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Roy Lynn Colby 1885–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Dec 1885

Birth Location: Shiawassee, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 30 Apr 1956

Death Location: New Lothrop, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA

Father: Rudolph Colby

Mother: Georgina Sergeant

Spouse(s): Ruth Parmenter, Mary Martin

Children(s): Roy Colby, Wayne Colby, Rudolph Colby, Grace Colby, Joseph Colby

The story of Roy Lynn Colby began in 1885 in Shiawassee, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA. Roy Lynn Colby married Mary Elizabeth Martin, Ruth Elizabeth Parmenter, and had children including Grace Jeanette Colby, Joseph W Colby, Roy Lynn Colby, Rudolph James Colby, Wayne A Colby. Roy Lynn Colby passed away in 1956 in New Lothrop, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Roy Lynn Colby began in 1885 in Shiawassee, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA.
  • Roy Lynn Colby married Mary Elizabeth Martin, Ruth Elizabeth Parmenter, and had children including Grace Jeanette Colby, Joseph W Colby, Roy Lynn Colby, Rudolph James Colby, Wayne A Colby.
  • Roy Lynn Colby passed away in 1956 in New Lothrop, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rudolph Colby
1855–1943
Birth Location: Shiawassee, Michigan, USA
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Georgina Sergeant
1861–1952
Birth Location: Shiawassee, Michigan, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Parmenter
1886–1927
Birth Location: Shia Twp Shiawassee County, Michigan
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Mary Martin
1901–
Birth Location: Corning, Adams, Iowa, USA
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Children(s)

Roy Colby
1917–2007
Birth Location: Corunna, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA
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Wayne Colby
1910–1990
Birth Location: Shiawassee, Michigan, USA
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Rudolph Colby
1915–1973
Birth Location: Corunna, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA
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Grace Colby
1921–2004
Birth Location: Owosso, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA
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Joseph Colby
1925–2014
Birth Location: Shiawassee, Michigan, USA
JC

Roy Colby's Ancestors

Self
Roy Colby
1885–1956
Birth Place: Shiawassee, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA
Parents
Rudolph James Colby
1855–1943
Shiawassee, Michigan, USA
Georgina Sergeant
1861–1952
Shiawassee, Michigan, USA
Grandparents
Collins Sergeant
1820–
New York, USA
Minerva Lemon
1826–
New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hannah Harkness
1773–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathan Harkness
1745–1822
Hannah Buffum
1749–1773

Roy Colby's Descendants

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Roy (Lynn) Colby (9 Dec 1885–30 Apr 1956) m. Ruth (Elizabeth) Parmenter (30 Oct 1886–14 Sep 1927) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Martin (13 Sep 1901–)
  1. 1. Roy (Lynn) Colby 1917–2007 m. Gladys (Martha) Murphy 1918–1972 m. Julia (Rita Sadowski) (Logeman) 1926–2014
  2. 2. Wayne (A) Colby 1910–1990
  3. 3. Rudolph (James) Colby 1915–1973
  4. 4. Grace (Jeanette) Colby 1921–2004
  5. 5. Joseph (W) Colby 1925–2014

Roy Colby's Timeline

2 Records

1885
9 Dec 1885
Birth of Roy Lynn Colby in Shiawassee, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA
Shiawassee, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA
1956
30 Apr 1956
Age 71
Death of Roy Lynn Colby in New Lothrop, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA
New Lothrop, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1885
    Event Place: Shiawassee, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1956
    Event Place: New Lothrop, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA
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