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Lester Floyd Colby 1917 – 2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jun 1917

Birth Location: McHenry, Illinois

Death Date: 28 Jun 2001

Death Location: Hollywood, Broward, Florida

Father: Earl Colby

Mother: Hazel Fryer

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Lester Floyd Colby was born in 1917 in McHenry, Illinois, the child of Earl Henry Colby and Hazel Belle Fryer. In 1920, Lester Floyd Colby resided in Dorr, McHenry, Illinois. Lester Floyd Colby passed away in 2001 in Hollywood, Broward, Florida.

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Biography

  • Lester Floyd Colby was born in 1917 in McHenry, Illinois, the child of Earl Henry Colby and Hazel Belle Fryer.
  • In 1920, Lester Floyd Colby resided in Dorr, McHenry, Illinois.
  • Lester Floyd Colby passed away in 2001 in Hollywood, Broward, Florida.

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Lester Colby's Ancestors

Self
Lester Colby
1917 – 2001
Birth Place: McHenry, Illinois
Parents
Earl Henry Colby
1881 – 1964
Nundra, McHenry, Illinois, United States
Hazel (Belle) Fryer
1889 – 1982
Doland, South Dakota
Grandparents
Ora (C.) Colby
1837 – 1916
Danville, Caledonia, Vermont, USA
Emma (Ezilda) Colby
1843 – 1927
Nundra, McHenry, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Webster Colby
1820 – 1850
Abigail Smith
1822 – 1907
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abijah Smith
1791 – 1861
Thankful Griswold
1795 – 1872

Lester Colby's Timeline

3 Records

1917
25 Jun 1917
Birth of Lester Floyd Colby in McHenry, Illinois
McHenry, Illinois
1920
1920
Age 3
Lester Floyd Colby resided here in Dorr, McHenry, Illinois
Dorr, McHenry, Illinois
2001
28 Jun 2001
Age 84
Death of Lester Floyd Colby in Hollywood, Broward, Florida
Hollywood, Broward, Florida

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1917
    Event Place: McHenry, Illinois
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Dorr, McHenry, Illinois; Roll: T625_386; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 123; Image: 253

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Dorr, McHenry, Illinois
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Dorr, McHenry, Illinois; Roll: T625_386; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 123; Image: 253

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jun 2001
    Event Place: Hollywood, Broward, Florida

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