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Jacob Ransford Colby 1821–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 JAN 1821

Birth Location: Sardinia, Erie Co., NY, USA

Death Date: 1907

Death Location: Sigurd, Sevier Co., UT, USA

Father: Abner Colby

Mother: Cynthia Galpin

Spouse(s): Margaret Simpson

Children(s):

Jacob Ransford Colby was born in 1821 in Sardinia, Erie Co., NY, USA, the child of Abner Colby And Cynthia Galpin. Jacob Ransford Colby married Hannah Child, Margaret Simpson. Jacob Ransford Colby passed away in 1907 in Sigurd, Sevier Co., UT, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Ransford Colby was born in 1821 in Sardinia, Erie Co., NY, USA, the child of Abner Colby And Cynthia Galpin.
  • Jacob Ransford Colby married Hannah Child, Margaret Simpson.
  • Jacob Ransford Colby passed away in 1907 in Sigurd, Sevier Co., UT, USA.

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Jacob Colby's Ancestors

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Jacob Colby
1821–1907
Birth Place: Sardinia, Erie Co., NY, USA
Parents
Abner Colby
1765–1827
Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, USA
Cynthia Galpin
–1821
New York City, New York Co., NY, USA
Grandparents
Ezekiel Colby
1739–1791
Rumford, Washington Co., VT, USA
Sally Fowler
1743–
Accomack Co., VA, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathan Colby
1710–
Hannah Worthen
1716–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Colby
1680–1753
Ann Bartlett
1684–1721

Jacob Colby's Timeline

3 Records

1821
1 JAN 1821
Birth of Jacob Ransford Colby in Sardinia, Erie Co., NY, USA
Sardinia, Erie Co., NY, USA
1907
15 NOV 1907
Age 86
Death of Jacob Ransford Colby in Sigurd, Sevier Co., UT, USA
Sigurd, Sevier Co., UT, USA
1907
1907
Age 86
Burial of Jacob Ransford Colby in Sigurd, Sevier Co., UT, USA
Sigurd, Sevier Co., UT, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 JAN 1821
    Event Place: Sardinia, Erie Co., NY, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 NOV 1907
    Event Place: Sigurd, Sevier Co., UT, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1907
    Event Place: Sigurd, Sevier Co., UT, USA

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