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Author: RonColby41
Surnames: Colby, Cushing, Stoll, Blake
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Russell Martin Colby III
COLBY, RUSSELL MARTIN III - 58, of Gardiner, Feb. 15, 2009. Celebration of life, Russell & Barbie's home, Gardiner, Aug. 8. Burial, Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Augusta. Gathering, 1-4 p.m., Feb. 28, home of Wendy & Tom Caron, 19 Turkey Hill Dr., Boothbay Harbor.
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Russell Martin Colby III
(Feb 19, 1950 - Feb 15, 2009)
Russell Martin Colby III, 58 GARDINER -- Russell Martin Colby III, 58, of 323 Old Gardiner Rd., Gardiner, passed away peacefully of cancer on Feb. 15, 2009, at Togus, surrounded by his loving wife, Barbara; his son, Rhett; and many of his friends and family having said their good-byes.
Russell was a free spirit loved by all. He touched so many lives in such a positive way. Russell loved being at his 'farm,' where he and Barbara shared their love of their gardens with Looka (his dog) and Annie (their cat), and enjoying the wild birds, flowers and all God's creatures.
He loved camping, hunting, fishing, gardening, riding his 'Harley;' collecting a little bit of everyone and everything he knew; and his precious moments with his wife, son, brother, sister and many, many buddies. His journeys on his bike make us smile because he loved that time and the happiness it brought him and all around him.
A Viet Nam Veteran proud of serving his country, he served in the Army as PFC beginning on Dec. 29, 1969, returning home Jan. 28, 1971.
We are all at peace knowing he's at rest.
Russell attended South Portland High School.
He was an artist, carpenter, collector, a Historian and an advisor. His wisdom has helped the growth of all he knew.
He was predeceased by his mom, Geneva Cushing Colby, his dad, Russell Martin Colby Jr.; and his sister, Wendy Colby Stoll.
He is survived by his devoted wife, Barbara Blake Colby of Gardiner; his son, Russell Martin Colby IV; his grandsons, Slade Colby and Ryder Colby of Pensacola, Fla.; his sister Judy Colby Jordan of Boothbay Harbor and Peaks Island, his brother, William Cushing Colby and his wife Susan Lord Colby; nieces, Christine Colby and Jessica Colby of South Portland, Wendy Caron of Boothbay Harbor, Kimberley Millican of Sunrise, Fla., and Cindy Nelly/Alcorn of Gainesville, Fla., his nephew Charles Stoll; aunt Marjorie Cushing Churchill of South Portland, aunt Ruth Greene of Bath; and several great-nieces, cousins and nephews.
At Russell's request there will be no funeral or visiting hours.
There will be a 'Celebration of Life' at Russell and Barbie's home in Gardiner on Aug. 8, 2009. All are welcome. Russell will be laid to rest at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Augusta. There will be a 'gathering' of friends and family from 2-4 p.m. on Feb. 28, at the home of Wendy and Tom Caron, 19 Turkey Hill Dr., Boothbay Harbor.
Bring your love, memories and pictures to share. You are invited to share your thoughts, condolences and fond memories with the Colby family by visiting Russell's guest book at www.mem.com. Russell Martin Colby III
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Author: RonColby41
Surnames: Colby, Tveit, Engnath
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DELAFIELD, WI
John L. Colby
Feb. 19, 1917 - Sept. 1, 2006
John L. Colby, 89, formerly of Eagle, died Friday, Sept. 1, 2006, at Virginia Health & Rehabilitation Center in Waukesha. He was born Feb. 19, 1917, in the town of Easton, the son of George and Louise (Engnath) Colby.
He was a retired farmer and road construction worker, and veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II as part of the 360th Air Service Squadron.
He is survived by his wife, Ingebor (nee Tveit), whom he married on May 10, 1952, in Deforest. He is further survived by his sons, Richard (Terrie) Colby of Delafield and Lloyd (Beverly) Colby of Mukwonago; five grandchildren, Nicole, Michelle, Matthew (fiancee Nicole Nelson), Katrina and Trisha; sisters, LouAnn (Robert) Schaetzka of Oxford and Eva McChesney of Oxford; brother, Edwin Colby of Nekoosa; and nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by six brothers and two sisters.
Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. until the 7 p.m. funeral service Tuesday, Sept. 5, at Mealy's Funeral Home, 103 Eagle St., Eagle. Burial with military honors will be held Wednesday, Sept. 6, at Arlington Park Cemetery in Greenfield.
Mealy's Funeral Home in Eagle, 594-2442, is serving the family.
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Author: RonColby41
Surnames: Colby
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Portland Press Herald
Portland, ME
March 27, 1947
COLBY -- In Portland March 26, Elizabeth May, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oral Colby of Cumberland Center, Aged 11 years.
Funeral services from the Congregational Church, Cumberland Center, Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment in Moss Side Cemetery.
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Surnames: Colby, Christensen
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Afton Colby Christensen
Afton Colby Christensen, age 79, passed away Thursday, May 27, 1999.
Born August 17, 1919 in Sigurd, Utah, a daughter of Jacob Elisha Colby and Martha Etta Robinson.
Married LaVerl Christensen July 22, 1938 and later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
Survived by daughter, Linda (Craig) Hansen; son, Roger (Josie) Christensen; sisters, Yuzella Lee and Victoria Davis; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Tuesday, June 1, 1999 at the Ridgedale Ward Chapel, 3400 S. 1100 East (Grant Stake). Friends may call on Monday, May 31 from 6-8 p.m. at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary, 3401 Highland Drive, and on Tuesday 10:45-11:45 a.m. at the ward prior to services. Interment will be at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park.
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Surnames: Colby, Barney, Nelson, Robinson
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MAE BARNEY NELSON
Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Millie Maybelle "Mae" Colby Barney Nelson, age 86, died November 21, 1995 in Richfield, UT.
She was born January 4, 1909 in Elsinore, a daughter of Jacob Elisha and Martha Etta Robinson Colby.
She married Angus William Barney, December 12, 1925 in Richfield, Utah. He died April 3, 1966. She married Vernal Cleon Nelson, March 18, 1972 in Richfield, Utah. He died December 30, 1982.
Mae was a nurse's aide and was an active member of the LDS Church.
She is survived by her children, Madeline and Vernile Gleave, of McGill, Nevada; Yuvon and Bert Bulkley, of Aurora, Utah; Blake J. and Dianne Barney, of Richfield, Utah; Kerry N. and Tonia Barney, of Monroe, Utah; Marilyn and Deloy Christensen, of Escalante, Utah; 21 grandchildren; 47 great-grandchildren; 14 great-great-grandchildren; stepdaughter, Maxine and Paulos Peterson, of Sandy, Utah; sisters, Victoria Davis, of Boise, Idaho; Afton Christensen, of Salt Lake City, Utah; Yuzella Lee, of Monroe, Utah.
Mae was preceded in death by three children, Verlyn Barney, Wyona Barney and Donetta Miller, and by four brothers and one sister, Walter Colby, Irel Colby, Jack Colby, George Colby, and Juanita C. Montgomery.
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Marilyn --
Thanks for this note. Oddly, I do not know who this boy was. My great grandparents, Guy Irving and Lucy Maria (HIGGINS) COLBY, moved to Chicago from Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1887 or 1888. Lucy's father, Joshua Warren HIGGINS, was the brother-in-law of Gustavus SWIFT, and he wangled a job for Guy with Swift & Co. In 1895, the family moved down to Springfield, where Guy became manager of the Swift meat packing plant there.
My grandfather, Guy Irving COLBY Jr., was born in Lawrence in 1887, and he lived until 1955. However, he did have two siblings who died in Chicago as small children. Both of them are listed in the pre-1916 Illinois Statewide Death Index:
COLBY, FRANK E[ASTMAN] 1893-05-10 CHICAGO 04 DA U 00002971 COOK
COLBY, MARIAN H 1894-03-09 CHICAGO 05 YR U 00002511 COOK
This was a devastating blow, for my great grandparents to lose two children in less than a year. I have a photo of the latter child, Marion Higgins COLBY, taken just a few months before her death. My father's sister, Marion Dell COLBY (1909-1929) was named for her, and I also have a daughter named Marion Dell.
The 14 year old boy who died in Chicago in 1899 was not a part of this family.
Regards,
Guy I. Colby IV
Irving, TX
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Subject: Guy
> Guy,
>
> http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/DeathSearchServlet
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> pre 1916 deaths
>
> now on-line
>
> COLBY, GUY 1899-06-12 CHICAGO 14 YR U 00003251 COOK
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> Marilyn
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Trying to find information on this Margaret. She states that she was born in New York in about 1837. Information seems to track her in about the same areas at the same times as John SOMMERVILLE. She married Jonas P. COLBY in Summit Wisconsin in the sametime frame that John SOMMERVILLE lived in the Oconomowoc / Summit area. She moved witn Jonas to Iowa aboput the same time that John anf family moved on to Nebraska. There is a wealth on information that does make it apperar that sge was the daughter of John. All ezecpt she does not show on any census until she is married to Jonas COLBY. This is very puzzeling. Does she match anywhere?
Bob
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All:
James S Colby b. 1828 s/o Nicholas Colby and Sally Howe
I found a 2nd marriage for him
He married Jemima Martin 15 Mar 1862 Ionia County Michigan
Jemima Martin b. abt 1828 both age 34 at time of marriage.
Jemima is the one who filed for his Civil War Pension.
I wonder what happened to Mary Shoemaker.
In the 1860 census James is living with his brother Joel, no wife listed
Ron
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BIBLE RECORDS - Submitted by Lola M. Flack: From the Family Bible of LANSFORD WHITING INGALLS, now in possession of Sharon Whipple.
Landsford Whiting Ingalls b 1812 was son of Samuel and Margaret Delano.
Samuel descends thus: Jonathon, Timothy, Samuel, Samuel, Henry, Edmund.
Lansford Ingals was b November 12, 1812
Laura Ingalls was b November 5, 1810
Peter Riley Ingalls was b October 28, 1833
Our Babe was b February 18, 1835. He d February 23, 1835
Charles Philip Ingalls was b January 10, 1836
Lydia Louisa Ingalls was b April 12, 1838
Polly Melona Ingalls was b October 14, 1840
Lansford James Ingalls was b March 14, 1843
Laura Ladocia Ingalls was b July 8, 1845 in Washington, Kane Co, ILL
Hiram Lemuel Ingalls was b April 27, 1848 in the town of Fairfield, Kane Co, ILL
George Whiting Ingalls was b July 15, 1851 in the town of Concord, Jefferson Co, WIS
Ruby Celestia Ingalls was b May 23, 1855 in Concord, Jefferson Co WIS
Isaiah Clough was b January 29, 1857 in the town of Summit, Waukesha Co, WIS
Isaiah LaFayette Clough was killed February 4 by the limb of a tree in the town of Rockelm, Pierce Co, WIS AD 1893 aged 36 y 6 days
Mother Ingalls d May 6, 1837 aged 64 years
Father Ingalls d February 15, 1841 aged 70 years
Father Colby d May 22, 1857 aged 75 years
Mother Colby d March 15, 1862 aged 80 years
Ruby Celestia Card d December 1, 1881 aged 25 years 6 m 7 da in the town of Inman, Holt Co, NEB
Laura Ingalls d October 18, 1883 aged 72 y 7 m 13 da.
-All above in Lansford's handwriting
Lansford W. Ingalls d May 21, 1896 aged 83 y 5 m 8 days.
Mother Ingalls was Margaret Delano b in 1773 Tolland, CT Died May 6, 1837. Buried North Cuba, NY
Father Ingalls was Samuel, b 1771 Sandown, NH Died February 15, 1841. Buried Bolivar, NY
Mother Colby was Eunice Blood b January 2, 1782 West Fairlee, VT Died March 15, 1862. Buried North Cuba, NY
Father Colby was Nathan b 1782 Corinth, VT Died March 22, 1857. Buried North Cuba, NY
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Harvey Ray Colby, Jr.
(September 13, 1931 - March 5, 2009)
North Haverhill, NH - Harvey R. Colby, Jr. 77, died on Thursday March 5, 2009, at the Grafton County Nursing Home after an extended illness.
He was born in Morrisville, VT, September 13, 1931, the son of Harvey R. and Marion (Knights) Colby, Sr.
Harvey was a self employed logger in the area for many years.
He was predeceased by three sisters Barbara Touchett, Pauline Sargent, and Shirley Touchett.
Survivors include his daughter, Donna L. Bishop and husband Mike of North Haverhill, NH; three sons, John R. Colby and wife Carol of Salem, NH, Tony W. Colby and wife Kuk of San Antonio, TX, and Teague, Korea, and Brent E. Colby, several grandchildren and great grandchildren, two sisters, Norma Rogers of Rutland, VT, and Brenda Burleson of Dayton, OH, several nieces, nephews and cousins.
There will be no calling hours. Private burial services will be held at the convenience of the family in the spring at Horsemeadow Cemetery, North Haverhill, NH In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Huntington's Disease Society of America, 505 Eighth Ave, Suite 902, New York, NY 10018, or visit www.hdsa.org
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This is from our Fearless Leader, Ron Colby who is having some issues with
some technical something..
William H. Colby. Almost from the organization of the state, the Illinois
bar has taken rank among the most able of the land. Hardly a town of any
importance does not boast of at least one lawyer capable of crossing swords
in forensic combat with distinguished lawyers of other commonwealths, and
the capital city has her share of these eminent followers of the legal
profession.
Among this number is William Henry Colby, who was born in Orange county,
New York, September 14, 1849, but for many years has been a resident of
Springfield. His parents, James S. and Anna (Abbott) Colby, were natives of
the Empire state, and have long since passed away, the father's death having
occurred in 1858, while the mother was called to the home beyond in 1863.
Thus William H. Colby was early left an orphan, dependent upon his own
resources. He came to Springfield in the year of his mother's death, and
throughout his business career "onward and upward" seems to have been the
motto of his life. Unflagging industry and resolute determination have ever
been numbered among his salient characteristics and have led to his success.
So desirous of obtaining an education was he that for nine years he worked
upon a farm through the summer months in order to gain sufficient money to
enable him to pursue his studies in school through the winter season. Within
this period of his life he became imbued with a desire to enter the legal
profession, and borrowing law books from his friends in the city he pored
over them late into the night, and gained considerable knowledge of the
fundamental principles of jurisprudence. In 1876 he entered upon a regular
course of law study, and though he was not admitted to the bar until January
2, 1878, he practiced in the justice courts in Edinburg, Illinois, and in
this unique way, to the surprise of his friends and the public in general,
managed to acquire a fair livelihood.
In 1879 Mr. Colby formed a partnership with William F. Herndon, which
continued for a year. In 1882 he was elected city attorney, serving in that
capacity for one term, and in 1884 he formed a partnership with Hon. Robert
L. McGuire, a distinguished member of the Springfield bar, with whom he was
associated in practice until 1889, when he was appointed master in chancery
by the circuit court. In that capacity he served most acceptably and
faithfully for three terms, when, in 1895, he retired and formed a
partnership with J. C. Lanphier, which still continues. As city attorney he
drew the ordinances and contracts for the first paving laid in Springfield.
In the famous Mingle murder case he was assigned by the court as counsel for
the defense, and his earnest work and ardent pleas in behalf of his client
will ever form a part of the history of the bar at which he practices. His
practice, however, is usually in the line of commercial law, and his ability
to untangle the intricate problems of civil law gives him precedence of many
members of the Springfield bar..
In politics Mr. Colby is a Democrat, fearlessly advocating his political
views, and laboring for the interests of his party in every campaign. He
began his campaign work during the candidacy of General W. S. Hancock, in
1880, and has ince been most active, conducting the canvass in all parts of
Illinois and winning many adherents to the cause by his intelligent,
logical, earnest and entertaining utterances.
In 1874, two years before he began preparation for the bar, Mr. Colby
married Miss Henrietta Cantrill, of Sangamon. Both are members of the
Presbyterian church, and Mr. Colby is an exemplary representative of the
Masonic fraternity. Such in brief is the history of William Henry Colby,
whose career is alike creditable to himself and the bar of which he is a
representative. By a continuous devotion to the highest demands of his
profession, by an ability equal to the most severe requirements and by an
integrity that has never been deflected from the true line of duty, he has
won his way to the front rank of Springfield's bar. With some men the law is
a trade, but with Mr. Colby it has been a science. Endowed by nature with a
sound judgment and an accurate, discriminating mind, he has not feared the
laborious attention necessary to equip himself for the various cases that
have been entrusted to his care, and at the same time he has ever been
guided by a sense of moral right that would never tolerate the employment of
those means which would not bear the most rigid examination and the closest
scrutiny. Popular passion has never swayed his judgment; neither personal
ambition nor the applause of the hour have ever swerved him from the path of
duty, and he has guarded his clients' interests as zealously as his own.
"THE BENCH AND BAR OF ILLINOIS. HISTORICAL AND REMINISCENT." EDITED BY
JOHN M. PALMER,
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Marilyn--
You might be interested to know that there is, in fact, a Lincoln/Colby connection, albeit a rather indirect one. According to an 1881 History of Sangamon County, Illinois (pp. 134-137), William Henry COLBY (1849-1904) was a partner in the law firm of William Francis HERNDON in Springfield. The two of them had been schoolmates and law students together. This William Francis HERNDON was a nephew of William Henry HERNDON, Lincoln's law partner and biographer. William Henry COLBY later became a judge in Springfield.
My family's COLBY plot in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield is on the brow of a hill directly behind the Lincoln tomb.
Guy I. Colby IV
Irving, TX
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From: "Marilyn Colby" <macolby(a)videotron.ca>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: [COLBY] Hidden Message Found in Lincoln Pocket Watch
> bob,
> interesting.thanks, bob.one of my relatives was supposed to have been
> a secretary to abraham lincoln's son , robert.
> don't think it was a colby.
> marilyn
> On 10-Mar-09, at 6:43 PM, RC Colby wrote:
>
>>
>> Hidden Message Found in Lincoln Pocket Watch
>>
>> By Neely Tucker
>> Washington Post Staff Writer
>> Tuesday, March 10, 2009; 5:40 PM
>>
>> For nearly 150 years, Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch has been
>> rumored to carry a secret message, supposedly written by an Irish
>> immigrant and watchmaker named Jonathan Dillon.
>>
>> Dillon, working in a D.C. watch repair shop in 1861, told family
>> members that he -- by incredible happenstance -- had been repairing
>> Lincoln's watch when news came that Fort Sumter had been attacked in
>> South Carolina. It was the opening salvo of what became the Civil War.
>>
>> Dillon told his children (and, half a century later, a reporter for
>> the New York Times) that he opened the watch's inner workings and
>> scrawled his name, the date and a message for the ages: "The first
>> gun is fired. Slavery is dead. Thank God we have a President who at
>> least will try."
>>
>> He then closed it up and sent it back to the White House. Lincoln
>> never knew of the message. Dillon died in 1907.
>>
>> The watch, meanwhile, was handed down and eventually given to the
>> Smithsonian Institution in 1958. It didn't run anymore. No one had
>> pried open the inner workings in ages. The old watchmaker's tale was
>> just that.
>>
>> And then Douglas Stiles, Dillon's great-great grandson, alerted
>> Smithsonian officials to the family legend last month. He was a real-
>> estate attorney in Waukegan, Ill., he explained. He'd heard the
>> legend around the dinner table as a kid, but had just discovered a
>> New York Times article from 1906, quoting Dillon as telling the
>> story himself.
>>
>> Truth? Lore?
>>
>> Read the rest of the story at:
>>
>> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/10/AR2009031...
>>
>> Bob Colby
bob,
interesting.thanks, bob.one of my relatives was supposed to have been
a secretary to abraham lincoln's son , robert.
don't think it was a colby.
marilyn
On 10-Mar-09, at 6:43 PM, RC Colby wrote:
>
> Hidden Message Found in Lincoln Pocket Watch
>
> By Neely Tucker
> Washington Post Staff Writer
> Tuesday, March 10, 2009; 5:40 PM
>
> For nearly 150 years, Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch has been
> rumored to carry a secret message, supposedly written by an Irish
> immigrant and watchmaker named Jonathan Dillon.
>
> Dillon, working in a D.C. watch repair shop in 1861, told family
> members that he -- by incredible happenstance -- had been repairing
> Lincoln's watch when news came that Fort Sumter had been attacked in
> South Carolina. It was the opening salvo of what became the Civil War.
>
> Dillon told his children (and, half a century later, a reporter for
> the New York Times) that he opened the watch's inner workings and
> scrawled his name, the date and a message for the ages: "The first
> gun is fired. Slavery is dead. Thank God we have a President who at
> least will try."
>
> He then closed it up and sent it back to the White House. Lincoln
> never knew of the message. Dillon died in 1907.
>
> The watch, meanwhile, was handed down and eventually given to the
> Smithsonian Institution in 1958. It didn't run anymore. No one had
> pried open the inner workings in ages. The old watchmaker's tale was
> just that.
>
> And then Douglas Stiles, Dillon's great-great grandson, alerted
> Smithsonian officials to the family legend last month. He was a real-
> estate attorney in Waukegan, Ill., he explained. He'd heard the
> legend around the dinner table as a kid, but had just discovered a
> New York Times article from 1906, quoting Dillon as telling the
> story himself.
>
> Truth? Lore?
>
> Read the rest of the story at:
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/10/AR2009031...
>
> Bob Colby
>
>
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Hidden Message Found in Lincoln Pocket Watch
By Neely Tucker
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, March 10, 2009; 5:40 PM
For nearly 150 years, Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch has been rumored to carry a secret message, supposedly written by an Irish immigrant and watchmaker named Jonathan Dillon.
Dillon, working in a D.C. watch repair shop in 1861, told family members that he -- by incredible happenstance -- had been repairing Lincoln's watch when news came that Fort Sumter had been attacked in South Carolina. It was the opening salvo of what became the Civil War.
Dillon told his children (and, half a century later, a reporter for the New York Times) that he opened the watch's inner workings and scrawled his name, the date and a message for the ages: "The first gun is fired. Slavery is dead. Thank God we have a President who at least will try."
He then closed it up and sent it back to the White House. Lincoln never knew of the message. Dillon died in 1907.
The watch, meanwhile, was handed down and eventually given to the Smithsonian Institution in 1958. It didn't run anymore. No one had pried open the inner workings in ages. The old watchmaker's tale was just that.
And then Douglas Stiles, Dillon's great-great grandson, alerted Smithsonian officials to the family legend last month. He was a real-estate attorney in Waukegan, Ill., he explained. He'd heard the legend around the dinner table as a kid, but had just discovered a New York Times article from 1906, quoting Dillon as telling the story himself.
Truth? Lore?
Read the rest of the story at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/10/AR2009031...
Bob Colby
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Mary C. Snyder
May 10, 1919 - Aug. 4, 2004
Mary C. Snyder, age 85, of Canton, OH, passed away Wednesday afternoon in Doctors Hospital following a brief illness.
Born in Canton, OH on May 10, 1919, she was the daughter of the late, Charles and Edith Colby.
She was a former employee of the Timken Co., Harter Bank and a retired employee of Timken Mercy Hospital, retiring 1981. Following her retirement she worked at the Canton YMCA.
She was a member of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, of 47 years, Robert D. Snyder, who passed away Oct. 24, 1988 and also by four brothers, John, Carl, Omer and Russell Colby; sister, Margaret Colby; grandson, Steven Zook.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Jeff and Marianne Snyder of Canton; two daughters and sons-in-law, Sonya and Charles Zook of Canton and Maxine and George Greenwalt of Malvern, OH; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; her bother and sister-in-law, Robert and Dolly Colby of Canton; her sister, Lois Klinok of Eugene, OR.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church with Fr. Robert Kaylor, celebrant. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Calling hours at the Reed Funeral Home on Friday (tonight) 6-9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in her name, to Central Catholic High School or St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church.
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Lucy,
This Enoch who married Elisa would have been in his late 40's during the Civil War?
Your Enoch is most likely Enoch Colby, Jr. born 1841.
Name: Enoch Colby
Age: 32
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1818
Birth Place: New Hampshire
Gender: Male
Home in 1850(City,County,State): Campton, Grafton, New Hampshire
Household Members: Name Age
Enoch Colby, Jr. 9
Elisa Colby 27
Enoch Colby 32
Francelia Colby 0
Laurentia Colby 6
Sullivan Colby 3
Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Campton, Grafton, New Hampshire; Roll: M432_431; Page: 254; Image: 501.
I don't know if this is the same Enoch in the Civil War soldier list:
Colby, Enoch W.
Union Artillery 2nd Regiment, Massachusetts Heavy Artillery
Colby, Enoch W.
Union Infantry 32nd Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry
It appears that your grandfather was a British citizen?
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Name: Joseph Rutherford Colby
Arrival Date: 5 Jun 1931
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879
Age: 51 Years 6 Months
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Trinidad, Cuba
Ethnicity/Race/Nationality: English
Ship Name: Northern Prince
Search Ship Database: Search the Northern Prince in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Nativity: United States of America
Line: 1
Microfilm Serial: T715
Microfilm Roll: T715_4973
Birth Location: United States of America
Birth Location Other: newport ver
Page Number: 213
Source Citation: Year: 1931; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_4973; Line: 1; .
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data:
Bob Colby
--- On Tue, 3/3/09, Marilyn Colby <macolby(a)videotron.ca> wrote:
> From: Marilyn Colby <macolby(a)videotron.ca>
> Subject: Re: [COLBY] Enoch Colby civil war
> To: colby(a)rootsweb.com
> Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 10:15 PM
> Campton, New Hampshire
> On 3-Mar-09, at 11:08 PM, Alice Volkert wrote:
>
> > Hi, Lucy
> >
> > Actually Enoch was born in Compton, Grafton, New
> Hampshire. He
> > married
> > Eliza Ann Mitchelland they had 11 children. Including
> John
> > Sullivan Colby
> >
> > As for Joseph Rutherford Colby -!! I only have him as
> a child /
> > young man
> > living at home with his parents or mother &
> grandfather! I would
> > love to
> > know more about him! He was born in January of 1880
> to John
> > Sullivan Colby
> > & Helen Isabel Rutherford. He has a sister Ruth
> and a brother Enoch
> > Clifford. In 1900 Ruth & Joseph were living with
> their mother and her
> > father in Newport, Orleans, Vermont.
> >
> > I hope this helps you!! And that you would care to
> share more on
> > Joseph
> > Rutherford Colby - what happened to him after 1900??
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 12:06 PM, Lucy Tarr
> <lucytarr(a)charter.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I have a discharge paper dated July 10th 1865 for
> Enoch Colby who was
> >> 24 years of age at the time. He was born in
> Cramfton, New Hampshire.
> >> My grandfather was Joseph Rutherford Colby I think
> he was born about
> >> 1880. Would love to hear from someone in this
> connection. Lucy
> >>
>
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Surnames: Colby, Falesnik
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Antonia (Falesnik) Colby
Antonia Colby, 94, of Waukegan passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, IL.
She was born April 15, 1914 in Savanna, IL and had been a longtime area resident. Antonia was a member of Immaculate Conception Church in Waukegan.
She is survived by her daughter, Janet Colby of Waukegan; and nephew, Michael Simpson of Lake Mary, FL.
Antonia was preceded in death by her husband, Orville Colby, Sr; son, Orville Colby, Jr; a brother, sister, and her parents.
Funeral Mass will be 10:00am Monday, March 2, 2009 at Immaculate Conception Church, 508 Grand Ave., Waukegan. Interment will be at Ascension Cemetery in Libertyville, IL. Visitation will be from 9:00am to 9:45am Monday at PETERSON & PATCH FUNERAL HOME, 408 N. Sheridan Rd., Waukegan.
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