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Hester Lois Colby 1740–1775 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1740

Birth Location: Amesbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, Colonial America

Death Date: 1775

Death Location: Meredith, Belknap Co., New Hampshire, Colonial America

Father: Elias bm-

Mother: Hannah Pressey

Spouse(s): Jacob Eaton

Children(s): Benjamin Sr.

Hester Lois Colby was born in 1740 in Amesbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, Colonial America, the child of Elias Colby Bm And Hannah Pressey. Hester Lois Colby married Jacob Eaton, and had children including Benjamin Eaton Sr. Hester Lois Colby passed away in 1775 in Meredith, Belknap Co., New Hampshire, Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Hester Lois Colby was born in 1740 in Amesbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, Colonial America, the child of Elias Colby Bm And Hannah Pressey.
  • Hester Lois Colby married Jacob Eaton, and had children including Benjamin Eaton Sr.
  • Hester Lois Colby passed away in 1775 in Meredith, Belknap Co., New Hampshire, Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elias bm-
1696–1740
Birth Location: Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Eb
Hannah Pressey
1696–1740
Birth Location: Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
HP

Spouses(s)

Jacob Eaton
1735–1810
Birth Location: Hampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
JE

Children(s)

Benjamin Sr.
1755–1836
Birth Location: Hampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
BS

Hester Colby's Ancestors

Self
Hester Colby
1740–1775
Birth Place: Amesbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, Colonial America
Parents
Elias Colby bm-
1696–1740
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Hannah Pressey
1696–1740
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
William Pressey
1671–1737
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
SUSANNA JAMESON
1672–1740
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Pressey
1638–1707
Betty (Pressey)
1645–1671
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN {Immigrant}
1610–
CHARLENE {Immigrant}
1610–
Rev. D
1622–1645
ANNE {Immigrant}
1626–1681

Hester Colby's Descendants

1.
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Hester (Lois) Colby (4 May 1740–1775) m. Jacob Eaton (1735–16 May 1810)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Eaton) Sr. 1755–1836 m. Malinda (Phoebe) Squire 1758–1845
    1. 1. Stephen (H) Eaton 1784–1848 m. Charity (Arnold) Eaton 1787–1854
      1. 1. Thomas (Hardy Eaton) Rev 1817–1888 m. Eliza (Jane) Graham 1820–1888
        1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Eaton 1851–1909 m. Linnia (Pauline) Tarver 1861–1947

Hester Colby's Timeline

2 Records

1740
4 May 1740
Birth of Hester Lois Colby in Amesbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, Colonial America
Amesbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, Colonial America
1775
1775
Age 35
Death of Hester Lois Colby in Meredith, Belknap Co., New Hampshire, Colonial America
Meredith, Belknap Co., New Hampshire, Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1740
    Event Place: Amesbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: Meredith, Belknap Co., New Hampshire, Colonial America
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