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Paul Earl Colby 1923 – 1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Nov 1923

Birth Location: McHenry, Illinois

Death Date: Feb 1945

Death Location: Germany

Father: Earl Colby

Mother: Hazel Fryer

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Paul Earl Colby was born in 1923 in McHenry, Illinois, the child of Earl Henry Colby and Hazel Belle Fryer. Paul Earl Colby passed away in 1945 in Germany.

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Biography

  • Paul Earl Colby was born in 1923 in McHenry, Illinois, the child of Earl Henry Colby and Hazel Belle Fryer.
  • Paul Earl Colby passed away in 1945 in Germany.

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Paul Colby's Ancestors

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Paul Colby
1923 – 1945
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

Paul Colby's Timeline

2 Records

1923
10 Nov 1923
Birth of Paul Earl Colby in McHenry, Illinois
McHenry, Illinois
1945
Feb 1945
Age 22
Death of Paul Earl Colby in Germany
Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1923
    Event Place: McHenry, Illinois
    Record Source: Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1945
    Event Place: Germany
    Record Source: Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2011

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2011

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