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Mary Jane Colby 1862–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Sep 1862

Birth Location: Moose River, Maine

Death Date: 5 May 1951

Death Location: Callaway, Custer County, Nebraska, United States of America

Father: Spencer COLBY

Mother: Josephine Churchill

Spouse(s): Edmund Sr.

Children(s): Samuel Lichtenberger, Eliza Lichtenberger, Edmund Jr., Roy Lichtenberger, Josephine Lichtenberger

Mary Jane Colby was born in 1862 in Moose River, Maine, the child of Spencer Colby And Josephine Churchill. Mary Jane Colby married Edmund Kimball Lichtenberger Sr, and had children including Edmund Kimball Lichtenberger Jr, Eliza Adelia Lichtenberger, Josephine Josie Lichtenberger, Roy Winsolw Lichtenberger, Samuel Ringgold Lichtenberger. Mary Jane Colby passed away in 1951 in Callaway, Custer County, Nebraska, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary Jane Colby was born in 1862 in Moose River, Maine, the child of Spencer Colby And Josephine Churchill.
  • Mary Jane Colby married Edmund Kimball Lichtenberger Sr, and had children including Edmund Kimball Lichtenberger Jr, Eliza Adelia Lichtenberger, Josephine Josie Lichtenberger, Roy Winsolw Lichtenberger, Samuel Ringgold Lichtenberger.
  • Mary Jane Colby passed away in 1951 in Callaway, Custer County, Nebraska, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Colby's Ancestors

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Mary Colby
1862–1951
Birth Place: Moose River, Maine
Parents
Spencer COLBY
1835–1914
Embden, Somerset, Maine
Josephine Churchill
1832–1907
Moose River, Somerset, Maine
Grandparents
Ambrose Colby
1781–1839
Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine, United States of America
Almira Holden
1798–1865
Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Asa (Emery) Churchill
1805–1847
Bingham, Somerset Co, ME
Mary Holden
1813–1878
Anson, Somerset County, Maine, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Colby
1750–1816
Elizabeth Foye
1741–1832
Samuel Holden
1772–1858
Jane Farnsworth
1776–1859
Daniel Churchill
1778–1850
Lucy Fletcher
1779–1860
Samuel Holden
1772–1858
Jane Farnsworth
1776–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
ISAAC COLBY
1712–1785
Sarah Davis
1714–1755
Robert FOYE
1718–1806
Elizabeth Seavey
1722–1760
Jabez Capt
1735–1787
Rachel Farnsworth
1738–1829
Jonas Farnsworth
1748–1805
Jane Delap
1752–1826
Joseph Churchill
1744–1828
Elizabeth Cotton
1746–1826
William Jr.
1742–1806
Sarah Parrot
1739–1831
Jabez CAPT.
1735–1787
Rachel Farnsworth
1738–1829
Jonas Farnsworth
1748–1805
Jane Delap
1752–1826

Mary Colby's Descendants

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Mary (Jane) Colby (17 Sep 1862–5 May 1951) m. Edmund (Kimball Lichtenberger) Sr. (8 Apr 1851–14 October 1941)
  1. 1. Samuel (Ringgold) Lichtenberger 1888–1955 m. Lillie (M.) Judson 1898–1952
    1. 1. Hazel (Harriet) Lichtenberger 1916–2006 m. Stanley (Clayton) Leibhart 1916–1972
      1. 1. Florine (Leibhart) (Roeder) 1941–2018 m. Dennis (James) Roeder 1944–2008 m. Bob (Lee) Jeffries 1938–2017
      2. 2. Ronald Leibhart –2024
    2. 2. Ione (C.) Krusell 1919–2006
    3. 3. Don (LeRoy) Lichtenberger 1933–1933
    4. 4. Ida (May) Leonard 1922–2013
    5. 5. Evelyn (W) Lichtenberger 1917–1987
    6. 6. Jay (Edward) LICHTENBERGER 1931–2022
    7. 7. Hazel (H) Lichtenberger 1917–
    8. 8. Ida (M) Lichtenberger 1922–
  2. 2. Eliza (Adelia) Lichtenberger 1887–1984
  3. 3. Edmund (Kimball Lichtenberger) Jr. 1892–1972
  4. 4. Roy (Winsolw) Lichtenberger 1896–1970
  5. 5. Josephine ("Josie") Lichtenberger 1898–1994

Mary Colby's Timeline

2 Records

1862
17 Sep 1862
Birth of Mary Jane Colby in Moose River, Maine
Moose River, Maine
1951
5 May 1951
Age 89
Death of Mary Jane Colby in Callaway, Custer County, Nebraska, USA
Callaway, Custer County, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1862
    Event Place: Moose River, Maine
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1951
    Event Place: Callaway, Custer County, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Callaway, Custer County, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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