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Posted on: Colby Queries
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Surname: colby, woolley, codding, hartford
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my grandfather,s father henry colby was married to ella
alline woolley-1879,boone county nebraska,they had two
daughters-lydia colby born-march-1880 and jenny colby born
feb-1882.henry and ella divorced 1883,she remarried a
william henry hartford 1884.i would like to know who henry
colby,s parents were,he was supposed to have been born-
1838 in newyork.lydia colby went to live with her grand
parents samuel woolley and cordelia codding woolley in weston nebraska.samuel
and cordelia are buried at weston
nebraska in the cemetery with the same name.please if any of
the colby,s have the names of woolley and codding i would
like to talk to you.thankyou very much.
Is there anyone which has Wretha/Retha Bell Colby b.Feb.10,1899, m. John Wesley Hill, b. mar.27,1883/1886
m. December 22,1920 in Sherman. Grayson,Texas? Looking for both their parents. We know John's fathers name was William Jasper Hildebrand. Family problems and he moved the family to AR. and changed last name to Hill. His mother's name was Mary Jane Buchannison(spelling??) Fransis. I don't know how to do soundex on it. Or is it is two words Buck Annison??
Any and all help will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Gladys in beautiful AZ.
Descendants of Hanged Salem 'Witches' Seek Exoneration
Monday, May 28, 2001
BY STEVE LeBLANC
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SALEM, Mass. -- It was a time when trembling witnesses and "spectral
evidence" could lead to the gallows.
But when Susannah Martin stood accused of "Sundry acts of Witchcraft"
during the Salem witch trials of 1692, she defiantly laughed at her
accusers, one of whom fell into a fit during the trial.
"Well I may [laugh] at such folly," Martin told her inquisitors,
according to court records. "I have no hand in witchcraft."
Ten days later, Martin was hanged on Gallows Hill.
Now, more than 300 years after her execution, Martin's descendants are
pressuring state lawmakers to exonerate her and four other women caught up
in the spiral of fear, recrimination and blood that seized this town along
the rocky New England coast.
"She was a woman who spoke her mind. She seemed to be quite a hardy
person," said Craig Martin, 54, a civil engineer who traces his ancestry
back to Susannah Martin. "Anyone who has been wrongly accused of anything .
. . I can have a lot of emotion for that."
Twenty men and women were hanged or crushed to death during the witch
fever, fueled by the isolation of colonial Massachusetts, a deep belief in
the supernatural and political feuds.
Almost as quickly as they began, the executions stopped, just four
months after the first hanging.
In 1957, the Legislature approved a resolution exonerating some of the
accused witches, including "one Ann Pudeator and certain other persons."
Descendants of some of those "certain other persons" want the names of
Bridget Bishop, Alice Parker, Margaret Scott, Wilmot Redd and Susannah
Martin added to the resolution.
"After 309 years, they deserve the ink," said Paula Keene, a Salem
public school teacher and amateur historian. "If it were me, I'd want my
name written into the law."
The witch hysteria began when four young girls, including the daughter
of the town's minister, the Rev. Samuel Parris, began dabbling in
fortunetelling games with Tituba, a female slave of Parris.
By the end of May 1692, 200 people were jailed under charges of
witchcraft.
A key to the trials was so-called spectral evidence, reports of ghostly
presences inflicting torment under the command of the suspected witches.
As the executions mounted, spectral evidence came under increasing
criticism. Cotton Mather, minister of Boston's Old North Church and
initially a believer in witchcraft, began to speak out against it. The
trials ended in May 1693, when Gov. William Phips pardoned all remaining
witch suspects. Over the centuries, the trials have become obscured by myth.
Modern witches, or Wiccans, say they hope to use the tragedy of the
witch trials to educate people. "Witchcraft is a benign earth religion. It
is not a crime. It was turned into a crime by the church at the time," said
Cheryl Sulyma-Masson, chairperson of Witches League for Public Awareness.
I made an error in the web site for Northwest Kingdom. It is also
incorrect in the newsletter. Sorry for the inconvenience.
The correct address should be:
http://www.travelthekingdom.com
Will in Phoenix
More info:
Directions to Sranstead, Que.
Take Interstate 91 to Canadian Customs in Derby.
I 91 becomes Autoroute 55 in Canada.
At the flashing yellow light on 55 (it is very close to the Customs
Building) take a left on Boulevard Notre Dame
Continue straight on Boulevard Notre Dame untill you reach a T - intersection
Turn right and drive straight up the hill on Dufferin Street
When you have reached the top of the hill, Stanstead Collegewill be visable
on your right.
TRAVEL DOCUMENTS NEEDED TO TRAVEL INTO CANADA:
Valid passport or ORIGINAL or certified birth certificate and a photo ID.
MOTELS or BED & BREAKFAST
In Quebec:
B&B Manor Victorien - 1866 (Butters House)
470 Dufferin, Stanstead, Quebec JOB 3EO
Prop: Jeanne Martin - Tel - 819.876.5625
B&B Maison McGowen sur de lac
51 Carre Copp, Georgeville, Que., JOB 1TO
Prop: Robert Cote - Tel 819.843.2126
Les boise de Lee Farm
20 Notre Dame quest, Stanstead, Que., JOB 2KO
Prop: Marielle Lanot - Tel 819.876.5115
In Vermont:
Birchwood, 48 Main St., Derby Line, VT 05830
Prop: Betty & Dick Fletcher
Tel: 802.873.9104 e-mail: birchwd(a)together.net
(Dick is a VP of the Stanstead Historical Society
Newport City Motel
976 East Main St., Newport, VT 05855
Tel: 802.334.6558
Robert Colby, (onr of he hosts) of Dedham says "Anyone wanting further
suggestions regarding activities or accomodations could call me at (781
320-1991. Other B&B's in Canada are available. My phone in Canada is
(819) 843.7656.
e-mail rob-colby(a)mediaone.net.
More info on these web sites:
Colby-Curtis Museum
http://www.townshipsheritage.com
Eastern Townships, QC:
http://www.tourisme-cantons.qc.ca/
Northeast Kingdon, VT:
http://www.travelthikingdom.com/
At this time I don't know if I'll be able to make it or not.
Will in Phoenix
Hi All;
Just received my June issue of the Colby Clan Communications.
To update those of you who are not members of the Clan, I will forward some
of the details for the reunion.
This year, the Reunion will be held in Stanstead, Quebec and hosted by
Robert L. Colby, of Dedhan, MA and his cousin, John H.E. Colby of
Westmount, Quebec.
Stanstead is only a mile from Derby Line, Vermont.
The Colby Reunion, (Saturday) August 18th, will be held in Stanstead
College which was established as Stanstead Wesleyan College in 1872. It
received support throughout its history from the Colby family. Its past
and present are summarized on its web site.
www.stansteadcollege.com
Registration will be Saturday Morning from 11:00 - 12:30 on the second
floor of the college in LeBaron Hall, in the same room that lunch will be
served. Tables will be set up the night before for memorabilia such as
pictures and family records. Please do bring and share your family
history. Last year at the reunion somre members brought lists (on small
pieces of paper) which showed their Colby lines and could be compared with
others who brought theirs.
A Buffet Lunch will be at 12:30 PM Saturday, to be followed by a talk by
Mme. Monique Nadeau-Saumier on the Colbys who settled in the townships and
about Colby-Curtis Museum. The business meeting will follow Monique's talk.
The cost of the lunch: adults (US) $10 and children, $6. The college needs
to know the count by August 3rd so please make your reservations before
that date by sending a check and the number of adults and children to
attend to your treasurer, Adeline Stack.
The luncheon tickets may be picked up at the reunion.
For those who arrive Friday, the 17th, there will be a reception at the
Reception Room in LeBaron Hall at Stanstead College from 7:00 - 9:00
PM. Take the third entrance to the college on the right while going
north. It is marked "Service Entrance" and there will be a sign for the
Colby Reunion. Also the Colby-Curtis Museum will be open from 9: am to
5:00 pm. The Curator-Director, Monique Nadeau-Saumier, will give two tours
on Saturday, one at 10:00 am and 2:30 pm.
Dues for membership in the Colby Clan is $2.00 per year.
Will in Phoenix
(12:17 pm and only 108 degrees. #{:-D
(I love it!!!)
For more information about
the Colby Clan Association,
contact:
Adeline Stack
26 Coolidge Ave.
S. Portland, ME.
04106-5013
(207) 799-1648
Posted on: Colby Queries
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Surname: Gaborsky, willson
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I am currently researching the Gaborsky Line and descendants. Is there
any information on Andrea Gaborsky and Robert Willson?
Thank you
Has anyone come across this lady? She married a Stillman Colby and may
have had her origins in Ohio about 1825/30. It is such an unusual first
name that she ought not to be that difficult to find - but I'm getting
nowhere! Many thanks
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