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George Colby 1850–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1850

Birth Location: Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 22 May 1897

Death Location: Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

Father: William Colby

Mother: Mary Nicholls

Spouse(s): Ellen Debeaux

Children(s): William Colby, Walter Colby, Thomas Colby, Albert Colby, Mary Colby, Ellen Colby, Catharine Colby, Lillian Colby, Fredrerick Colby

George Colby was born in 1850 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, the child of William Colby And Mary Ann Nicholls. George Colby married Ellen Helen Debeaux, and had children including Albert Colby, Catharine Kate Colby, Ellen Nellie Colby, Fredrerick Colby, Lillian Colby, Mary Ann Colby, Thomas Edward Colby, Walter Colby, William Henry Colby. George Colby passed away in 1897 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • George Colby was born in 1850 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, the child of William Colby And Mary Ann Nicholls.
  • George Colby married Ellen Helen Debeaux, and had children including Albert Colby, Catharine Kate Colby, Ellen Nellie Colby, Fredrerick Colby, Lillian Colby, Mary Ann Colby, Thomas Edward Colby, Walter Colby, William Henry Colby.
  • George Colby passed away in 1897 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Colby
1813–1878
Birth Location: England
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Mary Nicholls
1820–1885
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Ellen Debeaux
1849–
Birth Location: Montreal, Quebec
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Children(s)

William Colby
1880–1946
Birth Location: Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
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Walter Colby
1874–
Birth Location: Ontario
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Thomas Colby
1879–1944
Birth Location: Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
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Albert Colby
1881–
Birth Location: Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
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Mary Colby
1882–1939
Birth Location: Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
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Ellen Colby
1884–
Birth Location: Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
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Catharine Colby
1888–
Birth Location: Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
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Lillian Colby
1893–
Birth Location: Ontario
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Fredrerick Colby
1896–
Birth Location: Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
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George Colby's Ancestors

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George Colby
1850–1897
Birth Place: Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
Parents
William Colby
1813–1878
England
Mary (Ann) Nicholls
1820–1885
Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
William (John) Nicholls
1791–1881
Norfolk, England
Lucy Brooks
1789–1859
Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Colby's Descendants

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George Colby (6 May 1850–22 May 1897) m. Ellen ((Helen)) Debeaux (12 May 1849–)
  1. 1. William (Henry) Colby 1880–1946 m. Ada (Mary) White 1880–1947
    1. 1. Lekin Colby 1915–1956 m. Reginald (George) Ryall 1908–1969
      1. 1. Orlo (Edith) Ryall 1934–2010 m. Roy (Agar) Guest 1934–1989
        1. 1. Douglas Guest –2010
      2. 2. Maxine Ryall 1937–2011 m. George (Edward) Brandford 1925–1993
      3. 3. Baby Ryall 1940–1940
    2. 2. George (Russell) Colby 1907– m. Marguerite (Ann) Birchill 1909–1930 m. Lillian Jackson 1911–
      1. 1. Ronald ("Bud") Colby 1932–2009
    3. 3. Luse Colby 1911–1961 m. Margaret (Edna) McMillan 1914–1999 m. Irene (Gladys) Nevin 1917– m. Rita (Agnes) O'Neill 1914–1981
      1. 1. David (Charles Chester (born) Colby) 1933–1994
      2. 2. Patricia (Jane) Freeman 1939–2021 m. John (George) Donoval 1934–2016
    4. 4. Lillian (Maud) Colby 1901–1978 m. Frank (Thompson) Richardson 1897–
      1. 1. Frank (Thompson) Richardson 1921–2001
    5. 5. William (Alfred) Colby 1898–1946 m. Dorothy (Jean) Fisher 1918–1998 m. Margaret (Jane) Clarke 1889–1979
      1. 1. Margaret Colby 1928–1961 m. Harry Hewson 1917–1983
      2. 2. William Colby 1930–1991
  2. 2. Walter Colby 1874–
  3. 3. Thomas (Edward) Colby 1879–1944
  4. 4. Albert Colby 1881–
  5. 5. Mary (Ann) Colby 1882–1939
  6. 6. Ellen ((Nellie)) Colby 1884–
  7. 7. Catharine ((Kate)) Colby 1888–
  8. 8. Lillian Colby 1893–
  9. 9. Fredrerick Colby 1896–

George Colby's Timeline

2 Records

1850
6 May 1850
Birth of George Colby in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
1897
22 May 1897
Age 47
Death of George Colby in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1850
    Event Place: Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1897
    Event Place: Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
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