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Charles Edwin Colton 1834–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Oct 1834

Birth Location: Shelby Township, Macomb County, Michigan, United States of America

Death Date: 23 Nov 1916

Death Location: Burbank, Los Angeles, California

Father: Philander COLTON

Mother: Polly MERRILL

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Charles Edwin Colton was born in 1834 in Shelby Township, Macomb County, Michigan, United States of America, the child of Philander Colton And Polly Matilda Merrill. In 1850, Charles Edwin Colton resided in Utah, Utah Territory, USA. Charles Edwin Colton passed away in 1916 in Burbank, Los Angeles, California.

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Biography

  • Charles Edwin Colton was born in 1834 in Shelby Township, Macomb County, Michigan, United States of America, the child of Philander Colton And Polly Matilda Merrill.
  • In 1850, Charles Edwin Colton resided in Utah, Utah Territory, USA.
  • Charles Edwin Colton passed away in 1916 in Burbank, Los Angeles, California.

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Charles Colton's Ancestors

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Charles Colton
1834–1916
Birth Place: Shelby Township, Macomb County, Michigan, United States of America
Parents
Philander COLTON
1811–1891
Clarence Hollow, Erie, New York, United States
Polly (Matilda) MERRILL
1816–1891
Smithfield, Madison, New York, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Jared) Merrill
1780–1878
Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Phebe (Odle) Merrill
1788–1862
Cambridge, Washington Co., New York
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Charles Colton's Timeline

3 Records

1834
26 Oct 1834
Birth of Charles Edwin Colton in Shelby Township, Macomb County, Michigan, United States of America
Shelby Township, Macomb County, Michigan, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 16
Charles Edwin Colton resided here in Utah, Utah Territory, USA
Utah, Utah Territory, USA
1916
23 Nov 1916
Age 82
Death of Charles Edwin Colton in Burbank, Los Angeles, California
Burbank, Los Angeles, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1834
    Event Place: Shelby Township, Macomb County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Utah, Utah Territory; Roll: 919; Page: 134a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Utah, Utah Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Utah, Utah Territory; Roll: 919; Page: 134a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1916
    Event Place: Burbank, Los Angeles, California

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