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Dorothy Avalon Colby 1922–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1922

Birth Location: McHenry, Illinois

Death Date: 23 Apr 2000

Death Location: Crystal Lake, McHenry, Illinois

Father: Earl Colby

Mother: Hazel Fryer

Spouse(s): Walter Feltz

Children(s):

Dorothy Avalon Colby was born in 1922 in McHenry, Illinois, the child of Earl Henry Colby And Hazel Belle Fryer. Dorothy Avalon Colby married Walter E Feltz. Dorothy Avalon Colby passed away in 2000 in Crystal Lake, McHenry, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Avalon Colby was born in 1922 in McHenry, Illinois, the child of Earl Henry Colby And Hazel Belle Fryer.
  • Dorothy Avalon Colby married Walter E Feltz.
  • Dorothy Avalon Colby passed away in 2000 in Crystal Lake, McHenry, Illinois.

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Dorothy Colby's Ancestors

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Dorothy Colby
1922–2000
Birth Place: McHenry, Illinois
Parents
Earl Henry Colby
1881–1964
Nundra, McHenry, Illinois, United States
Hazel (Belle) Fryer
1889–1982
Doland, South Dakota
Grandparents
Ora (C.) Colby
1837–1916
Danville, Caledonia, Vermont, USA
Emma (Ezilda) Colby
1843–1927
Nundra, McHenry, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Webster Colby
1820–1850
Abigail Smith
1822–1907
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abijah Smith
1791–1861
Thankful Griswold
1795–1872

Dorothy Colby's Timeline

2 Records

1922
18 Mar 1922
Birth of Dorothy Avalon Colby in McHenry, Illinois
McHenry, Illinois
2000
23 Apr 2000
Age 78
Death of Dorothy Avalon Colby in Crystal Lake, McHenry, Illinois
Crystal Lake, McHenry, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1922
    Event Place: McHenry, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Apr 2000
    Event Place: Crystal Lake, McHenry, Illinois

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