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Deacon Thomas Colby 1667–1738 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1667

Birth Location: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 25 Dec 1738

Death Location: Merrimac, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: John Colby

Mother: Frances Hoyt

Spouse(s): Mary Colby

Children(s): Timothy COLBY

Deacon Thomas Colby was born in 1667 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of John Anthony Colby And Frances Hoyt. Deacon Thomas Colby married Mary Colby, and had children including Timothy Colby. Deacon Thomas Colby passed away in 1738 in Merrimac, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Deacon Thomas Colby was born in 1667 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of John Anthony Colby And Frances Hoyt.
  • Deacon Thomas Colby married Mary Colby, and had children including Timothy Colby.
  • Deacon Thomas Colby passed away in 1738 in Merrimac, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Colby
1633–1674
Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Frances Hoyt
1635–1721
Birth Location: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Colby
1671–1735
Birth Location: Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA
MC

Children(s)

Timothy COLBY
1698–1756
Birth Location: Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts
TC

Deacon Colby's Ancestors

Self
Deacon Colby
1667–1738
Birth Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
John Anthony Colby
1633–1674
Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Frances Hoyt
1635–1721
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Deacon Colby's Descendants

1.
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Deacon (Thomas) Colby (1667–25 Dec 1738) m. Mary Colby (5 February 1671–21 Oct 1735)
  1. 1. Timothy COLBY 1698–1756 m. Hannah Heath 1696–1762
    1. 1. Rhoda Colby 1719–1765 m. Nathan Goodwin 1714–1790
      1. 1. Theophilus Goodwin 1753–1798 m. Abigail Adams 1750–1836
        1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betty") Goodwin 1780–1872 m. Abijah Bruce 1780–1866

Deacon Colby's Timeline

2 Records

1667
1667
Birth of Deacon Thomas Colby in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1738
25 Dec 1738
Age 71
Death of Deacon Thomas Colby in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1667
    Event Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1738
    Event Place: Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Merrimac, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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