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Author: RonColby41
Surnames: Colby, Harriman, Deland, Harvey, Conrad, Parker
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Harold U. Colby
DRESDEN -- Harold U. Colby, formerly of Gardiner, died on May 18, 2007, Bangor, ME.
He was the son of G. Vernon Colby and Inez (Harriman) Colby; husband of the late Virginia (Deland) Colby; brother of Doris (Colby) Harvey; father of Lynda (Colby) Conrad of Virginia and George E. Colby of Massachusetts; and grandfather of Megan (Colby) Parker.
He is also survived by his brother-in-law, Donald Deland; daughter-in-law Sandra Colby; dear family friend Valerie (Sambrook) Hudspath; along with several nieces and nephews.
Harold was born Jan. 29, 1925. He attended Farmingdale and Gardiner schools and served in the Navy during World War II.
He continued the family custom woodworking business, George E. Colby and Son, in Gardiner; and was a member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, American Legion and the Masonic bodies.
He was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying duck hunting and fishing.
A memorial celebration will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, June 18, at the new Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Mount Vernon Road in Augusta.
Arrangements are in the care of Staples Funeral Home, Gardiner.
Donations in his memory can be made to Shriners Children's Hospital, 51 Blossom St. Boston, MA 02114; or the American Cancer Society, 1 Bowdoin Mill Island, Suite 300, Topsham, ME 04086-1240.
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By DONNA BORAK, AP Business Writer2 hours, 8 minutes ago
For every generation in this country there has been a war. And with wars come millions of records that can shed light on family history, detailing everything from the color of soldiers' eyes to what their neighbors may have said about them.
On Thursday, Ancestry.com unveils more than 90 million U.S. war records from the first English settlement at Jamestown in 1607 through the Vietnam War's end in 1975. The site also has the names of 3.5 million U.S. soldiers killed in action, including 2,000 who died in Iraq.
"The history of our families is intertwined with the history of our country," Tim Sullivan, chief executive of Ancestry.com, said in a telephone interview. "Almost every family has a family member or a loved one that has served their country in the military."
The records, which can be accessed free until the anniversary of D-Day on June 6, came from the National Archives and Records Administration and include 37 million images, draft registration cards from both world wars, military yearbooks, prisoner-of-war records from four wars, unit rosters from the Marine Corps from 1893 through 1958, and Civil War pension records, among others.
Bob Colby
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Looking for information on Joseph Colby 1810 federal cencus Mass. Berkshire County, Town of Mt Washington. Born about 1765.
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I think I found Joseph's brother!!
There is Timothy Colby born 22 Dec 1818 in Quebec. His wife is Celesta and she is from the US. This is from the 1901 census and the Canadian immigration records. Celesta entered Canada in 1898.
Figure: Joseph & Timothy were born in Quebec, but got their wives in the US.
And, there is Abner Colby in Quebec born in 1772 - just the right age to be their father!!! He is on the 1851 census, by himself.
I am keeping digging - anyone else got anything???
Ronald Colby <rmcolby(a)micro-net.com> wrote:
Looking for the ancestry of this Colby family?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Ron
Descendants of Joseph COLBY - 14 MAY 2007
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First Generation
1. Joseph COLBY was born in 1817/18 in Quebec, Canada. He appeared in the
census on 27 JUN 1870 in Derby, Orleans County, Vermont. He appeared in the
census in 1881 in Hatley, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada.
Joseph COLBY and Sarah (COLBY) were married about 1862. Sarah (COLBY) was
born in 1840 in Vermont. She appeared in the census on 27 JUN 1870 in
Derby, Orleans County, Vermont. She appeared in the census in 1881 in
Hatley, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada. Joseph COLBY and Sarah (COLBY) had the
following children:
+2 i. Lewis Edward COLBY, born on 30 MAR 1865, Colebrook, Coos County, New
Hampshire; married Florence A. KENNISON, about 1887; married Ida M. (COLBY),
about 1903, Vermont; died on 1 DEC 1929, Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont.
3 ii. Juliann COLBY was born in 1867 in Derby, Orleans County, Vermont.
+4 iii. Amos D. COLBY, born on 19 JAN 1869, Derby, Orleans County, Vermont;
married Ellen M. (COLBY), about 1890.
5 iv. Jeremiah T. COLBY was born in 1871 in Vermont. He appeared in the
census in 1881 in Hatley, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada. (living at home with
father and mother.)
6 v. Mary R. COLBY was born in 1874 in Vermont. She appeared in the census
in 1881 in Hatley, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada. (living at home with father
and mother.)
7 vi. Adelia A. COLBY was born in 1879 in Quebec, Canada. She appeared in
the census in 1881 in Hatley, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada. (living at home
with father and mother.)
Second Generation
2. Lewis Edward COLBY (Joseph-1) was born on 30 MAR 1865 in Colebrook, Coos
County, New Hampshire. He appeared in the census on 27 JUN 1870 in Derby,
Orleans County, Vermont. (living at home with father and mother.) He
appeared in the census in 1881 in Hatley, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada.
(living at home with father and mother.) He appeared in the census on 4 JUN
1900 in Lyndon, Caledonia County, Vermont. He appeared in the census on 3
JUN 1910 in Barnet, Caledonia County, Vermont. He appeared in the census on
6 JAN 1920 in Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont. He died on 1 DEC 1929
at Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont.
Lewis Edward COLBY and Florence A. KENNISON were married about 1887.
Florence A. KENNISON was born in DEC 1869 in Coaticook, Stanstead, Quebec,
Canada. She appeared in the census on 4 JUN 1900 in Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vermont. She died about 1902. Lewis Edward COLBY and Florence A.
KENNISON had the following children:
8 i. Mary S. COLBY was born in FEB 1889 in Canada. She appeared in the
census on 4 JUN 1900 in Lyndon, Caledonia County, Vermont. (living at home
with father and mother.)
9 ii. Laura I. COLBY was born on 12 SEP 1890 in Canada. She appeared in
the census on 4 JUN 1900 in Lyndon, Caledonia County, Vermont. (living at
home with father and mother.)
10 iii. Ethel G. COLBY was born on 4 JAN 1893 in Lyndon, Caledonia County,
Vermont. She appeared in the census on 4 JUN 1900 in Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vermont. (living at home with father and mother.) She died on 3
SEP 1916 at Barnet, Caledonia County, Vermont.
11 iv. Annie R. COLBY was born in AUG 1895 in Lyndon, Caledonia County,
Vermont. She appeared in the census on 4 JUN 1900 in Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vermont. (living at home with father and mother.) She appeared in
the census on 3 JUN 1910 in Barnet, Caledonia County, Vermont. (living at
home with father and step-mother.)
Lewis Edward COLBY and Ida M. (COLBY) were married about 1903 in Vermont.
Ida M. (COLBY) was born in 1861 in Vermont. She appeared in the census on 3
JUN 1910 in Barnet, Caledonia County, Vermont. She appeared in the census
on 6 JAN 1920 in Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont.
4. Amos D. COLBY (Joseph-1) was born on 19 JAN 1869 in Derby, Orleans
County, Vermont. He appeared in the census on 27 JUN 1870 in Derby, Orleans
County, Vermont. (living at home with father and mother.) He appeared in
the census in 1881 in Hatley, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada. (living at home
with father and mother.) He appeared in the census on 15 APR 1910 in
Haverhill, Grafton County, New Hampshire. He appeared in the census on 22
JAN 1920 in Bradford, Orange County, Vermont. He appeared in the census on
7 APR 1930 in Bradford, Orange County, Vermont.
Amos D. COLBY and Ellen M. (COLBY) were married about 1890. Ellen M.
(COLBY) was born in 1871 in Vermont. She appeared in the census on 15 APR
1910 in Haverhill, Grafton County, New Hampshire. She appeared in the
census on 22 JAN 1920 in Bradford, Orange County, Vermont. Amos D. COLBY
and Ellen M. (COLBY) had the following children:
+12 i. Celestia F. COLBY, born in 1893, Canada.
13 ii. Harrison Reuben COLBY was born on 4 AUG 1895 in St. Johnsbury,
Caledonia County, Vermont. He appeared in the census on 15 APR 1910 in
Haverhill, Grafton County, New Hampshire. (living at home with father and
mother.)
14 iii. Jerry Timothy COLBY was born on 1 OCT 1896 in Sutton, Caledonia
County, Vermont. He appeared in the census on 15 APR 1910 in Haverhill,
Grafton County, New Hampshire. (living at home with father and mother.) He
appeared in the census on 22 JAN 1920 in Bradford, Orange County, Vermont.
(living at home with father and mother.)
Third Generation
12. Celestia F. COLBY (Amos D.-2, Joseph-1) was born in 1893 in Canada.
She appeared in the census on 15 APR 1910 in Haverhill, Grafton County, New
Hampshire. (living at home with father and mother.)
George BULLAR was born about 1890. Celestia F. COLBY and George BULLAR had
the following children:
15 i. Perley A. COLBY was born on 28 SEP 1917 in Newbury, Orange County,
Vermont. He appeared in the census on 22 JAN 1920 in Bradford, Orange
County, Vermont. (living with Colby grandparents.) He appeared in the
census on 7 APR 1930 in Bradford, Orange County, Vermont. (living with
grandfather Colby.) He died on 15 JUL 2003 at Fairlee, Orange County,
Vermont.
Colby, Perley A., 85, of Fairlee, died July 15, 2003, at his home.
He was born Sept. 28, 1917, in Newbury, the son of George Bullar and
Clester Colby.
He attended schools in Bradford at Kurn Hattin in Westminster.
Mr. Colby served in the U.S. Army as a cook and military policeman in
Germany during World War II and was assigned to guard German war prisoners
at the Nuremburg trials after the war.
He worked as a plumber's apprentice with Hammerstrom and Smith and as a
maintenance man at Bonnie Oaks Resort, both in Fairlee. He later ran his own
plumbing and heating company and was operator of the Fairlee water system.
He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, an associate member of
the Lake Morey Protective Association, the Mt. Cube lodge #10 in Orford,
N.H., was former chief, until his retirement in 1983, and 35 year member of
the Fairlee Fire Department.
Survivors include a son, Lance Colby, a daughter, Bonnie Colby, both of
Fairlee; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
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4814 South 4180 West
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I am a direct descendant of his. I have photos of the headstones of Joshua and Nancy. One World and Ancestry.com Family tree of Kylee Colby both trees are public. They had at least five children. I am fairly certain that Joseph Colby found in the 1810 federal Cencus, Mass, Berkshire County, Mt Washington is the Father of Joshua and George Colby found in Mass Berkshire County, Mt Washington Federal Cencus 1820. Joshua and Nancy's Children are Harriet Jane (Bates) Colby I swa her headstone and am going to take a photo of it on my next visit to the South Amenia Burying Grounds. Samuel Colby who I believe you had listed as Joshua's brother I believe to be a son. I am also going to photograph his headstone. Benjamin aka Benjamine Colby and two other females I have yet to find names for but I think one may have been Jane, which adds more confusion to the Harriet Jane and sister in law Jane Harriet. This is a work in progress any and all info is appreciated and any help I can give !
is willingly offered. I am fairly close to the tri State corner of Mass, NY, CT. which adds obscurity.
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Looking for the ancestry of this Colby family?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Ron
Descendants of Joseph COLBY - 14 MAY 2007
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First Generation
1. Joseph COLBY was born in 1817/18 in Quebec, Canada. He appeared in the
census on 27 JUN 1870 in Derby, Orleans County, Vermont. He appeared in the
census in 1881 in Hatley, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada.
Joseph COLBY and Sarah (COLBY) were married about 1862. Sarah (COLBY) was
born in 1840 in Vermont. She appeared in the census on 27 JUN 1870 in
Derby, Orleans County, Vermont. She appeared in the census in 1881 in
Hatley, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada. Joseph COLBY and Sarah (COLBY) had the
following children:
+2 i. Lewis Edward COLBY, born on 30 MAR 1865, Colebrook, Coos County, New
Hampshire; married Florence A. KENNISON, about 1887; married Ida M. (COLBY),
about 1903, Vermont; died on 1 DEC 1929, Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont.
3 ii. Juliann COLBY was born in 1867 in Derby, Orleans County, Vermont.
+4 iii. Amos D. COLBY, born on 19 JAN 1869, Derby, Orleans County, Vermont;
married Ellen M. (COLBY), about 1890.
5 iv. Jeremiah T. COLBY was born in 1871 in Vermont. He appeared in the
census in 1881 in Hatley, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada. (living at home with
father and mother.)
6 v. Mary R. COLBY was born in 1874 in Vermont. She appeared in the census
in 1881 in Hatley, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada. (living at home with father
and mother.)
7 vi. Adelia A. COLBY was born in 1879 in Quebec, Canada. She appeared in
the census in 1881 in Hatley, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada. (living at home
with father and mother.)
Second Generation
2. Lewis Edward COLBY (Joseph-1) was born on 30 MAR 1865 in Colebrook, Coos
County, New Hampshire. He appeared in the census on 27 JUN 1870 in Derby,
Orleans County, Vermont. (living at home with father and mother.) He
appeared in the census in 1881 in Hatley, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada.
(living at home with father and mother.) He appeared in the census on 4 JUN
1900 in Lyndon, Caledonia County, Vermont. He appeared in the census on 3
JUN 1910 in Barnet, Caledonia County, Vermont. He appeared in the census on
6 JAN 1920 in Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont. He died on 1 DEC 1929
at Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont.
Lewis Edward COLBY and Florence A. KENNISON were married about 1887.
Florence A. KENNISON was born in DEC 1869 in Coaticook, Stanstead, Quebec,
Canada. She appeared in the census on 4 JUN 1900 in Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vermont. She died about 1902. Lewis Edward COLBY and Florence A.
KENNISON had the following children:
8 i. Mary S. COLBY was born in FEB 1889 in Canada. She appeared in the
census on 4 JUN 1900 in Lyndon, Caledonia County, Vermont. (living at home
with father and mother.)
9 ii. Laura I. COLBY was born on 12 SEP 1890 in Canada. She appeared in
the census on 4 JUN 1900 in Lyndon, Caledonia County, Vermont. (living at
home with father and mother.)
10 iii. Ethel G. COLBY was born on 4 JAN 1893 in Lyndon, Caledonia County,
Vermont. She appeared in the census on 4 JUN 1900 in Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vermont. (living at home with father and mother.) She died on 3
SEP 1916 at Barnet, Caledonia County, Vermont.
11 iv. Annie R. COLBY was born in AUG 1895 in Lyndon, Caledonia County,
Vermont. She appeared in the census on 4 JUN 1900 in Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vermont. (living at home with father and mother.) She appeared in
the census on 3 JUN 1910 in Barnet, Caledonia County, Vermont. (living at
home with father and step-mother.)
Lewis Edward COLBY and Ida M. (COLBY) were married about 1903 in Vermont.
Ida M. (COLBY) was born in 1861 in Vermont. She appeared in the census on 3
JUN 1910 in Barnet, Caledonia County, Vermont. She appeared in the census
on 6 JAN 1920 in Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont.
4. Amos D. COLBY (Joseph-1) was born on 19 JAN 1869 in Derby, Orleans
County, Vermont. He appeared in the census on 27 JUN 1870 in Derby, Orleans
County, Vermont. (living at home with father and mother.) He appeared in
the census in 1881 in Hatley, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada. (living at home
with father and mother.) He appeared in the census on 15 APR 1910 in
Haverhill, Grafton County, New Hampshire. He appeared in the census on 22
JAN 1920 in Bradford, Orange County, Vermont. He appeared in the census on
7 APR 1930 in Bradford, Orange County, Vermont.
Amos D. COLBY and Ellen M. (COLBY) were married about 1890. Ellen M.
(COLBY) was born in 1871 in Vermont. She appeared in the census on 15 APR
1910 in Haverhill, Grafton County, New Hampshire. She appeared in the
census on 22 JAN 1920 in Bradford, Orange County, Vermont. Amos D. COLBY
and Ellen M. (COLBY) had the following children:
+12 i. Celestia F. COLBY, born in 1893, Canada.
13 ii. Harrison Reuben COLBY was born on 4 AUG 1895 in St. Johnsbury,
Caledonia County, Vermont. He appeared in the census on 15 APR 1910 in
Haverhill, Grafton County, New Hampshire. (living at home with father and
mother.)
14 iii. Jerry Timothy COLBY was born on 1 OCT 1896 in Sutton, Caledonia
County, Vermont. He appeared in the census on 15 APR 1910 in Haverhill,
Grafton County, New Hampshire. (living at home with father and mother.) He
appeared in the census on 22 JAN 1920 in Bradford, Orange County, Vermont.
(living at home with father and mother.)
Third Generation
12. Celestia F. COLBY (Amos D.-2, Joseph-1) was born in 1893 in Canada.
She appeared in the census on 15 APR 1910 in Haverhill, Grafton County, New
Hampshire. (living at home with father and mother.)
George BULLAR was born about 1890. Celestia F. COLBY and George BULLAR had
the following children:
15 i. Perley A. COLBY was born on 28 SEP 1917 in Newbury, Orange County,
Vermont. He appeared in the census on 22 JAN 1920 in Bradford, Orange
County, Vermont. (living with Colby grandparents.) He appeared in the
census on 7 APR 1930 in Bradford, Orange County, Vermont. (living with
grandfather Colby.) He died on 15 JUL 2003 at Fairlee, Orange County,
Vermont.
Colby, Perley A., 85, of Fairlee, died July 15, 2003, at his home.
He was born Sept. 28, 1917, in Newbury, the son of George Bullar and
Clester Colby.
He attended schools in Bradford at Kurn Hattin in Westminster.
Mr. Colby served in the U.S. Army as a cook and military policeman in
Germany during World War II and was assigned to guard German war prisoners
at the Nuremburg trials after the war.
He worked as a plumber's apprentice with Hammerstrom and Smith and as a
maintenance man at Bonnie Oaks Resort, both in Fairlee. He later ran his own
plumbing and heating company and was operator of the Fairlee water system.
He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, an associate member of
the Lake Morey Protective Association, the Mt. Cube lodge #10 in Orford,
N.H., was former chief, until his retirement in 1983, and 35 year member of
the Fairlee Fire Department.
Survivors include a son, Lance Colby, a daughter, Bonnie Colby, both of
Fairlee; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Prepared by:
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4814 South 4180 West
Kearns, Utah 84118-4014
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Anyone is connected to those names and their families.
Helen M. WEBB b abt 1837 in MA was married a Henry Samuel Colby in New York.
When was their marriage and what place?
They had two known children:
Fred E. was born about 1855 in New York.
Ida E.b abt 1860 in New York.
I am not sure if Henry and Helen were divorced between 1870 & 1880 in
Michigan, didn't they?
The reason is in 1880 MI census stated that she was widowed and lived alone.
Henry married in NE in the 1880 indication.
Let's ringing to let me know.
Thanks in advance.
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I know this post is old but , I have more info than what is posted here and will share it...but also am looking for more info on his birth.
Thanks
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Joshua Colby 1820 Mt Washington Mass. Wife Nancy (Holver) Colby. Bet you couldn't guess......I am looking for info. Also...I have info to share.
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Harold E Colby Jr
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chicagotribune.comhttp://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/realestate/chi-070504...
THE MIDWEST
Tears flow at 'Little House' author's home
75th anniversary of 1st book in series
By Marcus Kabe
Associated Press
May 6, 2007
MANSFIELD, Mo. -- A narrow wooden desk in a corner of an Ozarks farmhouse has been known to move visitors to tears.
Some readers have such fond memories of the "Little House" novels about Laura Ingalls Wilder's frontier childhood that they cry when they walk into her Missouri home and see the desk where she wrote many of the books.
April marked the 75th anniversary of the first publication in 1932 of "Little House in the Big Woods." The story of Laura's early life in a cabin in 1860s Wisconsin launched a nine-book series that made Wilder a household name, helped by the award-winning TV series "Little House on the Prairie" that ran on NBC from 1974-1983.
Embraced from the start by America's teachers, the books have been read by or to generations of elementary school kids, which has helped to keep the books in continuous print. The series has sold more than 41 million copies in the United States and been translated into more than 40 languages.
The white clapboard farmhouse where Laura and her husband, Almanzo, spent most of their adult lives stands on a hillside among rolling pastures and woods in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. The couple moved here to raise apples and horses after losing their first farm in South Dakota and briefly living in Florida.
Wilder was already famous in her lifetime, and the home was quickly preserved as a museum after her death in 1957 at age 90.
"We've had people who've actually come to tears over it," tour guide Rebecca Dierksen said about the writing desk at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home and Museum, which gets about 40,000 visitors a year.
"They're just in awe. So many of them have wanted to come here for years, and then they actually walk in the house."
The 40-acre farm the Wilders bought in 1894 for $400 now includes a museum with artifacts from Laura's collection, including a fiddle her father played in Laura's stories, a quilt made by her sister Mary and handwritten manuscripts of the books.
Laura Ingalls Wilder spent more than 30 years painstakingly developing the rocky farm with her husband before sitting down to write about her childhood on the vanished frontier. She was in her early 60s when she attempted her first draft in 1930, a first-person memoir called "Pioneer Girl."
That roughly 200-page manuscript was submitted to publishers and magazines by Laura's only surviving child, Rose Wilder Lane, a successful writer, journalist and novelist.
The manuscript was turned down but prompted a publisher's suggestion that Laura rework her stories as a fictional account for children.
One reason for the success of the books is that they fit a specific educational niche, says William Anderson, author of several Wilder biographies and related histories and a board member of the Wilder Home Association that operates the Mansfield site. Anderson and others point out that the books covered the period of U.S. westward expansion at a grade school reading level. And the books are popular among today's growing ranks of home-schoolers, according to publisher HarperCollins.
An enthusiastic response from America's teachers helped get the first books over the hurdle of being published during the Depression.
"Wilder herself knew that she had a strong debt to teachers and librarians because they embraced the books first and really made them known," Anderson said.
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Descendants of Laura Louise Colby
1 Laura Louise Colby 1810 - 1883 b: 1810 in Corinth, Vermont d: 1883
.. +Lansford Whiting Ingalls 1812 - 1896 b: 1812 in Canada m: 1832 in Holland, New York d: 1896 m: 1832 in Holland, New York m: 1832 in Holland, New York
............. 2 Peter Ingalls
............. 2 Charles Phillip Ingalls 1836 - b: 10 Jan 1836 in Cuba, New York
................. +Caroline Lake Quiner 1839 - b: 12 Dec 1839 in Brookfield, Wisconsin m: 01 Feb 1860 m: 01 Feb 1860 m: 01 Feb 1860
............................ 3 Laura Elizabeth Ingalls 1867 - 1957 b: 07 Feb 1867 in Pepin County, Wisconsin d: 10 Feb 1957 in Mansfield, Missouri
................................ +Amanzo James Wilder 1857 - b: 13 Feb 1857 in Malone, Frenklin County, New York m: 25 Aug 1885 in DeSmet, Kingsbury County, South Dakota m: 25 Aug 1885 in DeSmet, Kingsbury County, South Dakota m: 25 Aug 1885 in DeSmet, Kingsbury County, South Dakota
........................................... 4 Rose Wilder
............................................... +Lane
............................ 3 Mary Ingalls 1865 - b: 1865
............. 2 Lydia Ingalls
............. 2 Lansford James Ingalls
............. 2 Laura Ladocia Ingalls
............. 2 Hiram Ingalls
............. 2 George Ingalls
............. 2 Ruby Ingalls
Bob Colby
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Lucille Colby
Lucille Colby, 84, of Sioux City died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007, in Sioux City.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Redeemer Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m. and a prayer service at 6 p.m., at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel.
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Lucille Colby
Lucille Colby, 84, of Sioux City passed away Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007, in Sioux City.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Redeemer Lutheran Church, with the Rev. David Zirpel officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 3 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m. and a prayer service at 6 p.m., at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel.
Lucille was born June 22, 1922, to T.A. and Anna (Hitchens) Sankey, in Ute, Iowa. She grew up and attended school in Ute. After she graduated from high school, she attended Tri-State College in Sioux City.
On March 20, 1946, she married Alton Colby in Sioux City. She worked for a while at Armour and Company as a bookkeeper. Later, she worked at Kalin's Heating and Air Conditioning for many years.
She was an active member of Redeemer Lutheran Church.
She is survived by a special nephew and his wife, Joe and Judy King of Bronson, Iowa; three other nephews; and a niece.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Alton on Nov. 23, 2006; a brother, Cliff Sankey; and two sisters, Hazel King and Leone Wheeler.
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