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William S Colburn 1831–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1831

Birth Location: , Sangamon, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 14 Jan 1879

Death Location: Atterbury, Menard, Illinois, USA

Father: William Colburn

Mother: Achsa Phelps

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William S Colburn was born in 1831 in , Sangamon, Illinois, USA, the child of William Colburn And Achsa Phelps. William S Colburn passed away in 1879 in Atterbury, Menard, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • William S Colburn was born in 1831 in , Sangamon, Illinois, USA, the child of William Colburn And Achsa Phelps.
  • William S Colburn passed away in 1879 in Atterbury, Menard, Illinois, USA.

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William Colburn's Ancestors

Self
William Colburn
1831–1879
Birth Place: , Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Parents
William Colburn
1793–1869
Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Achsa Phelps
1796–1878
Hebron, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
Grandparents
Paul Colburn
1761–1825
Hillsboro, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
Mehetibel Ball
1757–1820
Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
Samuel Phelps
1756–1839
Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
Margaret Nevins
1752–1839
Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Jr.
1726–1776
Abigail Wheeler
1727–1833
Ebenezer Ball
1721–1790
Sarah Gookin
1725–1780
John Phelps
1718–1789
Deborah Lovejoy
1718–1775
David Nevins
1714–1778
Lois Patch
1721–1782
2nd-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
John PHELPS
1686–1739
Sarah Andrews
1689–1722
Samuel Lovejoy
1693–1749
Hannah Stevens
1692–1796
Thomas Nevins
1680–1740
Margaret Woolrich
1685–1743
Isaac Patch
1682–1762
Edith Edwards
1692–1748

William Colburn's Timeline

2 Records

1831
20 Feb 1831
Birth of William S Colburn in , Sangamon, Illinois, USA
, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
1879
14 Jan 1879
Age 48
Death of William S Colburn in Atterbury, Menard, Illinois, USA
Atterbury, Menard, Illinois, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1831
    Event Place: , Sangamon, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1879
    Event Place: Atterbury, Menard, Illinois, USA

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