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Nehemiah William Colby 1770–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1770

Birth Location: Westport, Lincoln, Maine, USA

Death Date: 24 Apr 1844

Death Location: Westport, Lincoln, Maine, USA

Father: Henry Colby

Mother: Mary Herrenden

Spouse(s): Phebe Fink

Children(s): Phebe Colby

Nehemiah William Colby was born in 1770 in Westport, Lincoln, Maine, USA, the child of Henry M Colby And Mary Herrenden. Nehemiah William Colby married Phebe Fink, and had children including Phebe Colby. Nehemiah William Colby passed away in 1844 in Westport, Lincoln, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • Nehemiah William Colby was born in 1770 in Westport, Lincoln, Maine, USA, the child of Henry M Colby And Mary Herrenden.
  • Nehemiah William Colby married Phebe Fink, and had children including Phebe Colby.
  • Nehemiah William Colby passed away in 1844 in Westport, Lincoln, Maine, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Colby
1742–1805
Birth Location: South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire
HC
Mary Herrenden
1742–1805
Birth Location: Westport Island, Lincoln, Maine
MH

Spouses(s)

Phebe Fink
1778–1857
Birth Location: amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
PF

Children(s)

Phebe Colby
1799–1880
Birth Location: Westport, Lincoln, Maine, USA
PC

Nehemiah Colby's Ancestors

Self
Nehemiah Colby
1770–1844
Birth Place: Westport, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Parents
Henry M Colby
1742–1805
South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Mary Herrenden
1742–1805
Westport Island, Lincoln, Maine
Grandparents
Ruggles COLBY
1711–1782
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail DAVIS
1708–1795
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Putnam
1727–1764
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Deacon II
1682–1755
Sarah Miles
1686–1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Deacon I
1654–1747

Nehemiah Colby's Descendants

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Nehemiah (William) Colby (18 Apr 1770–24 Apr 1844) m. Phebe Fink (2 Oct 1778–14 Aug 1857)
  1. 1. Phebe Colby 1799–1880 m. William True 1806–1865
    1. 1. Catherine (Augusta) True 1826–1864 m. Ephraim (James) Blair 1819–1876
      1. 1. Hattie (Elvira) Blair 1859–1942 m. Myrick (S) Heath 1853–1929
        1. 1. Irving (Washington) HEATH 1882–1935 m. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Gordon 1879–1931
      2. 2. Winthrop (True) Blair 1853–1888 m. Katharine (Anne) McLeod 1850–1931
        1. 1. Lester (Ephraim) Blair 1876–1958 m. Janice (May) Savage 1881–1937
      3. 3. Katie (E) Blair 1877–1960 m. Forrest (Albert) Hunter 1872–1955

Nehemiah Colby's Timeline

2 Records

1770
18 Apr 1770
Birth of Nehemiah William Colby in Westport, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Westport, Lincoln, Maine, USA
1844
24 Apr 1844
Age 74
Death of Nehemiah William Colby in Westport, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Westport, Lincoln, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1770
    Event Place: Westport, Lincoln, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1844
    Event Place: Westport, Lincoln, Maine, USA
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