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Ambrose Colby 1781–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 September 1781

Birth Location: Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine, United States of America

Death Date: 26 Mar 1839

Death Location: Embden, Somerset, Maine, United States

Father: Benjamin Colby

Mother: Elizabeth Foye

Spouse(s): Almira Holden

Children(s): Spencer COLBY

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

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Biography

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

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Ambrose Colby's Ancestors

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Ambrose Colby
1781–1839
Birth Place: Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine, United States of America
Parents
Benjamin Colby
1750–1816
Haverhill, Massachusetts
Elizabeth (L) Foye
1741–1832
Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Grandparents
ISAAC COLBY
1712–1785
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah Davis
1714–1755
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Robert FOYE
1718–1806
Kittery,,Maine,USA
Elizabeth Seavey
1722–1760
Kittery, York, Maine, United States
Great-Grandparents
Anthony Colby
1668–1734
Mary Currier
1675–1719
William Davis
1674–1753
Mary *
1678–1747
Robert Foye
1691–1724
Hannah McKenney
1702–1736
Thomas Seavey
1695–1739
Hannah Knight
1700–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Martha Colby
1649–1730
Mary Hardy
1639–1713
James Foye
1665–1719
Grace Foy
1669–1715
Robert McKenney
1667–1725
Rebecca Sparks
1671–1724
William Jr
1648–1733
Hannah Jackson-Seavey
1663–1748
Nathan Knight
1667–1746
Mary ++
1671–1749

Ambrose Colby's Descendants

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Ambrose Colby (25 September 1781–26 Mar 1839) m. Almira Holden (21 December 1798–21 May 1865)
  1. 1. Spencer COLBY 1835–1914 m. Josephine Churchill 1832–1907
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) Colby 1862–1951 m. Edmund (Kimball Lichtenberger) Sr. 1851–1941
      1. 1. Samuel (Ringgold) Lichtenberger 1888–1955 m. Lillie (M.) Judson 1898–1952
        1. 1. Hazel (Harriet) Lichtenberger 1916–2006 m. Stanley (Clayton) Leibhart 1916–1972
        2. 2. Ione (C.) Krusell 1919–2006
        3. 3. Don (LeRoy) Lichtenberger 1933–1933
        4. 4. Ida (May) Leonard 1922–2013
        5. 5. Evelyn (W) Lichtenberger 1917–1987
        6. 6. Jay (Edward) LICHTENBERGER 1931–2022
        7. 7. Hazel (H) Lichtenberger 1917–
        8. 8. Ida (M) Lichtenberger 1922–
      2. 2. Eliza (Adelia) Lichtenberger 1887–1984
      3. 3. Edmund (Kimball Lichtenberger) Jr. 1892–1972
      4. 4. Roy (Winsolw) Lichtenberger 1896–1970
      5. 5. Josephine ("Josie") Lichtenberger 1898–1994

Ambrose Colby's Timeline

2 Records

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

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 September 1781
    Event Place: Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine, United States of America

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

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