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Capt. Benjamin Colby 1st 1723–1766 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1723

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Death Date: abt 1766

Death Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Father: Ambrose Colby

Mother: Elizabeth Lawrence

Spouse(s): Betty CARR

Children(s): Corpl. Colby*

Capt. Benjamin Colby 1st was born in 1723 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, the child of Ambrose Colby And Elizabeth Betty Lawrence. Capt. Benjamin Colby 1st married Betty Carr, and had children including Corpl Benjamin Colby. Capt. Benjamin Colby 1st passed away in 1766 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Capt. Benjamin Colby 1st was born in 1723 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, the child of Ambrose Colby And Elizabeth Betty Lawrence.
  • Capt. Benjamin Colby 1st married Betty Carr, and had children including Corpl Benjamin Colby.
  • Capt. Benjamin Colby 1st passed away in 1766 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ambrose Colby
1700–1778
Birth Location: Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
AC
Elizabeth Lawrence
1702–1790
Birth Location: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
EL

Spouses(s)

Betty CARR
1709–
Birth Location: –
BC

Children(s)

Corpl. Colby*
1750–1843
Birth Location: Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine
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Capt. 1st's Ancestors

Self
Capt. 1st
1723–1766
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Parents
Ambrose Colby
1700–1778
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth (Betty) Lawrence
1702–1790
Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Samuel Colby
1671–1746
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Dorothy Ambrose
1673–1759
Salisbury, MA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Colby
1638–1716
Elizabeth Sargent
1648–1736
Henry Jr
1649–1724
Susanna Worcester
1646–1730
2nd-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

Capt. 1st's Descendants

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Capt. (Benjamin Colby) 1st (20 Oct 1723–abt 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
        1. 1. Mary (J) Colby 1863–1951 m. Edmund (Kimball Lichtenberger) Sr 1851–1941

Capt. 1st's Timeline

2 Records

1723
20 Oct 1723
Birth of Capt. Benjamin Colby 1st in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1766
abt 1766
Age 43
Death of Capt. Benjamin Colby 1st in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1723
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1766
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
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