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Jacob Ebenezer Colby 1797–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 MAY 1797

Birth Location: Bradford, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States

Death Date: 20 FEB 1871

Death Location: Sunapee, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States

Father: Ebenezer Colby

Mother: Sarah Barnard

Spouse(s): Susan Davis

Children(s): Celestia Colby

The story of Jacob Ebenezer Colby began in 1797 in Bradford, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States. Jacob Ebenezer Colby married Susan Davis, and had children including Celestia Jane Colby. Jacob Ebenezer Colby passed away in 1871 in Sunapee, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Ebenezer Colby began in 1797 in Bradford, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States.
  • Jacob Ebenezer Colby married Susan Davis, and had children including Celestia Jane Colby.
  • Jacob Ebenezer Colby passed away in 1871 in Sunapee, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ebenezer Colby
1745–1821
Birth Location: Rumford, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
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Sarah Barnard
1768–1815
Birth Location: Newton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
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Spouses(s)

Susan Davis
1810–1892
Birth Location: Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire,USA
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Children(s)

Celestia Colby
1840–1914
Birth Location: New Boston, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
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Jacob Colby's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Colby
1797–1871
Birth Place: Bradford, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States
Parents
Ebenezer Colby
1745–1821
Rumford, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
Sarah Barnard
1768–1815
Newton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Grandparents
Elizabeth (Hoyt) "Betty"
1730–1790
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Colby's Descendants

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Jacob (Ebenezer) Colby (10 MAY 1797–20 FEB 1871) m. Susan Davis (abt 1810–06 Apr 1892)
  1. 1. Celestia (Jane) Colby 1840–1914 m. Lewis (Henry) Wells 1850–1927
    1. 1. Margaret (Amelia “Margie” Wells) Farmer 1878–1972 m. George (Edward) Farmer 1879–1944
      1. 1. Eldred (George) Farmer 1905–1924
      2. 2. Dorothy (Celestia Farmer) Sowell 1906–1986 m. Thomas (John Sowell) Sr 1893–1983
        1. 1. Margaret (Mary Sowell) Bourbeau 1926–2018

Jacob Colby's Timeline

2 Records

1797
10 MAY 1797
Birth of Jacob Ebenezer Colby in Bradford, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States
Bradford, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States
1871
20 FEB 1871
Age 74
Death of Jacob Ebenezer Colby in Sunapee, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States
Sunapee, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 MAY 1797
    Event Place: Bradford, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 FEB 1871
    Event Place: Sunapee, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States
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