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Ph.# on notice I copied from your E-mail on 5/2/2000 : (978)388-2400.
Ph# from Information just now, that I used to make our reservations for
the Reunion is: (978) 388 3400 (2400 was the wrong number) So excuse my
E-Mail of 5/29/00 to Ron re wrong #.
DCS
Hi all
Looking for the identity of this Daniel Colby who married Sally.
Dates fit in with Daniel Colby and Sally Batchelder
Daniel b. abt 1784 s/o Daniel Colby and Mary Folsom.
Daniel Colby married (1) 5 MAR 1809 Sally Batchelder (2) Electa Dean in New
York
Clan information says Daniel moved to New York died in New York.
If True is named after his mother maybe we have Electa Dean and other 2
wives connect to the wrong Daniel
Or do we have Sally Batchelder married to the wrong Daniel?
Anyone have any comments on this?
Descendants of Daniel COLBY - 30 MAY 2000
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FIRST GENERATION
1. Daniel COLBY was born date unknown.
He was married to Sally UNKNOWN about 1810. Sally UNKNOWN was born date
unknown. Daniel COLBY and Sally UNKNOWN had the following children:
2 i. True Batchelder COLBY was born on 12 OCT 1811 in Waterbury, Washington
County, Vermont.
3 ii. Daniel Page COLBY was born on 1 AUG 1815 in Waterbury, Washington
County, Vermont.
+4 iii. Newell Staniels COLBY.
SECOND GENERATION
4. Newell Staniels COLBY was born on 11 JUL 1821 in Waterbury, Washington
County, Vermont.
He was married to Mrs. Mehitable COLBY about 1840. Mrs. Mehitable COLBY was
born about 1822. Newell Staniels COLBY and Mrs. Mehitable COLBY had the
following children:
5 i. Adalaide Augusta COLBY was born on 9 APR 1841 in Waterbury, Washington
County, Vermont.
6 ii. Fanny Adalaide Augusta COLBY was born on 1 MAR 1846 in Waterbury,
Washington County, Vermont.
7 iii. Ai Newell Staniel COLBY was born on 11 AUG 1848 in Waterbury,
Washington County, Vermont.
8 iv. Sarah Elizabeth COLBY was born on 15 MAY 1850 in Waterbury,
Washington County, Vermont.
9 v. Socrates Allen COLBY was born on 6 JUN 1854 in Waterbury, Washington
County, Vermont.
+10 vi. Burnham Buzzell COLBY.
THIRD GENERATION
10. Burnham Buzzell COLBY was born on 1 AUG 1856 in Stowe, Lamoille County,
Vermont.
He was married to Melinda June EITHIER on 16 FEB 1882 in Waterbury,
Washington County, Vermont. Melinda June EITHIER was born about 1858.
Burnham Buzzell COLBY and Melinda June EITHIER had the following children:
11 i. Edward E. COLBY (twin) was born on 30 DEC 1887 in Waterbury,
Washington County, Vermont.
12 ii. Fannie A. COLBY (twin) was born on 30 DEC 1887 in Waterbury,
Washington County, Vermont.
13 iii. Curtis Lewis COLBY was born on 14 DEC 1894 in Morrisville, Lamoille
County, Vermont.
14 iv. George N. COLBY was born on 30 MAR 1901 in Morrisville, Lamoille
County, Vermont.
15 v. Grace Etta COLBY was born on 1 DEC 1902 in Morrisville, Lamoille
County, Vermont.
16 vi. Wilbur COLBY was born on 30 MAY 1906 in Morrisville, Lamoille
County, Vermont.
+17 vii. Percy G. COLBY.
FOURTH GENERATION
17. Percy G. COLBY was born on 8 FEB 1913 in Morrisville, Lamoille County,
Vermont.
He was married to Ora Helen JONES on 26 OCT 1940 in Morrisville, Lamoille
County, Vermont. Ora Helen JONES was born about 1915.
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I was visiting my granddaughter's grave today, when I spotted a grave with
the names
Bert H. Colby and Grace A. Colby. Didn't get the dates, but the people who
were putting flowers on the graves said Bert came from Vermont.
This cemetery is in Hooksett, NH.
I will be going back in a couple of weeks. So if anyone knows these people,
I will get more info from the stones and a picture if you would like.
I don't think there is an acutal street address. To get there, you exit
the 495 on Hillside Ave. and proceed to the center of town and navigate an
old fashioned 'round-a-bout'. Escaping from the 'round-a-bout', you follow
S. Hampton Rd. until you come to a very large cemetery. The house is on the
right,
several lots from the corner. You really can't miss it! There is a paved
drive going up to the side of the cemetery at one side and a large marker
placed by the Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission. It reads:
"MACY - COLBY HOUSE Thomas Macy, first town clerk of Amesbury, erected this
house prior to 1654. Persecuted for haboring quakers he sold the
house to Anthony Colby and fled to Nantucket, becoming the first white
settler there as related in Whittier's poem "The Exiles". "
It is dark brown, with a bright coral-colored door. Over the door is a
sign - "1654". There is a window on either side of the door on the ground
floor and 3 windows on the upper floor. There is a large bush at each
corner.
You stop and ask people which way to go each time you think you are lost.
Worked for me!
Alice
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Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2000 3:02 PM
Subject: [COLBY] Colby/Macy House
> Can anyone give the exact or approximate address for the Macy/House in
> Amesbury?
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Can anyone give the exact or approximate address for the Macy/House in
Amesbury?
Ronald Colby
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Anyone recognize this Roy Colby from Barnesville, Ohio.
Looks like he was born about 1884
Barnesville Enterprise, 12/12/07
"We copy the following from the Zanesville Signal"
Roy Colby
23 years
died at Bethesda hospital at 4:00 Sunday morning
from heart disease.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Colby.
Leaves a widow and one child.
Also several brothers and sisters left to mourn.
Mrs. Colby, is the daughter of John Benton, an esteemed resident of
Somerton.
Mr. Colby was a nephew of Mrs. Calvin Ambler of this place.
That's the basics. "Mrs. Colby" was his wife, not his mother-but I am not
sure if Mrs. Ambler was of Zanesville or Barnesville. There is no
indication
where the quote from the Zanesville Signal started or stopped.
Hope this helps.
Pam
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Any help for Carol?
----- Original Message -----
From: Carol Thacker
To: pilot(a)met-net.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 10:24 PM
Subject: Colby/Senter family history
I just read a post you did back in early 1999 regarding Hezekiah Colby's son who married Sarah Senter, dtr of Benjamin Senter and Lydia Taylor. Do you have any further info on the Senters? I am particularly interested in Benjamin's wife Lydia's family, who was her father. Thank you.
Carol
Can anyone help Marge or Robert?
Ron
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Date: Friday, May 26, 2000 1:48 PM
Subject: Colby/Lamere marriage
Gertrude M. Lamere b May 27, 1890 in Newport, Vt. mar _____Colby - had
children Ruth, who mar ___Hogan. and John, Joseph, and Gerald Colby.
Do you have any connections? Gertrude mar 2nd S.Earle Wolfe and died
in May 1, 1978 in Quincy, Ma. Marge
Will and all
Anyone recognize this family and know where they fit in?
Thomas Colby b. abt 1779-1830
Child:
Alfred Colby b. abt 1817-1859 married Alice
Children:
Iva Iola Colby b. Morley, Michigan
Goldendean Colby b. ?
Iva Iola Colby married Hugh Lionel Lucas b. Quebec; d. Feb 3 1958.
Children: all born at St. Vincent, Minnesota
Reno Louellen Lucas b. Aug 23 1896
Vernon Revere Lucas b. Jul 7 1898
Unanitia Olivetta Lucas b. Oct 21 1900
Leonora Helena Lucas b. Feb 19 1903
Norman Robley Lucas b. abt 1905
Basil Elwood Lucas b. Apr 8 1909
Lyndon Harris Lucas b. abt 1911
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Looking for information on who the Mary Colby is;
Births 1893 Corinth, Vermont
> William A. Metcalf - male born July 9 - parents Charles H. Metcalf and
Mary Colby - residence Corinth - occup. of father Farmer - birth place of
father Piermont N.H. - birth place of mother Washington VT.
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I am looking for any information on the family of John Ladd Colby and
Mary Ann Tannatt.
Emma M. Colby born April 16, 1849 in Manchester, MA; Nettie S. Colby
born June 7, 1857; Albert Ladd Colby Born July 13, 1860 in New York City
and Helen Stuart Colby born October 16, 1862 in New York City. I believe
that Albert Ladd Colby married Agnes Wilson Lee in June 1894. Her
parents were Richard Henry Lee and Mary Wilson.
However, I can not substantiate this information. Helen Stuart married
Charles Owens Haines of Savannah, Ga in 1890 in PA. More
unsubstantiated information indicates that she was a graduate of
Wellsley College. She wrote many short stories published by Charles
Scribner's Sons and The Catholic World 1908-1911.
One of the other sisters may have married a Smith.
I would appreciate any and all help anyone can give.
Lucy Haines Gross
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The 5 children of Warren W & Dell (Stadden)Colby were:
i. Warren Wallace,Jr b.01 Jul 1913, Chicago, Cook,
Illinois M. Florence Dwyer of Pekin, IL(one son, W.W.III,
sb, all buried in Pekin.) W.W. d.abt. 1975.
ii George Stadden Colby, b. 28 Dec. 1914. M. Wilma Dobson
(abt Dec. 1941), in Indianapolis, Indiana.
div.abt. (1968) Wilma Colby, their two daughters, 4 grandchildren
& 3 grgrandchildren are still living in the
Owensboro, KY and Atlanta,GA. areas.George S. Colby d.
abt 1997, Bur.Springfield, IL.
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This continues my Colby-D E-Mail of
May 8, 2000 to complete this subject so far as I am able. First let me
give you a few corrections to the first one:
1.(Ebenezer (6) should be (7).
2.(William Wallace(7) should be (8).
(these #'s refer to generations) 3. On next line:
"proposed line" not "proposes line"
I apologise for these and any other errors I may make in this memo.
I continue from "Guy and "Lucy" Maria" moved......Their children were:
i.Guy Irving II, b. 29 Jan,1888, Chicago, Cook, IL. m. Dell (Morgan or
Miller) b.19 Sept. 1888, Sangamon Co., IL,m. 07 Nov.1908.
4 Children: Marian b. 21 May 1909; Guy III, b.10 Dec. 1911.(m.?) in
Texas; Twins- Glen Higgins & Muriel, abt. 1912/13, Chicago, Il.(Marian
& Muriel d.(of TB abt 1926-28)Glen (m & Div.) poss. 2 children, NY,
NY.,d. 195-, (all except Guy III) bur. Oak Ridge Cem. Springfield,
Sang., IL.
Child ii & ?iii, twins ?. d.Marion & s.Frank
(both Bur. Springfield, IL)b. 29 Oct. 1888, Marion d. 1912, Frank, prob
d. at b. Child iv. Warren Wallace aka Red Colby b. 11 Jun 1890,
Chicago,IL, d. 27 Oct 1931, Springfield, IL., m. (w.#1) 03 Oct. 1912,
Eva Dell Stadden, b. 01 Oct. 1889, Springfield, IL., d. of George
Boynton and Evaline (Ingmire) Stadden, Springfield, IL.,d. 08 Aug
1920.They had 5 children:
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I am sorry I have been unable to continue with this line I am in the
progress of presenting to you, as promised to Alice.
Too many children: W.W.-8;George M.-3,
Guy-6(twins I have just discovered on my father's register of vital
records of his time-a boy prob. d.y. & a girl, sister of my father's I
never heard of before lived to age 22, & Cem.records). 4-Guy Jr.,5
Warren W.,2-Ralph L. I am trying to continue down thru those who except
for myself and 1 possible 1st cousin who would be over 90 if still
living (?in Texas).
Thus I would have no one who is still living on this list. My 5
children are planning a 80th Birthday get-to-gether for me plus I am
planning to attend the reunion of the Colby Clan in Aug with at least 1
of my children and poss. up to 4 children + a spouse or 2 + 2
grandchildren! So if anyone is interested in the balance of the
genealogy, since William Wallace Colby, hang in there; I hope to have in
complete before August & Amesbury. Hope I will see you all then.
Dell Colby Souther
Will and all
Does anyone have anything on these Colbys?
Albert G. Colby b. ?, m. October 20 1895, Haverhill, MA.
Anna Carlston Flanders b. April 6 1872 Hampton, NH
================
Austin Avery Colby b. ?, m. Dec 28 1873
Mary Alice Stinson b. Mar 25 1854
================
Simeon Colby b. ?, d. 1852 enroute to CA. m. ?
Charlotte Sylvia Mudge b. Feb 13 1802 New Malboro, MA, d. 1850 Bunker
Hill
Children:
Simeon Colby b. ?
Charles Edward Colby b. ?
Mary Colby b. ?
Charlotte Colby b. ?
============
Hiram Thurston Colby b. ? m. ? Elmira Hodges b. ?
Child:
Leland Avery Colby b. ? m. Mar 15 1893 Sierra Vally, Calif.
Abbie Jane Kinyon b. ?
Children:
Jessie Dorithy Colby
Floyd Avery Colby
Hiram Thurston Colby
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Lizzie Abbot Colby b. ? m. August 27 1881 West Newbury, MA
Frank Newman Follansbee b. Nov 24 1855 West Newbury, MA
Children:
Alice Follansbee b. May 30 1882
Somerby Colby Follansbee b. Jul 21 1885 West Newbury, MA
Walter Allen Follansbee b. Jul 18 1887 W. Newbury, MA
Robert G. Follansbee b. Aug 31 1888 W. Newbury, MA
==============
Maria Colby b. Mar 8 1801 Danville, VT. d. Jun 29 1868 m. ?
John Bickford b. Apr 16 1793 Danville, VT d. Nov 13 1870 N. Danville, VT
Children:
Joseph Bickford
Mary Bickford
George Harrison Bickford b. Dec 2 1834 N. Danville, VT.
===========
Polly Colby b. Jun 18 1761 Eaton, NH m. Nov 15 1780 Eaton, NH
Joshua Nickerson b. Nov 15 1755 Harwich, MA. d. Dec 25 1842 Washington,
Indiana.
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Would like to be able to identify this family and make connection:
William B. Colby and Sarah M.
Children:
John Colby b. 22 May 1844 Lynn, MA
William Colby b. 6 Feb 1847 Lynn, MA
I have found two diffenent marriage dates for William B. Colby
20 Jan 1844 Saugus, MA to Sarah Maria Gowen
7 Feb 1844 Lynn, MA to Sarah Maria Gowers
Anyone able to shed some light who this William B. Colby is?
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I think the following abbreviated deed might be his deed to the land in West
Detroit. I don't have any other info on him, however. The underlines and
question marks are mine-- I couldn't always decipher the handwriting.
Marie
Received for Record January 10th 1863 at 11 o'clock A.M.
E_Lacroix ______________
This Indenture made this ninth day of
January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and six three
between Adamson C. Sunderland of the City of Detroit, County of Wayne
and State of Michigan party of the first part, and Isaac Colby of the same
place
of the second part
Witnesseth, That the said party of the first part, for and in consideration
of the sum of One dollar and the further
consideration hereinafter set forth
to him in hand paid by the said party of the second part, the receipt
whereof is hereby confessed and acknowledged, ___ granted, bargained, sold,
remised(?), released forever Yield(?) ___ ___ and by these presents doth
grant, bargain, sell, remise, release, and forever Quit Claim, unto the said
party of the second part, and to his heirs and assigns, FOREVER,
All that certain tract or parcel of land containing two hundred and three(?)
acres
and 97/100 of an acre situate on the North border of Connors
Creek or Trumbles Creek _____________
in the township of Grosse Pointe (late Township of Hamtramck) County of
Wayne and State of Michigan
bordered and described as follows viz
<snip>
being the same
tract that was conveyed by Arthur G. Robertson to
Edward Brooks by dated hearing
date April 12th 1834. Reference being had thereto
for a more perfect description and being
Subsequently conveyed by Edward Brooks to Joseph
Haviland(or Hewland or Hawland)the 10th day of November
A.D. 1834 Recorded in Liber 12 folios 170 & 171
County records and being afterwards conveyed
by said Joseph Haviland to the party of the first part and
known or called as the ___________ farm.
The consideration of the
conveyance of the above bargained premises
is that the said party of the second part shall furnish
to the said party of the first
good sufficient and suitable support, maintenance
and protection including
board, lodging and clothing and good and proper food and
medical attendance in sickness
and in case of the failure of the said party of the second
part to carry out and perform the conditions as above
set forth the said above bargained premises shall
revert to the said party of the first part. To-
gether with all and singular the hereditaments and
appurtenances thereunto belonging or
in any wise appertaining and the reversion and reversions
remainder and remainders rents
if sued(?) and profits thereof and all the
estate rights Title interest claim or demand(?)
whatsoever of the said party of the
first(?) part (?)her in Law or equity of in and
to the above bargained premises with the said
hereditaments and appurtenances
To have and to hold the said above bargained premises to the said party of
the second part, and to his heirs and assigns, to the sole and only proper
use, benefit and behoof of the said party of the second part, his heirs and
assigns, FOREVER.
In witness whereof, the said party of the first part has hereunto set his
hand and seal the day and year first above written.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered in Presence of
B.Y.(?) Prentis A.C. Sunderland
Y. R. Gillet
State of Michigan
County of Wayne
On this Ninth day of January
one thousand eight hundred and sixty three before me, a Notary Public in
and for said County, personally came the above named
Adamson C. Sunderland
Known to me to be the person who executed the foregoing instrument and
acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed.
B. Y. Prentis
Notary Public
Wayne County, Michigan
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Subject: [COLBY] Isaac Colby b. Oct 28 1820
This opens up a lot of questions about William Colby and Sarah Clogston.
Weis and IGI suggest their marriage date to be 25 JUN 1825.
Anyone have more information on this family.
>From "The History of St. Clair County, Michigan"
CAPTAIN ISAAC COLBY
One of the oldest, best known and most highly respected residents of St.
Clair county, Michigan is Capt. Isaac Colby of Algonac. He was born in
Hillsborough, New Hampshire, October 28, 1820, his parents being William and
Sarah (Clogston) Colby. They were of ancient New England stock, the father
having been born in Boston, in 1804, and the mother in Goffstown, New
Hampshire, in 1806. The Colby family moved from Boston to New Hampshire,
where William Colby grew to manhood, married, settled down in life and there
his children were born. They were tillers of the soil, but as that
occupation was not profitable among the bleak and barren hills of New
Hampshire, the family was neither rich nor affluent. In early life William
Colby was a Democrat, but after the organization of the Republican party he
affiliated with it and continued to vote that ticket while he lived. Eight
children were born to William and Sarah Colby, two of whom died in infancy.
Of the six who lived and grew to manhood, three, William, Matthew and
Timothy are now dead. Those living are Isaac, Charles E., a resident of
Detroit, and Andrew J., who resides in San Francisco. William Colby was a
member of the Universalist church and a firm believer in its broad and
liberal doctrines. He was able to provide well for his family, giving each
of his children the advantage of a fair education and assisting them in
starting out in life for themselves.
The early years of the life of Isaac Colby were spent amidst the freedom of
the New England hills. At the age of fourteen years, after he had acquired
some knowledge of letters and books, he went to Waltham, Massachusetts, and
there became skilled as a merchant tailor. For a number of years he
traveled about the country as a journeyman tailor, remaining only a few
years in each place. He was three years at Hopkinston, New Hampshire, then
went to Manchester, for two years; from there to Brattleborough, Vermont,
where he remained three years; next to Albany, New York, for two years; then
came westward and about the year 1852 settled in West Detroit, Michigan.
His travels through the country and work in the different localities had
thoroughly skilled him in his calling and given him a satisfactory knowledge
of life and of human nature. He took a broad, comprehensive view of the
world and its people, and, though liberal in his views, he was ardent and
aggressive in the advocacy of any cause he espoused. When the war of the
Rebellion broke out it found in him an enthusiastic supporter of the Lincoln
administration and of the Union. Abandoning his needle, bench and goose,
the erstwhile tailor turned his attention to the raising of troops for the
war. He was no long in enrolling about two hundred of the stalwart youths
of eastern Michigan and was soon much gratified by the receipt, from
Governor Blair, of a commission as captain of Company E, Fourth Regiment
Michigan Volunteer Infantry. Much of the time, however, he was in command
of three companies. A member of his command, John B. Bradley, had a brief
but decisive experience with a rebel sharpshooter. The latter had ensconced
himself in a tree not a great distance away from the location of Captain
Colby's command, and was picking off the men with a precision and regularity
worthy of a better cause. Bradley's sharp eyes located him in his leafy
quarters and with a well-directed shot he sent him toppling to the ground.
He then walked over to where the rebel lay weltering in blood, found him
dead and quickly relieving him of his possessions, shouldered his musket and
returned to his command amidst the cheers of his comrades. The command of
Captain Colby was not always in touch with the commissary department and
frequently was left dependent upon its own resources for supplies. On many
occasions he and his men were detailed on foraging expeditions, wherein they
were expected to supply the wants of the entire regiment and so often were
they assigned to duty of this kind that they became quite expert at the
business, very little escaping them in the way of eatables on the
plantations they visited. They were located for a length of time at various
points in Alabama, among them at Whittsburg and Huntsville. During its
entire service the Fourth Michigan Infantry acquitted itself most
creditably. At one time Captain Colby was given by General Granger his
choice of three important points that were to be held and guarded, the most
important being Crow Creek, Alabama. This was chosen by Captain Colby, and
he held it in spite of the repeated attacks of the enemy. The regiment was
later transferred from Alabama to Memphis, Tennessee, and at the close of
the war was mustered out.
At the close of hostilities Captain Colby returned to Michigan and settled
in Detroit. He was united in marriage to Mrs. Hannah (Smoot) Fleming, and
they had five children, three of whom are dead. Sarah F. is the wife of
Capt. H. C. Harrow, of Algonac; Mary, deceased, was the wife of George
Fisher, a merchant tailor. The present Mrs. Colby, to whom the Captain was
married April 6, 1892, was Miss Hannah Allison, a native of England, and
reared in Sandwich, Ontario, who had resided in Michigan about ten years
previous to her marriage. She had learned telegraphy in Canada and had
charge of the office at Sandwich for thirteen years. In his early manhood
Captain Colby was a Democrat; that, however, was before the organization of
the Republican party, and during and since the war he has been quite active
in politics, affiliating with the Republican party. He is a member of the
Universalist church and a firm believer in the broad and liberal teachings
of that denomination. He was ever kind, generous and charitable all his
life, a man who readily made friends and had little difficulty in keeping
them. He is a member of the G. A. R., being elected commander of Harvey
Tucker Post when past eighty years old, and loves to meet and talk with the
few old comrades in arms who are left. At one time he was the owner of a
tract of land that is now a part of West Detroit. If put on the market
today it would easily bring one million dollars. He has seen much of nature
and of life in all its phases. He knows some of the hardships and much of
the delights that people encountered during the elapse of the last three
score and ten years.
Trying to identify this family and where they fit in.
William A. Colby and Sarah F.
Children:
George Horace Colby b. 10 May 1863 Portland, Maine
Alonda Evadine Colby b. 4 Feb 1867 Portland, Maine
Hattie W. Colby b. 18 Oct 1869 Portland, Maine
Ronald Colby
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This opens up a lot of questions about William Colby and Sarah Clogston.
Weis and IGI suggest their marriage date to be 25 JUN 1825.
Anyone have more information on this family.
>From "The History of St. Clair County, Michigan"
CAPTAIN ISAAC COLBY
One of the oldest, best known and most highly respected residents of St.
Clair county, Michigan is Capt. Isaac Colby of Algonac. He was born in
Hillsborough, New Hampshire, October 28, 1820, his parents being William and
Sarah (Clogston) Colby. They were of ancient New England stock, the father
having been born in Boston, in 1804, and the mother in Goffstown, New
Hampshire, in 1806. The Colby family moved from Boston to New Hampshire,
where William Colby grew to manhood, married, settled down in life and there
his children were born. They were tillers of the soil, but as that
occupation was not profitable among the bleak and barren hills of New
Hampshire, the family was neither rich nor affluent. In early life William
Colby was a Democrat, but after the organization of the Republican party he
affiliated with it and continued to vote that ticket while he lived. Eight
children were born to William and Sarah Colby, two of whom died in infancy.
Of the six who lived and grew to manhood, three, William, Matthew and
Timothy are now dead. Those living are Isaac, Charles E., a resident of
Detroit, and Andrew J., who resides in San Francisco. William Colby was a
member of the Universalist church and a firm believer in its broad and
liberal doctrines. He was able to provide well for his family, giving each
of his children the advantage of a fair education and assisting them in
starting out in life for themselves.
The early years of the life of Isaac Colby were spent amidst the freedom of
the New England hills. At the age of fourteen years, after he had acquired
some knowledge of letters and books, he went to Waltham, Massachusetts, and
there became skilled as a merchant tailor. For a number of years he
traveled about the country as a journeyman tailor, remaining only a few
years in each place. He was three years at Hopkinston, New Hampshire, then
went to Manchester, for two years; from there to Brattleborough, Vermont,
where he remained three years; next to Albany, New York, for two years; then
came westward and about the year 1852 settled in West Detroit, Michigan.
His travels through the country and work in the different localities had
thoroughly skilled him in his calling and given him a satisfactory knowledge
of life and of human nature. He took a broad, comprehensive view of the
world and its people, and, though liberal in his views, he was ardent and
aggressive in the advocacy of any cause he espoused. When the war of the
Rebellion broke out it found in him an enthusiastic supporter of the Lincoln
administration and of the Union. Abandoning his needle, bench and goose,
the erstwhile tailor turned his attention to the raising of troops for the
war. He was no long in enrolling about two hundred of the stalwart youths
of eastern Michigan and was soon much gratified by the receipt, from
Governor Blair, of a commission as captain of Company E, Fourth Regiment
Michigan Volunteer Infantry. Much of the time, however, he was in command
of three companies. A member of his command, John B. Bradley, had a brief
but decisive experience with a rebel sharpshooter. The latter had ensconced
himself in a tree not a great distance away from the location of Captain
Colbys command, and was picking off the men with a precision and regularity
worthy of a better cause. Bradleys sharp eyes located him in his leafy
quarters and with a well-directed shot he sent him toppling to the ground.
He then walked over to where the rebel lay weltering in blood, found him
dead and quickly relieving him of his possessions, shouldered his musket and
returned to his command amidst the cheers of his comrades. The command of
Captain Colby was not always in touch with the commissary department and
frequently was left dependent upon its own resources for supplies. On many
occasions he and his men were detailed on foraging expeditions, wherein they
were expected to supply the wants of the entire regiment and so often were
they assigned to duty of this kind that they became quite expert at the
business, very little escaping them in the way of eatables on the
plantations they visited. They were located for a length of time at various
points in Alabama, among them at Whittsburg and Huntsville. During its
entire service the Fourth Michigan Infantry acquitted itself most
creditably. At one time Captain Colby was given by General Granger his
choice of three important points that were to be held and guarded, the most
important being Crow Creek, Alabama. This was chosen by Captain Colby, and
he held it in spite of the repeated attacks of the enemy. The regiment was
later transferred from Alabama to Memphis, Tennessee, and at the close of
the war was mustered out.
At the close of hostilities Captain Colby returned to Michigan and settled
in Detroit. He was united in marriage to Mrs. Hannah (Smoot) Fleming, and
they had five children, three of whom are dead. Sarah F. is the wife of
Capt. H. C. Harrow, of Algonac; Mary, deceased, was the wife of George
Fisher, a merchant tailor. The present Mrs. Colby, to whom the Captain was
married April 6, 1892, was Miss Hannah Allison, a native of England, and
reared in Sandwich, Ontario, who had resided in Michigan about ten years
previous to her marriage. She had learned telegraphy in Canada and had
charge of the office at Sandwich for thirteen years. In his early manhood
Captain Colby was a Democrat; that, however, was before the organization of
the Republican party, and during and since the war he has been quite active
in politics, affiliating with the Republican party. He is a member of the
Universalist church and a firm believer in the broad and liberal teachings
of that denomination. He was ever kind, generous and charitable all his
life, a man who readily made friends and had little difficulty in keeping
them. He is a member of the G. A. R., being elected commander of Harvey
Tucker Post when past eighty years old, and loves to meet and talk with the
few old comrades in arms who are left. At one time he was the owner of a
tract of land that is now a part of West Detroit. If put on the market
today it would easily bring one million dollars. He has seen much of nature
and of life in all its phases. He knows some of the hardships and much of
the delights that people encountered during the elapse of the last three
score and ten years.