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William Colby 1785–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Maine, United States

Death Date: 3 Oct 1836

Death Location: Sodus, Wayne, New York, United States

Father: Benjamin COLBY

Mother: Elizabeth Colby

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William Colby was born in 1785 in Maine, United States, the child of Benjamin Colby And Elizabeth Foye Colby. William Colby passed away in 1836 in Sodus, Wayne, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • William Colby was born in 1785 in Maine, United States, the child of Benjamin Colby And Elizabeth Foye Colby.
  • William Colby passed away in 1836 in Sodus, Wayne, New York, United States.

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William Colby's Ancestors

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William Colby
1785–1836
Birth Place: Maine, United States
Parents
Benjamin COLBY
1750–1843
Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, United States
Elizabeth (Foye) Colby
1750–1834
Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin Colby
1723–1766
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Betty (Carr) Colbey
1709–
Robert Foye
1718–1806
Kittery, York, Maine, United States
Elizabeth Sevey
1722–1760
Kittery, York, Maine, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ambrose Colby
1700–1778
Elizabeth Lawrence
1702–1790
Robert Foye
1691–1724
Hannah McKenney
1702–1736
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Colby
1671–1746
Dorothy Ambrose
1673–1759
James Foye
1658–1719
Grace Foye
1669–

William Colby's Timeline

2 Records

1785
1785
Birth of William Colby in Maine, United States
Maine, United States
1836
3 Oct 1836
Age 51
Death of William Colby in Sodus, Wayne, New York, United States
Sodus, Wayne, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Maine, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1836
    Event Place: Sodus, Wayne, New York, United States

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