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Ambrose Colby 1781–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Sep 1781

Birth Location: Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, United States

Death Date: 26 Mar 1839

Death Location: Embden, Somerset, Maine

Father: Corpl. Colby*

Mother: Elizabeth Foye*

Spouse(s): Almira Holden, Anna McPhearson

Children(s): Spencer Colby

Ambrose Colby was born in 1781 in Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, United States, the child of Corpl Benjamin Colby And Elizabeth Rebecca Foye. Ambrose Colby married Almira Holden, Anna Mcphearson, and had children including Spencer Colby. Ambrose Colby passed away in 1839 in Embden, Somerset, Maine.

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Biography

  • Ambrose Colby was born in 1781 in Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, United States, the child of Corpl Benjamin Colby And Elizabeth Rebecca Foye.
  • Ambrose Colby married Almira Holden, Anna Mcphearson, and had children including Spencer Colby.
  • Ambrose Colby passed away in 1839 in Embden, Somerset, Maine.

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Ambrose Colby's Ancestors

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Ambrose Colby
1781–1839
Birth Place: Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, United States
Parents
Corpl. Benjamin Colby*
1750–1843
Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine
Elizabeth (Rebecca) Foye*
1750–1834
Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, United States
Grandparents
Capt. (Benjamin Colby) 1st
1723–1766
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Betty CARR
1709–
Robert Foye
1718–1806
Kittery, York, Maine, United States
Elizabeth Sevey
1722–1760
Kittery, York, Maine, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ambrose Colby
1700–1778
Elizabeth Lawrence
1702–1790
Robert CARR
1685–1752
Hannah Elliot
1702–1750
Robert Foye
1691–1724
Hannah McKenney
1702–1736
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Colby
1671–1746
Dorothy Ambrose
1673–1759
Robert McKenney
1667–1725
Rebecca Sparks
1670–1724

Ambrose Colby's Descendants

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Ambrose Colby (25 Sep 1781–26 Mar 1839) m. Almira Holden (31 November 1798–21 May 1865) m. Anna McPhearson (1785–March 3, 1822)
  1. 1. Spencer Colby 1835–1914 m. Josephine Churchill 1832–1907
    1. 1. Mary (J) Colby 1863–1951 m. Edmund (Kimball Lichtenberger) Sr 1851–1941
      1. 1. Samuel (Ringgold) Litchenberger 1888–1955 m. Lillie (May) Judson 1898–1952
        1. 1. Hazel (H) Litchenberger 1916–2006 m. Stanley (Clayton) Leibhart 1916–1972 m. Stanley (Clayton) Leibhart 1916–1972
        2. 2. Ida (May Lichtenberger) (Leonard) 1922–2013
        3. 3. Evelyn (Willow) Lichtenberger 1917–1987
        4. 4. Don (LeRoy) Lichtenberger 1933–1933
        5. 5. Ione (D) Lichtenberger 1919–2006
        6. 6. Evelyn (W) Lichtenberger 1918–1987
        7. 7. Jane (C) Lichtenberger 1920–
        8. 8. Ione (D) Lichtenberger 1919–2006
        9. 9. Ida (M) Lichtenberger 1922–2013
        10. 10. Hazel (Harriet) Leibhart 1916–2006
      2. 2. Eliza (A) Lichtenberger 1887–
      3. 3. Roy (W) Lichtenberger 1896–
      4. 4. Edmund (K) Lichtenberger 1892–
      5. 5. Josie Lichtenberger 1898–

Ambrose Colby's Timeline

2 Records

1781
25 Sep 1781
Birth of Ambrose Colby in Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, United States
Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, United States
1839
26 Mar 1839
Age 58
Death of Ambrose Colby in Embden, Somerset, Maine
Embden, Somerset, Maine

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1781
    Event Place: Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1839
    Event Place: Embden, Somerset, Maine

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