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Who is this Jonathan Colby and where does he fit in?
Family Group Sheet
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Husband: Jonathan COLBY
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Birth: abt 1781 Deering, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Death: 7 SEP 1847 Lincoln, Addison County, Vermont
Burial: Lee Cemetery; Lincoln, Addison County, Vermont
Marriage: abt 1810
Father:
Mother:
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Wife: Hannah WILSON
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Birth: abt 1789 New Hampshire
Census: 1850 Lincoln, Addison County, Vermont
Death: 7 MAR 1853 Lincoln, Addison County, Vermont
Burial: Lee Cemetery; Lincoln, Addison County, Vermont
Father:
Mother:
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Children
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1 M Daniel Simons COLBY
Birth: 9 JUL 1811 New Boston, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Death: 16 JUL 1867 Lyme, Grafton County, New Hampshire
Alt. Name: Daniel S. COLBY
Burial: Old Lyme Cemetery; Lyme, Grafton County, New
Hampshire
Spouse: Nancy A. MELVIN (1798-1865)
Marriage: 19 APR 1832 Weare, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
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2 F Eliza Jane COLBY
Birth: 24 APR 1815 New Boston, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Census: 14 AUG 1850 Lincoln, Addison County, Vermont
Death: Lincoln, Addison County, Vermont
Spouse: Rodney Gove COLBY (1808-1855)
Marriage: 17 DEC 1836 Weare, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
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3 F Hennietta COLBY
Birth: 20 JUN 1817 New Boston, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
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4 M Stephen M. COLBY
Birth: 4 FEB 1822 New Hampshire
Census: 1850 Lincoln, Addison County, Vermont
Census: 1860 Lincoln, Addison County, Vermont
Census: 1870 Lincoln, Addison County, Vermont
Death: 26 JUN 1897 Lincoln, Addison County, Vermont
Spouse: Lydia Arvilla COLBY (1824- )
Marriage: 8 DEC 1842 Bristol, Addison County, Vermont
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5 F Mary A. COLBY
Birth: 11 DEC 1826 Weare, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Death: 23 MAY 1878 Lincoln, Addison County, Vermont
Burial: Lee Cemetery; Lincoln, Addison County, Vermont
Spouse: Thomas N. BAIN (1824-1901)
Marriage: 21 NOV 1851 Starksboro, Addison County, Vermont
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6 F Amanda M. COLBY
Birth: 26 NOV 1829 Weare, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Death: 9 AUG 1920 Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont
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Prepared 29 JAN 2019 by:
Ronald M. Colby
4814 South 4180 West
Kearns, Utah 84118-4014
COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS
801-680-1317
ronaldcolby(a)gmail.com
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=colbyfamily
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HUSBAND NOTES: Jonathan COLBY
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Death (7 SEP 1847): (SOURCE: FamilySearch.org; Vermont, Vital Records,
1760-1954.)
General:
Colby, Jonathan (deceased), Lincoln, was born in the town of Deering, N. H.
He
came from Ware, N. H., to Lincoln, Vt., in 1839; bought fifty acres of land
in
the southern part of Lincoln, Vt., which are now owned by Chester Bingham.
He
was a carpenter and joiner by trade, a business which he followed for some
time
after settling in Lincoln, Vt. He died in 1846. His wife was Hannah Wilson,
a
daughter of Robert and Rebecca Wilson, natives of New Boston, N. H. They had
a
family of six children born to them -- Daniel S. (deceased), Eliza J. (now
Mrs.
John Elliott, of Burlington, Vt.), Hannah L. (married James A. Heath, of
Rutland, Vt.), Stephen N. (born on February 4, 1822); came from Tewksbury,
Mass., in 1841, without money. After a few years he purchased a farm of
fifty
acres and then engaged in farming. He was married on December 8, 1842, to
Lydia
A. Colby, a daughter of Joseph Colby, and by her has had a family of three
children -- Cleora L. (now Mrs. William Hoag, of Lincoln, Vt.), Irving A.,
and
Nettie A., who is now at home. Mr. Colby represented his town in the
Legislature
in 1867 and 1868; was selectman for several years during the war; has been
justice of the peace for many years since 1851, and all the time, with the
exception of four years, since 1860. His son, Irving A. Colby, was born on
April
28, 1845, on the old fifty-acre homestead. He was married on April 28, 1868,
to
Elizabeth S. Elliott, a daughter of Zira Elliott. They have had one daughter
born to them, Mabel, and one daughter dead, Angie. Mr. Colby has held the
office
of second selectman of his town. His farm consists of two hundred acres.
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WIFE NOTES: Hannah WILSON
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Census (1850): (living with son, Stephen M. Colby)
Death (7 MAR 1853): (SOURCE: FamilySearch.org; Vermont, Vital Records,
1760-1954.)
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CHILD NOTES: Daniel Simons COLBY
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Birth (9 JUL 1811): (SOURCE: Index to births, early to 1900 New Hampshire.
Registrar of Vital Statistics.)
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CHILD NOTES: Eliza Jane COLBY
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Birth (24 APR 1815): (SOURCE: Index to births, early to 1900 New Hampshire.
Registrar of Vital Statistics.)
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CHILD NOTES: Hennietta COLBY
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Birth (20 JUN 1817): (SOURCE: Index to births, early to 1900 New Hampshire.
Registrar of Vital Statistics.)
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CHILD NOTES: Stephen M. COLBY
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Death (26 JUN 1897): (SOURCE: FamilySearch.org; Vermont, Vital
Records, 1760-1954.)
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CHILD NOTES: Mary A. COLBY
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Death (23 MAY 1878): (SOURCE: FamilySearch.org; Vermont, Vital
Records, 1760-1954.)
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CHILD NOTES: Amanda M. COLBY
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Death (9 AUG 1920):
Name: Amanda M Bush
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 09 Aug 1920
Event Place: Burlington, Vermont, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 90
Birth Date:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1830
Father's Name: John Athan Colby (Note: Jonathan)
Mother's Name: Hannah Wilson
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Gender:
Spouse's Age:
Spouse's Birth Date:
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated):
Spouse's Father's Name:
Spouse's Mother's Name:
GS Film Number: 1984154
Digital Folder Number: 004703659
Image Number: 00292
Citing this Record:
"Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFKN-K9W : 4 November 2017), John
Athan
Colby in entry for Amanda M Bush, 09 Aug 1920, Death; State Capitol
Building,
Montpelier; FHL microfilm 1,984,154.
Who is John Colby of Hatley, Quebec, Canada
John Colby died 23 Jan 1871 bur. 25 Jan 1871 his age is given as 77-8-0.
This would make him born abt 23 May 1793.
John married 27 Jul 1812 Henniker, NH Hannah Clough
Hannah Clough b. 4 May 1791 d. 10 Jun 1879 bur. 12 Jun 1879
There is a John Colby b. 25 May 1792 Newton, New Hampshire s/o John Colby
and Susanna Davis
Could this be our John who went to Canada?
Ron
Who is this John Colby b. abt 1798 New Hampshire?
He lives in Cramahe Twp., Northcumberland County, Ontario, Canada
He married Susan Bellyon or Balue
1861 Census for Cramahe Twp, Canada
John Colby 63
Susan 50
Egbert 23
Abner 22
Hubbard 16
Jacob 13
Permelia 11
John 8
1871 Census for Cramahe Twp, Canada
John Colby 73
Susan 61
Abner 31
Jacob 23
John 18
Permaly 20
1881 Census for Cramahe Twp, Canada
John Colby 80
3 more names I can't read
Permilia (Colby) Johnson b. 28 Jul 1850 d. 11 Jan 1923
Jacob Colby m. 25 Jan 1892 Eliza Rowley in Bay City, Michigan
Ron