
place. As I stated, with underlined corrections:
I recently sent away for the death certificate of Ephraim Colby Jr. from the
State of Mi. It only states that he died in Oakland, Pontiac, Mi. June 8,
1868
and mother Lydia Colby, father Samuel Colby. He died at age of 59 yrs 7
months 21 days of dropsy and his parents residence was in NY, It did state
that he was born in NY also. There was no listing of spouse
Thanks Marie for catching my mistake! I am so so sorry! Marilyn
Katharine
The following site: http://www.compuology.com/cpl/okld1907.htm
History of the state of California and biographical record of Oakland and
environs:
also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present
By James Miller Guinn
Historic Record Company (1907)
under C they list a biography for Amasa D. Colby.
It tells how you can order said biography
I also checked the LDS Familysearch.com site
searched for Amasa Colby and found
Amasa D. Colby b. 25 Jan 1830 Eaton, New Hampshire
parents Thomas G. Colby and Nancy
Source: The New Hampshire Birth and Marriage Index
Hope this is of some help
Ron Colby
Dear Bob,
Hi, first of all I would really like to thank you for keeping up so well
with the Colby Digest. You are doing a wonderful job keeping us informed. I
wonder, if you have any more information on the children of Ephraim and
Lydia's children.
This is what I am lacking to confirm our relationship. I have the first
Ephraim married to Lydia not Ephraim, Jr. This could have been an oversight
or misunderstanding in family communications on our family tree. I would
really like to find out this information.
I recently sent away for the death certificate of Ephraim Colby from the
State of Mi. It only states that he died in Oakland, Pontiac, NY June 8, 1868
and married to Lydia Colby. He died at age of 59 yrs 7 months 21 days of
dropsy and his
parents residence was in NY It did state that he was born in NY also.
Since I show Ephriam's brother and first born Samuel having his first child,
William Colby in 1830, this is all possible. Please help me confirm this.
Sincerely,
Marilyn
Dear Bob,
Hi, first of all I would really like to thank you for keeping up so well
with the Colby Digest. You are doing a wonderful job keeping us informed. I
wonder, if you have any more information on the children of Ephraim and
Lydia's children.
This is what I am lacking to confirm our relationship. I have the first
Ephraim married to Lydia not Ephraim, Jr. This could have been an oversight
or misunderstanding in family communications on our family tree. I would
really like to find out this information.
I recently sent away for the death certificate of Ephraim Colby from the
State of Mi. It only states that he died in Oakland, Pontiac, NY June 8, 1868
and married to Lydia Colby. He died at age of 59 yrs 7 months 21 days of
dropsy and his
parents residence was in NY It did state that he was born in NY also.
Since I show Ephriam's brother and first born Samuel having his first child,
William Colby in 1830, this is all possible. Please help me confirm this.
Sincerely,
Marilyn