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Ambrose Colby 1700–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1700

Birth Location: Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 2 May 1778

Death Location: Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, United States

Father: Samuel Colby

Mother: Dorothy Ambrose

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lawrence

Children(s): Capt. 1st, Spencer Colby, Ambrose Colby, Elizabeth Colby, Samuel Colby, Dorothy Colby, Abigail Colby, Anna Colby

Ambrose Colby was born in 1700 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Samuel Colby And Dorothy Ambrose. Ambrose Colby married Elizabeth Betty Lawrence, and had children including Abigail Warde Colby, Ambrose Colby, Anna Colby, Capt Benjamin Colby 1St, Dorothy Colby, Elizabeth Colby, Samuel Colby, Spencer Colby. Ambrose Colby passed away in 1778 in Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, United States.

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Biography

  • Ambrose Colby was born in 1700 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Samuel Colby And Dorothy Ambrose.
  • Ambrose Colby married Elizabeth Betty Lawrence, and had children including Abigail Warde Colby, Ambrose Colby, Anna Colby, Capt Benjamin Colby 1St, Dorothy Colby, Elizabeth Colby, Samuel Colby, Spencer Colby.
  • Ambrose Colby passed away in 1778 in Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Colby
1671–1746
Birth Location: Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Dorothy Ambrose
1673–1759
Birth Location: Salisbury, MA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Lawrence
1702–1790
Birth Location: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Capt. 1st
1723–1766
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
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Spencer Colby
1725–1750
Birth Location: MA, USA
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Ambrose Colby
1727–
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Elizabeth Colby
1729–
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Samuel Colby
1731–
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Dorothy Colby
1733–
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Abigail Colby
1737–1778
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Anna Colby
1739–1820
Birth Location: Pownalborough, Lincoln, Maine, United States
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Ambrose Colby's Ancestors

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Ambrose Colby
1700–1778
Birth Place: Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Samuel Colby
1671–1746
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Dorothy Ambrose
1673–1759
Salisbury, MA
Grandparents
Samuel Colby
1638–1716
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Elizabeth Sargent
1648–1736
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Henry (Ambrose) Jr
1649–1724
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Susanna Worcester
1646–1730
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Anthony Colby
1605–1661
Susanna Haddon
1608–1689
William Sargent
1606–1675
Elizabeth Perkins*
1611–1670
William Worcester
1595–1662
Sarah Blake
1605–1650
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr
1567–1625
Anne Colby
1574–1681
Roger Sargent
1560–1649
Ellen Makerness
1564–1645
Richard (12ggf)
1576–1614
Katherine (12ggm)
1573–1609

Ambrose Colby's Descendants

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Ambrose Colby (11 May 1700–2 May 1778) m. Elizabeth (Betty) Lawrence (3 Oct 1702–1790)
  1. 1. Capt. (Benjamin Colby) 1st 1723–1766 m. Betty CARR 1709–
    1. 1. Corpl. (Benjamin) Colby* 1750–1843 m. Elizabeth (Rebecca) Foye* 1750–1834 m. Elizabeth ("Betsey") FOYE 1735–
      1. 1. Ambrose Colby 1781–1839 m. Almira Holden 1798–1865 m. Anna McPhearson 1785–1822
        1. 1. Spencer Colby 1835–1914 m. Josephine Churchill 1832–1907
  2. 2. Spencer Colby 1725–1750
  3. 3. Ambrose Colby 1727–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Colby 1729–
  5. 5. Samuel Colby 1731–
  6. 6. Dorothy Colby 1733–
  7. 7. Abigail (Warde) Colby 1737–1778
  8. 8. Anna Colby 1739–1820

Ambrose Colby's Timeline

2 Records

1700
11 May 1700
Birth of Ambrose Colby in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1778
2 May 1778
Age 78
Death of Ambrose Colby in Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, United States
Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1700
    Event Place: Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1778
    Event Place: Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, United States
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