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Abner Colby 1765–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1765

Birth Location: Merrimack, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, British Colonial America

Death Date: 12 DEC 1827

Death Location: Ohio, United States

Father: Capt Colby

Mother: Sarah Fowler

Spouse(s): Cynthia Galpin

Children(s): Sabra Colby, Giles Colby, Eunice Colby, Clark Colby, Alanson Colby, Clarinda Colby, Huldah Colby, Ransford Colby

The story of Abner Colby began in 1765 in Merrimack, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, British Colonial America. Abner Colby married Cynthia Galpin, and had children including Alanson Colby, Clarinda Colby, Clark Colby, Eunice Colby, Giles Colby, Huldah Clarinda Colby, Ransford Colby, Sabra Colby. Abner Colby passed away in 1827 in Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Abner Colby began in 1765 in Merrimack, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, British Colonial America.
  • Abner Colby married Cynthia Galpin, and had children including Alanson Colby, Clarinda Colby, Clark Colby, Eunice Colby, Giles Colby, Huldah Clarinda Colby, Ransford Colby, Sabra Colby.
  • Abner Colby passed away in 1827 in Ohio, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt Colby
1739–1791
Birth Location: Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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Sarah Fowler
1742–1817
Birth Location: South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, British Colonial America
SF

Spouses(s)

Cynthia Galpin
1780–1821
Birth Location: New York City, New York, United States
CG

Children(s)

Sabra Colby
1799–1816
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, New York, United States
SC
Giles Colby
1801–1854
Birth Location: New York, United States
GC
Eunice Colby
1807–1906
Birth Location: Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston, New York, United States
EC
Clark Colby
1817–1871
Birth Location: Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States
CC
Alanson Colby
1813–1878
Birth Location: Sardinia, Erie, New York, United States
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Clarinda Colby
1818–1881
Birth Location: Sardinia, Erie, New York, United States
CC
Huldah Colby
1812–1881
Birth Location: Holland, Holland, Erie, New York, United States
HC
Ransford Colby
1821–1907
Birth Location: Sardinia, Erie, New York, United States
RC

Abner Colby's Ancestors

Self
Abner Colby
1765–1827
Birth Place: Merrimack, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, British Colonial America
Parents
Capt Ezekiel Colby
1739–1791
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Sarah Fowler
1742–1817
South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Nathan Colby
1710–1759
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Hannah Worthen
1716–1750
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Abner Fowler
1719–1774
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Sarah Flanders
1719–1802
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Colby
1680–1754
Anne Bartlett
1684–1721
Ezekiel Worthen
1672–1755
Abigail Carter
1685–1752
Jacob Fowler
1690–1752
Mary Jones
1689–1754
John Flanders
1691–1782
Sarah Prince
–1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Colby
1656–1719
Sarah Eldridge
1650–1731
Christopher Bartlett
1655–1711
Deborah Weed
1659–1726
Ezekiel Worthen
–1716
Hannah Martin
1644–1730
John Carter
1650–1697
Martha Brown
1654–1717
Samuel Fowler
1659–1737
Hannah Worthen
1663–1737
Joseph Jones
1664–1690
Mary Gould
1661–1718
John Flanders
1658–1716
Elizabeth Sargent
1668–1713
Thomas Prince
1650–1705
Elizabeth Harradaine
1656–1716

Abner Colby's Descendants

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Abner Colby (1765–12 DEC 1827) m. Cynthia Galpin (1780–1821)
  1. 1. Sabra Colby 1799–1816 m. Frank Curtis 1786–
  2. 2. Giles Colby 1801–1854 m. Emma Childs 1806– m. Emma N 1806– m. Julia Childs 1803–1854
  3. 3. Eunice Colby 1807–1906 m. George (Bentley) Teeples 1803–1884
  4. 4. Clark Colby 1817–1871 m. Harriet John 1829–1920
  5. 5. Alanson Colby 1813–1878 m. Fannie Knight 1829–1892
  6. 6. Clarinda Colby 1818–1881 m. Chester Phillips 1810–1850 m. Nathan (Beach) Smothers 1801–1881
  7. 7. Huldah (Clarinda) Colby 1812–1881 m. George (Bentley) Teeples 1803–1884
  8. 8. Ransford Colby 1821–1907 m. Margaret Sampson 1832–1874 m. Hannah Child 1825–1847 m. Janette (Elizabeth) Laird 1832–1917
    1. 1. Isaac (Ransford) Colby 1851–1916 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Hoopes 1858–1940 m. Elizabeth (Catherine) Killian 1856–1939
      1. 1. Lewella Colby 1883–1883
      2. 2. Julia (Murrel) Colby 1893–1894
      3. 3. Mary (Ellen) Colby 1887–1906
      4. 4. Millie (Lusetta) Colby 1895–1903
      5. 5. Ruby Colby 1904–1906
      6. 6. Isaac (Ransford) Colby 1878–1962 m. Carrie (Victoria) Nelson 1881–1929 m. Ruby Keller 1896–1985
      7. 7. John (Henry) Colby 1885–1922 m. Phebe (Estella) Lazenby 1883–1920 m. Bertha (Maria) Lazenby 1886–1946 m. Matilda (Frances) Marmon 1888–1905
      8. 8. Edwin (Leroy) Colby 1898–1970 m. Lucy Alvey 1899–1969
      9. 9. Jacob (Elisha) Colby 1882–1939 m. Martha (Etta) Robinson 1887–1964
      10. 10. Margaret (Elizabeth) Colby 1880–1961 m. Peter (Samuel) Gurr 1875–1940
      11. 11. Rebecca (Pearl) Colby 1890–1970 m. John (Thomas) Lazenby 1877–1926
        1. 1. Son Lazenby 1922–1922
        2. 2. Son Lazenby 1922–1922
        3. 3. Mary Lazenby 1921–2000 m. Glen (Randall) Boulton 1924–2012
        4. 4. Margaret Lazenby 1916–1998 m. Clarence (Franklin) Atkinson 1913–1996
        5. 5. Ruby (Elizabeth) Lazenby 1911–1998 m. David (Donnella) Kendall 1905–1938 m. Myron (Harold) Barzee 1913–1998 m. Parley (Harrison) Marsh 1908–1984
        6. 6. Ester Lazenby 1914–2012 m. Lynn (Whittier) Dickey 1905–1991
        7. 7. Adeline Lazenby 1924–2005 m. Jay (Laverl) Worsley 1921–1985
        8. 8. Moroni Lazenby 1921–2001 m. Helen (Leona) Brown 1926–1991
        9. 9. Randall (Colby) Lazenby 1918–2000 m. Carol (Jean) Mills 1923–1996 m. Frankie (Louise) Wyatt 1927–2006
        10. 10. John (Ransford) Lazenby 1909–1984 m. Susie (Irene) Endicott 1905–1944 m. Pearl (Elizabeth) Clift 1912–1968 m. Eleh (Lenore) Thompson 1915–2001
    2. 2. Jacob Colby 1850–1851
    3. 3. Martha Colby 1849–1851
    4. 4. Margaret (Cynthia) Colby 1852–1854
    5. 5. Cynthia Colby 1850–1851
    6. 6. Jacob (Alanson) Colby 1856–1871
    7. 7. Miriam Colby 1865–1870
    8. 8. Charles (William) Colby 1868–1870
    9. 9. Mary (Elizabeth) Colby 1859–1932 m. Anders (Peter Andersen) Udsen 1856–1934
    10. 10. Sarah (Melissa) Colby 1872–1898
    11. 11. Abraham (Thomas) Colby 1858–1919 m. Juliaette Minchey 1871–1963
    12. 12. Hannah Colby 1847–1932 m. Henry (Alanson) Teeples 1843–1904
    13. 13. James (Henry) Colby 1870–1941 m. Lois (Virginia) Twitchell 1872–1958

Abner Colby's Timeline

3 Records

1765
1765
Birth of Abner Colby in Merrimack, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, British Colonial America
Merrimack, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, British Colonial America
1827
1827
Age 62
Burial of Abner Colby
None
1827
12 DEC 1827
Age 62
Death of Abner Colby in Ohio, United States
Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: Merrimack, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1827

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 DEC 1827
    Event Place: Ohio, United States
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