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Robert Colburn 1717–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Mar 1717

Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 19 Jul 1783

Death Location: Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States of America

Father: William Colburn

Mother: Margaret French

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Smith

Children(s): Benjamin Coburn

Robert Colburn was born in 1717 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of William Colburn And Margaret French. Robert Colburn married Elizabeth Smith, and had children including Benjamin Coburn, Ellas Colburn. Robert Colburn passed away in 1783 in Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Robert Colburn was born in 1717 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of William Colburn And Margaret French.
  • Robert Colburn married Elizabeth Smith, and had children including Benjamin Coburn, Ellas Colburn.
  • Robert Colburn passed away in 1783 in Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Colburn
1694–1774
Birth Location: Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Margaret French
1689–1774
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
MF

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Smith
1726–1814
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
ES

Children(s)

Benjamin Coburn
1755–1847
Birth Location: Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
BC

Robert Colburn's Ancestors

Self
Robert Colburn
1717–1783
Birth Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
William Colburn
1694–1774
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Margaret French
1689–1774
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Robert Colburn
1646–1701
Ipswich
Mary Bishop
1651–1742
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward Colborne
1618–1712
Hannah Moore
1625–1686
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Colburne
1593–1662

Robert Colburn's Descendants

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Robert Colburn (21 Mar 1717–19 Jul 1783) m. Elizabeth Smith (1726–14 Apr 1814)
  1. 1. Benjamin Coburn 1755–1847 m. Esther, (w. of Benjamin) COLBURN 1758–1804
    1. 1. Benjamin (Colburn) Jr 1779–1857 m. Martha Colburn 1779–1860
      1. 1. Mary Hardy 1809–1879 m. Capt (Benjamin Page) Hardy 1805–1871
        1. 1. Lavina Hardy 1834–1908
        2. 2. Mary (Angeline) Hardy 1836–1901
        3. 3. Harlan (Page) Hardy 1838–1851
        4. 4. Elvira Hardy 1840–1854
        5. 5. Soloman (Sanford) Hardy 1842–1876 m. Ellen (A.) Hardy 1848–1885
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Almelda) Hardy 1847–1851
        7. 7. Mark (Albert) Hardy 1849–1923
        8. 8. Benjamin Hardy 1834–1901 m. Clarissa 1845–1930
        9. 9. Clarina (L) Hardy 1845–1913
      2. 2. Rebecca Colburn 1815–1843
      3. 3. Nathaniel Colburn 1805–1861
      4. 4. Levi Colburn 1818–
      5. 5. Samuel Colburn 1805–1805
      6. 6. Sylvia Colburn 1811–1826
      7. 7. Eli Colburn 1806–
      8. 8. Moses Colburn 1807–1822

Robert Colburn's Timeline

5 Records

1717
16 January 1717
Birth of Robert Colburn in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1717
21 Mar 1717
Birth of Robert Colburn in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1746
21 Mar 1746
Age 29
Robert Colburn was married in Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
1783
9 Jul 1783
Age 66
Death of Robert Colburn in Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
1783
19 Jul 1783
Age 66
Death of Robert Colburn in Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 January 1717
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 351
    [2] New Hampshire, Death and Burial Records Index
    [3] Massachusetts, Town Birth Records
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogy of the Descendants of Edward ColburnCoburn; Came From England, 1635; Purchased Land in "

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1717
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1746
    Event Place: Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1783
    Event Place: Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 351
    [2] New Hampshire, Death and Burial Records Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogy of the Descendants of Edward ColburnCoburn; Came From England, 1635; Purchased Land in "

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1783
    Event Place: Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] New Hampshire, Death and Burial Records Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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