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James Colby 1798–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Mar 1798

Birth Location: Corinth, Orange, Vermont

Death Date: 24 Jan 1871

Death Location: Oconomowoc, Waukesha, Wisconsin

Father: James Colby

Mother: Caity Brown

Spouse(s): Abigail Metcalf

Children(s): Esther Colby

James Colby was born in 1798 in Corinth, Orange, Vermont, the child of James Colby And Caity Brown. James Colby married Abigail Metcalf, and had children including Esther Patience Colby. James Colby passed away in 1871 in Oconomowoc, Waukesha, Wisconsin.

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Biography

  • James Colby was born in 1798 in Corinth, Orange, Vermont, the child of James Colby And Caity Brown.
  • James Colby married Abigail Metcalf, and had children including Esther Patience Colby.
  • James Colby passed away in 1871 in Oconomowoc, Waukesha, Wisconsin.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Colby
1771–1855
Birth Location: Canterbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire
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Caity Brown
1773–1798
Birth Location: New Hampshire
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Metcalf
1803–1887
Birth Location: Corinth, Orange County, Vermont
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Children(s)

Esther Colby
1830–1900
Birth Location: Leroy, Geauga, Ohio, USA
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James Colby's Ancestors

Self
James Colby
1798–1871
Birth Place: Corinth, Orange, Vermont
Parents
James Colby
1771–1855
Canterbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire
Caity Brown
1773–1798
New Hampshire
Grandparents
Brown
1748–
New Hampshire, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Colby's Descendants

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James Colby (30 Mar 1798–24 Jan 1871) m. Abigail Metcalf (3 Mar 1803–1887)
  1. 1. Esther (Patience) Colby 1830–1900 m. Gilbert (Elton) Claflin 1822–1879
    1. 1. Price (Colby) Claflin 1849–1914 m. Elizabeth Claflin 1849–1942
      1. 1. Harry (Edwards) Claflin 1875–1927 m. Eunice (Fern Copps) Claflin –1969
        1. 1. Florence (J) Claflin 1903–1998 m. Francis (Marion "Frank" Andrew) Herman 1898–1966

James Colby's Timeline

2 Records

1798
30 Mar 1798
Birth of James Colby in Corinth, Orange, Vermont
Corinth, Orange, Vermont
1871
24 Jan 1871
Age 73
Death of James Colby in Oconomowoc, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Oconomowoc, Waukesha, Wisconsin

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1798
    Event Place: Corinth, Orange, Vermont

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1871
    Event Place: Oconomowoc, Waukesha, Wisconsin
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