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Got some unconnected Colbys who want to be connected! Can anyone help??
There was a Sydney Colby born in Connecticut about 1869 with a brother named
William, born a few years later. Sydney married Josephine and they had 5
children. Does anyone have more information on this family???
There was an Alfred Colby who was born in Canada and married Elisabeth there
about 1872. They had 7 children, the first 4 born in Massachusetts and the
last 3 in Connecticut. Their family has it that Alfred's grandparents had
come from Massachusetts. Can anyone help to connect Alfred??
Thanks!!
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Bob Colby
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Author: RonColby41
Surnames: Colby, Martin, Burns, Scott, Klug, Corrigan, Olson
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JEAN C. MARTIN
Born: April 18, 1929
Died: June 10, 2010
Jean C. Martin, 81, of Elmhurst, IL, died June 10, 2010, at Kindred Central Hospital from surgery complications.
She lived in Elmhurst for 38 years and was born in Waterbury, CT, the daughter of Percy and Flora, nee Burns, Colby.
On Sept. 25,1948, she married Floyd Martin who survives her. Also surviving are daughters Dawn Scott and Georgia (David) Klug; sons Colby and Douglas; grandchildren Erica (Brian) Corrigan, Gwendolyn (Benjamin) Olson, Nicholas and Cameron Martin and Joseph Klug; great-grandchildren Zachary and Jacob Markos, Hunter Olson and William Corrigan; sister Karen (Charles) Frazier of Wallinford, CT; and many nieces and nephews in CT survive her.
Her brother, David Colby, is deceased.
Jean was an encouraging and loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister. She was an enthusiastic, good cook, an avid reader and a clean environment advocate. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
Visitation at Ahlgrim Funeral Home , 567 S. Spring Rd., Elmhurst, from 3 to 8 p.m., Monday. Services 10 a.m., Tuesday, June 15. Interment Mt. Emblem Cemetery. Info 630-834-3515 or www.ahlgrim.com.
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Bob Colby
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Surnames: Colby, Nielsen, Bird
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Dorene Nielsen Colby
(September 28, 1935 - August 16, 2010)
Roy, Utah - Our Kind beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, Dorene Nielsen Colby, age 74, died on August 16, 2010 at the Heritage Park Care Center in Roy.
She was born September 28, 1935 in Salina, Utah, a daughter of Terry James Nielsen, and Dora Jane Bird. She attended North Sevier High School. Dorene married Clinton Lee Colby, October 28, 1950 in Reno Nevada.
Dorene was a member of the LDS church. She was a military wife, and she was an active member of many military wive's organizations in Germany, Austria, England, and the East coast of the U.S.
Dorene liked to quilt, sew, cook, hunt and fish, but she especially enjoyed loving on her grandchildren, Colby and Austin.
She is survived by her loving husband of 59 years Clinton Colby of Roy; her children: Morgan and Serina Colby of Gig Harbor WA; Kim and Kenny Winters of Plain City; her grandchildren: Colby and Austin Bone of Plane City; her sister: Helen Barney of Pleasant Grove.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her son: Stacy Zane Colby; her brothers and sisters-in-law: Phill and Nita Nielsen; Bill and Virgie Nielsen; Brother-in-law: Derrel Barney.
Gravside services will be held Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. at the Salina Eastside Cemetery, in Salina Utah.
Friends may call for viewing at the Springer Turner Funeral Home, 150 East Main in Salina, Saturday morning from 9:30A.M. to 10:30A.M. prior to the services.
Burial will be in the Salina Eastside Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral home of Richfield and Salina.
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Author: RonColby41
Surnames: Colby, Kelsey, Walsingham
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Betty Kelsey Colby
May 11, 2010
Betty Kelsey Colby, born December 20, 1916, in Northfield, Minn., to Dr. Raymond and Elizabeth Walsingham Kelsey, died on May 11, 2010, in Lacey, Wash. She graduated from St. Olaf College in 1939 and obtained a master's degree in social work from Western Reserve in 1941. On June 7, 1941, she married Carroll D. Colby, also a graduate of Western Reserve.
During World War II, she moved from the East Coast to the West Coast with her husband as his assignments in the Navy changed.
In the mid-1950s, she volunteered to set up a library in an elementary school in Abington, Pa., and then was hired as a librarian in the junior high school. These events were a major factor in her decision to get a degree in library science from Drexel Institute of Technology in 1958.
After graduation from Drexel, she moved to Kingston and lived at 87 Park Place. She worked in the Osterhout Library and in the library at the Veterans Hospital in Wilkes-Barre. After that, she established a library for the Luzerne County Community College. In 1968, she and her husband moved to Chapel Hill, N.C., where she was the geology and zoology librarian at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
In her leisure time, she loved to canoe, fish, camp and hike. She was also an avid bird watcher. While at the University of North Carolina, she learned how to cut and polish precious stones, a hobby which she continued into her retirement.
She enjoyed opera, listening to Milton Cross's broadcast of opera from the Met on Saturday afternoons, and later live broadcasts of the Met in theaters.
She is survived by her husband Carroll Colby, of Lacey, Wash.; her brother, Franklin Kelsey, of Seattle, Wash.; David Colby, her son, of Princeton, N.J.; her grandchildren, Jeremy Colby of Edmond, Okla., and Natalie Thomas, of Philo, Ill.; as well as five great-grandchildren.
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Could this James Colby be the son of Blanchard Colby?
Ron
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From: "Ronald Colby" <ronaldcolby(a)q.com>
To: "COLBY-L" <COLBY(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 7:25 AM
Subject: [COLBY] Colby's of Pennsylvania
Looking for info on the Colby family from Rutland, Tioga, Pennsylvania and
where they might fit in.
James Colby b. abt 1826 New York
Matilda Hall b. 11 Apr 1832 Pennyslvania
Children:
Royal Colby b. abt 1851
Clark J Colby b. abt 1855
Rosetta Colby b. 1859
Isabel L Colby b. 1 Feb 1861
George M Colby b. abt 1865
any help would be greatly appreciated.
Ron
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I don't think so.
Blanchard Colby & Lydia Mace had 10 kids. One was named James - but he
married Anna Abbot and they were in Cook, Illinois and had child William H
in 1849 before they left NY. James son of Blanchard was a conductor on the
railroad. James who married Matilda and was in PA was a laborer.
Not the same person!! but keep looking!!
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 3:35 PM, Ronald Colby <ronaldcolby(a)q.com> wrote:
> Could this James Colby be the son of Blanchard Colby?
>
> Ron
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ronald Colby" <ronaldcolby(a)q.com>
> To: "COLBY-L" <COLBY(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 7:25 AM
> Subject: [COLBY] Colby's of Pennsylvania
>
>
> Looking for info on the Colby family from Rutland, Tioga, Pennsylvania and
> where they might fit in.
>
> James Colby b. abt 1826 New York
> Matilda Hall b. 11 Apr 1832 Pennyslvania
>
> Children:
> Royal Colby b. abt 1851
> Clark J Colby b. abt 1855
> Rosetta Colby b. 1859
> Isabel L Colby b. 1 Feb 1861
> George M Colby b. abt 1865
>
> any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Ron
>
> Ronald Colby
> ronaldcolby(a)gmail.com
> Kearns, Utah
> 801-680-1317
>
> "I finally got my head together, now my body is falling apart."
>
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> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/<http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7Ecolby/>
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Great! Just what we need! LOL
He is JW in 1860 - George - in 1870 and James in 1880
the 5th child is a daughter named Georgia in 1870 and a son named George in
1880
Matilda was born in PA per 1860 & 1870 but born in NY in 1880
Will keep looking!!!
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 6:25 AM, Ronald Colby <ronaldcolby(a)q.com> wrote:
> Looking for info on the Colby family from Rutland, Tioga, Pennsylvania and
> where they might fit in.
>
> James Colby b. abt 1826 New York
> Matilda Hall b. 11 Apr 1832 Pennyslvania
>
> Children:
> Royal Colby b. abt 1851
> Clark J Colby b. abt 1855
> Rosetta Colby b. 1859
> Isabel L Colby b. 1 Feb 1861
> George M Colby b. abt 1865
>
> any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Ron
>
> Ronald Colby
> ronaldcolby(a)gmail.com
> Kearns, Utah
> 801-680-1317
>
> "I finally got my head together, now my body is falling apart."
>
> COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS:
> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/<http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7Ecolby/>
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Looking for info on the Colby family from Rutland, Tioga, Pennsylvania and
where they might fit in.
James Colby b. abt 1826 New York
Matilda Hall b. 11 Apr 1832 Pennyslvania
Children:
Royal Colby b. abt 1851
Clark J Colby b. abt 1855
Rosetta Colby b. 1859
Isabel L Colby b. 1 Feb 1861
George M Colby b. abt 1865
any help would be greatly appreciated.
Ron
Ronald Colby
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Kearns, Utah
801-680-1317
"I finally got my head together, now my body is falling apart."
COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS:
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COLBY'S BOOKS:
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Author: RonColby41
Surnames: Colby, Breinholt, Galbraith, Hobson, De Spain
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Edna C. Hobson
LAVA HOT SPRINGS - Edna C. Galbraith Hobson, 70, passed away Sunday, July 18, 2010, at her home in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho.
She was born February 21, 1940 ,to Henry J. Colby and Bessie Lenore Breinholt in Tremonton, Utah.
Edna married Ira Evan De Spain, they were later divorced. In December 1987, she married her eternal companion, Ralph Galbraith.
She enjoyed working side by side with him in their business "Tailoring by Ralph" for several years. Ralph passed away after a valiant battle with cancer in December 2001. On October 18, 2003, she married Jerry Dean Hobson, and moved from Blackfoot, Idaho, to Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, where she made her new home. Edna truly enjoyed living in "the beautiful valley" up Dempsey Creek.
Edna's number-one occupation was being a wonderful homemaker. She also loved her various jobs as a tailor and seamstress in shops or department stores throughout Idaho Falls.
Edna enjoyed life. She took pride in her religion and she lived by her faith as a wonderful example to her family, and enjoyed her various callings in church. Edna was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Edna enjoyed quilting, sewing, and gardening; she took pride in her beautiful home, yard, and flower gardens.
Edna learned to play the piano in the fourth grade, and enjoyed playing classical music the most. She enjoyed time outdoors whether it be biking, four-wheeling, skydiving, flying or taking walks. Edna also loved spending time with her grandchildren. She enjoyed books and reading. Her newest adventure was caring for and entertaining her two cats. Edna took joy in being a wonderful, loving homemaker. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend.
Edna is survived by her husband, Jerry Dean Hobson of Lava Hot Springs, Idaho; her six children, Debora (Maurice) Green of Fort Worth, Texas, Diane (Thane) Eld of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Dorraine (Christopher Lee) Rushton of Firth, Idaho, Sheri (Kerry) Rhodes of Rhome, Texas, Iris (Wayne) Briggs of Sheridan, Wyoming, and Glenn (Virginia) De Spain of Boise, Idaho; stepchildren, Tracy (Angelee) Hobson, Tony (Debra) Hobson, both of Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, Tim (Rebecca) Hobson of Richmond, Utah, Tonja (Travis) Brown of Chubbuck, Idaho; 37 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and five more great-grandchildren on the way; her brothers, Edwin J. Colby, John Ray Colby, Arthur "Art" George Colby, Henry J. Colby, Alan James Colby, William "Bill" J. Colby, and Norman J. Colby. She was preceded in death by her parents, her eternal companion, Ralph Galbraith, her one and only sister, Ruth Colby Hill, her brother, Burkley Boyd Colby.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 24, 2010, at the Lava Hot Springs LDS Chapel at noon. Friends may visit with the Hobson family at the Lava Hot Springs LDS Church Friday evening, July 23, from 6 to 8 p.m., and again Saturday morning from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. prior to the service. Burial will follow in the Lava Hot Springs Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements are under the care and direction of Horsley's Marsh Valley Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent to www.horsleyfuneralhome.com.
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William Henry Colby and Annie Greig Sharp had 6 children:
John Edgar b 23 January 1885
Walter Wheeler b. 4 September 1886
Ida Ruth b. December 1891
Clayton Willard b. 26 February 1894
Roger H. b. 1902
Vera M b. 1904
Would anyone who is a descendant of this family please contact me!! I have
information for this family.
If anyone knows a descendant, please pass this information along.
Thanks!!!
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