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William Colburn 1793–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 03, 1793

Birth Location: Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: Jun 14, 1869

Death Location: Loami, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

Father: Paul Colburn

Mother: Mehetibel Ball

Spouse(s): Achsa Phelps

Children(s): Abigail Colburn, John Colburn, Isaac Colburn, Clarissa Colburn, Frances Colburn, Mehitible Colburn, Samuel Colburn, Margaret Colburn, Daniel Colburn, William Colburn, Ebenezer Colburn, Levi Colburn, David Colburn, Infant Colburn, baby Colburn, Silas Colburn, Daniel Colburn

William Colburn was born in 1793 in Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Paul Colburn And Mehetibel Ball. William Colburn married Achsa Phelps, and had children including Abigail Colburn, Baby Colburn, Clarissa Colburn, Daniel A Woodworth Colburn, Daniel W Colburn, David P Colburn, Ebenezer Colburn, Frances Fanny Colburn, Infant Colburn, Isaac Colburn, John Taylor Colburn, Levi Otis Colburn, Margaret P Martha Colburn, Mehitible Colburn, Samuel Paul Colburn, Silas Colburn, William S Colburn. William Colburn passed away in 1869 in Loami, Sangamon, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • William Colburn was born in 1793 in Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Paul Colburn And Mehetibel Ball.
  • William Colburn married Achsa Phelps, and had children including Abigail Colburn, Baby Colburn, Clarissa Colburn, Daniel A Woodworth Colburn, Daniel W Colburn, David P Colburn, Ebenezer Colburn, Frances Fanny Colburn, Infant Colburn, Isaac Colburn, John Taylor Colburn, Levi Otis Colburn, Margaret P Martha Colburn, Mehitible Colburn, Samuel Paul Colburn, Silas Colburn, William S Colburn.
  • William Colburn passed away in 1869 in Loami, Sangamon, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Paul Colburn
1761–1825
Birth Location: Hillsboro, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
PC
Mehetibel Ball
1757–1820
Birth Location: Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
MB

Spouses(s)

Achsa Phelps
1796–1878
Birth Location: Hebron, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
AP

Children(s)

Abigail Colburn
1818–1900
Birth Location: Marietta, OH
AC
John Colburn
1840–1918
Birth Location: Loami, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
JC
Isaac Colburn
1827–1897
Birth Location: Loami, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
IC
Clarissa Colburn
1816–1884
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
CC
Frances Colburn
1820–
Birth Location: Marietta, Washington, Ohio, USA
FC
Mehitible Colburn
1821–1842
Birth Location: , Sangamon, Illinois, USA
MC
Samuel Colburn
1823–1883
Birth Location: Laomi, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
SC
Margaret Colburn
1825–1853
Birth Location: Loami, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
MC
Daniel Colburn
1829–1900
Birth Location: Loami, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
DC
William Colburn
1831–1879
Birth Location: , Sangamon, Illinois, USA
WC
Ebenezer Colburn
1833–1912
Birth Location: Loami, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
EC
Levi Colburn
1835–1930
Birth Location: Laomi, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
LC
David Colburn
1837–1913
Birth Location: , Sangamon, Illinois, USA
DC
Infant Colburn
1841–1841
Birth Location: , Sangamon, Illinois, USA
IC
baby Colburn
1842–1842
Birth Location: , Sangamon, Illinois, USA
bC
Silas Colburn
1842–1842
Birth Location: –
SC
Daniel Colburn
1829–1879
Birth Location: Sangamon County, IL
DC

William Colburn's Ancestors

Self
William Colburn
1793–1869
Birth Place: Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Paul Colburn
1761–1825
Hillsboro, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
Mehetibel Ball
1757–1820
Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
Grandparents
William (Colburn) Jr.
1726–1776
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail Wheeler
1727–1833
Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
Ebenezer Ball
1721–1790
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Sarah Gookin
1725–1780
Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Sr.
1689–1769
Margaret French
1687–1774
Peter Wheeler
1704–1772
Hannah Colburn
1710–1764
Edmund Gookin
1688–1740
Sarah Tucker
1696–1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph French
1649–1732
Elizabeth Knight
1655–1742
Daniel III
1650–1717
Elizabeth
1656–1691
Benjamin Tucker
1645–1713
Ann Payson
1651–1707

William Colburn's Descendants

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William Colburn (Jun 03, 1793–Jun 14, 1869) m. Achsa Phelps (Jul 09, 1796–Jan 31, 1878)
  1. 1. Abigail Colburn 1818–1900 m. Lawrence Underwood 1812–1883
    1. 1. Jesse (Thomas) Underwood 1847–1907 m. Abigail (M) Kinney 1844–1878 m. Sarah (E.) (Shoemaker) 1841–
      1. 1. Irene Underwood 1869–1940 m. Robert (Ira) Forrest 1867–1948
        1. 1. Milo (William) Forrest 1888–1965 m. Alice (Margaret) McConnell 1887–1963
        2. 2. Mary (Alice) Forrest 1889–1987 m. James (Edgar Campbell) Sr. 1886–1962
        3. 3. Jessie (Munson) Forrest 1894–1960 m. Hazel (I) Rice 1900–1978 m. Hazel (I) Rice 1900–1978
        4. 4. Frances (L) Forrest 1899–1973 m. Harry (Edward) Barnes 1894–1944
        5. 5. Elizabeth (J(Bessie)) Forrest 1897– m. Rodger (C) Miller 1891–
        6. 6. Robert (Carroll (Cad)) Forrest 1901–1970 m. Jean (Roberts) Forrest 1903–
        7. 7. Rebecca (C) Forrest 1904–1985 m. Elmer (Henry) Fehl 1892–1963
      2. 2. Edgar Underwood 1873–1940
      3. 3. Lucy Underwood 1872–1916 m. Charles (Oran) Sager 1874–1957
        1. 1. Carol (Oran) Sager 1893–1951 m. Ermal (S unknown) Sager 1889–1969
    2. 2. Achsa Underwood 1836–1900
    3. 3. Azuba Underwood 1839–1912
    4. 4. Barton (W.) Underwood 1842–1880
    5. 5. Clarisa Underwood 1841–1910
    6. 6. David (Otis) Underwood 1857–1879
    7. 7. Fannie Underwood 1862–1944
    8. 8. Isabel Underwood 1856–1860
    9. 9. Joseph (C.) Underwood 1845–1860
    10. 10. Lawrence (Thomas) Underwood 1849–1920 m. Martha (Jane) Weir 1847–1902
      1. 1. Edna (T) Underwood 1880–1915
      2. 2. Orpha Underwood 1873–1876
      3. 3. Etta (Augusta) Underwood 1885–1944 m. Alpheus (Ebenezer) Allison 1861–1943
        1. 1. Thomas (Edward) Allison 1913–1993 m. Mary (Louise) Raliegh 1926–2013
        2. 2. John Allison 1926–1926
        3. 3. Mary (Helen) Allison 1920–2016 m. James (N) Jenkins 1906–1971 m. Billy (Robert) Evans 1917–2004
        4. 4. Melvin (LeRoy) Allison 1930–2003
        5. 5. William (Arthur) Allison 1915–2003
        6. 6. Leona (Augusta) Allison 1924–1997
        7. 7. Robert (Earl) Allison 1911–1984
        8. 8. James (Marion) Allison 1917–2001
        9. 9. Albert (Lewis) Allison 1922–1993
      4. 4. Leonard (Franklin) Underwood 1870–1942
      5. 5. Elsie Underwood 1875–1876
      6. 6. Edith Underwood 1877–1893
    11. 11. Levi (S.) Underwood 1851–1860
    12. 12. Lucy Underwood 1853–1881
    13. 13. Mary Underwood 1844–1850
    14. 14. Nathan (T. (Nate)) Underwood 1837–1910
  2. 2. John (Taylor) Colburn 1840–1918 m. Martha (Jane) Back 1845–1900
    1. 1. Millie (A) Colburn 1868–1916 m. Henry (Julius) Kuhn 1863–1953
      1. 1. Ruth (Ada) Kuhn 1894–1993 m. Arthur (Samuel) Keen 1894–1973
        1. 1. James (Henry) Keen 1924–1996 m. Onalee (Emilee) Hoxie 1923–1993
        2. 2. Glen (A) Keen 1915–1993
        3. 3. William (Robert) Keen 1922–2000
        4. 4. Eileen (Ruth) Keen 1926–1980
      2. 2. Arthur (Henry) Kuhn 1892–1975
      3. 3. Harry (Logan) Kuhn 1897–1960
      4. 4. Elsie Kuhn 1896–1951
      5. 5. Carl (Herman) Kuhn 1900–1972
      6. 6. Richard (Colburn) Kuhn 1903–1989
      7. 7. Alice (Marie) Kuhn 1905–1978
      8. 8. William (Earl) Kuhn 1907–1978
      9. 9. Albert (T) Kuhn 1912–1968
      10. 10. George (Oman) Kuhn 1899–1964
      11. 11. Essie Kuhn 1896–1897
      12. 12. Theodore (Roosevelt) Kuhn 1908–1992
    2. 2. Mary (Alice) Colburn 1866–
    3. 3. Kittie Colburn 1875–
    4. 4. Jaquetta Colburn 1862–1862
    5. 5. Amy (Lillie) Colburn 1863–1866
    6. 6. Katherine (May) Colburn 1875–
  3. 3. Isaac Colburn 1827–1897
  4. 4. Clarissa Colburn 1816–1884
  5. 5. Frances (Fanny) Colburn 1820–
  6. 6. Mehitible Colburn 1821–1842
  7. 7. Samuel (Paul) Colburn 1823–1883
  8. 8. Margaret (P Martha) Colburn 1825–1853
  9. 9. Daniel (A. Woodworth) Colburn 1829–1900
  10. 10. William (S) Colburn 1831–1879
  11. 11. Ebenezer Colburn 1833–1912
  12. 12. Levi (Otis) Colburn 1835–1930
  13. 13. David (P) Colburn 1837–1913
  14. 14. Infant Colburn 1841–1841
  15. 15. baby Colburn 1842–1842
  16. 16. Silas Colburn 1842–1842
  17. 17. Daniel (W.) Colburn 1829–1879

William Colburn's Timeline

2 Records

1793
Jun 03, 1793
Birth of William Colburn in Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1869
Jun 14, 1869
Age 76
Death of William Colburn in Loami, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Loami, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 03, 1793
    Event Place: Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 14, 1869
    Event Place: Loami, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
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