Kin O' Mine (Rev. Sept. 20, 2023)

Elfreda Doris Colby¹

b. 1923/24

Father: Earl Sidney Colby² b. August 5, 1900, d. January, 1974
Mother: Dora Leona Chase² b. October 30, 1902

Relationship: 4th cousin of Steven George Levine

Elfreda Doris Colby was born in 1923/24 in New Hampshire.²
She is the daughter of Earl Sidney Colby and Dora Leona Chase.²

Last Edited: 20 Aug 2016

Citations

"New Hampshire Marriage Certificates, 1948-1959", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ7-ZPJ4 : 15 October 2015), Carroll Henry Hardy and Elfreda Doris Lynch, 1950.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-22771-4703-5?cc=1810731 : 8 December 2015), New Hampshire > Merrimack > Concord > ED 26 > image 19 of 22; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).

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Eli Colby

b. December 3, 1758, d. August 16, 1777

Father: Abraham Colby^1,2 b. 1720, d. 1809
Mother: Elizabeth Blaisdell¹ b. March 27, 1722, d. August 8, 1809

Relationship: 4th great-granduncle of Steven George Levine

Eli Colby was born on December 3, 1758 in Amesbury, Massachusetts.³
He was the son of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell.^1,2
July 16, 1776, Eli Colby was mustered into service, in Colonel Wyman's regiment, to reinforce the army in Canada under General Stark.⁴
He was killed in Battle of Bennington, Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont, on August 16, 1777 at age 18.^1,2

Last Edited: 24 Nov 2012

Citations

Harrison Colby, A genealogy of the descendants of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell, his wife, who settled in Bow in 1768, , at https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce00colb . Concord, N.H.: Printed by the Republican Press Association, (1895) Microfilm #896944 of the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, p. 7.
David W. Hoyt, The old families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts : with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton, and of York County, Maine / David W. Hoyt., , at https://archive.org/stream/cu31924025963772 . Providence, R. I.: Snow & Farnham, (1897) , p. 666.
Vital records of Amesbury, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, , at https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofam00ames . Topsfield, Mass.: Topsfield Historical Society, (1913) , p. 60.
Harrison Colby, A genealogy of the descendants of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell, his wife, who settled in Bow in 1768, , at https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce00colb . Concord, N.H.: Printed by the Republican Press Association, (1895) Microfilm #896944 of the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, p. 117.

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Eli Colby

b. June 3, 1786, d. November 9, 1876

Father: Jonathan Colby b. February 13, 1762, d. June 8, 1831
Mother: Martha Alexander b. November 6, 1760, d. October 28, 1844

Relationship: 1st cousin 5 times removed of Steven George Levine

Reference: 0224ib

Eli Colby was born on June 3, 1786.
He was the son of Jonathan Colby and Martha Alexander.
In 1791 or 1792, Eli Colby went to live with Grandfather Samuel Alexander on River Road, Bow, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
He appeared on the census of May 1, 1791 in the household of his grandparents, Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell, at Bow, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.¹
In 1802 or 1803, Eli Colby moved to at Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine, where he learned the joiner trade.
As of 1805 or 1806, Eli Colby lived at Saco, York County, Maine.
From 1807 to 1857, Eli Colby was was extensively engaged in the building up of Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine.
Eli married Sarah Hardison Jordan on April 3, 1810 in Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine.
The census of 1850 shows: Eli Colby, 63, a farmer with $1,000 real estate; and Sarah Colby, 58; listed with Charlotte Colby, William Colby, Luther Colby and Edmund Colby
living at Waltham, Hancock County, Maine.²
Eli died on November 9, 1876 in Waltham, Hancock County, Maine, at age 90.

Last Edited: 18 Jan 2017

Family: Sarah Hardison Jordan b. July 9, 1792, d. July 30, 1880

Aurelia Colby+ b. November 10, 1810, d. June 21, 1877
Sarah A. Colby³ b. January 27, 1813, d. January 6, 1899
Eli Colby Jr.+³ b. April 1, 1816
Capt. Samuel Alexander Colby+⁴ b. September 26, 1818, d. September 18, 1898
Martha E. Colby⁴ b. December 10, 1820, d. April 9, 1908
Charlotte Pond Colby³ b. March 23, 1823
Charlotte Christiana Colby+ b. July 7, 1826
William Hazen Colby+⁵ b. October 23, 1828, d. October 25, 1900
Aaron Luther Colby+⁵ b. November 30, 1830
Edmund Harvey Colby⁵ b. September 10, 1833, d. October 9, 1909

Citations

1790 United States. Census Office. 1st census, Census schedules, 1790, Washington [District of Columbia]: The National Archives, (1969) , 1790 > NEW HAMPSHIRE > ROCKINGHAM > BOW, Series: M637 Roll: 5 Page: 254.
1850 United States. Census Office. 7th census, Population schedules of the seventh census of the United States, 1850, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives. Central Plains Region, (1964) , Census Place: Waltham, Hancock, Maine; Roll: M432_255; Page: 288A; Image: 147.. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.).
Harrison Colby, A genealogy of the descendants of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell, his wife, who settled in Bow in 1768, , at https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce00colb . Concord, N.H.: Printed by the Republican Press Association, (1895) Microfilm #896944 of the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, pp. 134-5.
Harrison Colby, A genealogy of the descendants of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell, his wife, who settled in Bow in 1768, , at https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce00colb . Concord, N.H.: Printed by the Republican Press Association, (1895) Microfilm #896944 of the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, p. 134.
Harrison Colby, A genealogy of the descendants of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell, his wife, who settled in Bow in 1768, , at https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce00colb . Concord, N.H.: Printed by the Republican Press Association, (1895) Microfilm #896944 of the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, p. 135.

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Eli E. Colby

b. February 13, 1836, d. January 24, 1914

Father: Symmes Sawyer Colby¹ b. November 7, 1802, d. September 18, 1882
Mother: Louisa Ordway b. about 1805, d. 1856

Relationship: 1st cousin 3 times removed of Steven George Levine

Reference: 0056ce

Eli E. Colby was born on February 13, 1836 in Goffstown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.¹
He was the son of Symmes Sawyer Colby and Louisa Ordway.¹
The census of 1850 shows:
Eli E. Colby, 14, at school; in the household of
Simms S. Colby, 48, a carpenter; and
Louisa Colby, 44;
living at Goffstown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.²
Eli married Sarah M. Whittemore on November 22, 1867 in Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, They were married by Joseph S. Bennett, justice of the peace. Eli was listed as a carpenter.³
As of Nov. 28, 1868, Eli E. Colby was a farmer in New Boston, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
The census of 1870 shows: Eli E. Colby, 33, a carpenter with $1000 real estate; and Sarah N. Colby, 25, keeping house; listed with Wallace W. Colby and Walter W. Colby
living at New Boston, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.⁴
The census of 1880 shows: Eli Colby, 44, a carpenter; and Sarah N. Colby, wife, 35, keeping house; listed with Wallace W. Colby and Minnie Colby
living at 169 Hanover Street, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.⁵
The census of 1900 shows:
Eli E. Colby, a farm hand; in the household of
Edgar E. Stanyan, 39; and
Ida E. Stanyan, 40;
living at Locust Street, Danvers, Massachusetts.⁶
The Manchester City Directory 1905 lists:
Colby, Charles W. expressman. house 341 Belmont
Colby, Charles W Mrs. boards 145 Pearl
Colby, Eli E. boards 341 Belmont
Colby, Wallace W. carpenter. boards 341 Belmont.
The Manchester City Directory 1906 lists:
Colby, Charles W. expressman. house 341 Belmont
Colby, Charles W Mrs. boards 145 Pearl
Colby, Eli E. boards 341 Belmont.
In 1907, Eli E. Colby moved to Danvers, Massachusetts.⁷
The Manchester City Directory 1908 lists:
Colby, Charles W. expressman. house 341 Belmont
Colby, Eli E. carpenter. boards 341 Belmont.
The Manchester City Directory 1909 lists:
Colby, Charles W. expressman, 54 Hanover. house 341 Belmont
Colby, Eli E. carpenter. boards 341 Belmont.
The Manchester City Directory 1910 lists:
Colby, Charles W. expressman, 341 Belmont. house ditto
Colby, Eli E. carpenter. boards 341 Belmont.
The census of 1910 shows:
Eli E. Colby in the household of
Charles W. Colby, a driver for a job team; and
Mary Colby
living at 341 Belmont Street, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.⁸
The Manchester City Directory from 1913 to 1915 lists:
Colby, Charles W. expressman, 341 Belmont. house ditto
Colby, Eli E. carpenter. boards 341 Belmont.
Eli died on January 24, 1914 at age 77.⁹

Last Edited: 23 Jul 2016

Family: Sarah M. Whittemore b. 1843 or 1844, d. 1897

Wallace W. Colby+ b. November 28, 1868, d. about 1931
Walter F. W. Colby b. November 28, 1868, d. September 20, 1873
Minnie Belle Colby b. June 19, 1876, d. December 20, 1906

Citations

New Hampshire. Registrar of Vital Statistics, Index to marriages, early to 1900, Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, (1975-1976) Microfilm #1000976 of the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah: Index to marriages - Calef to Columbia . (Names are listed exactly as they appear on the original record.).
1850 United States. Census Office. 7th census, Population schedules of the seventh census of the United States, 1850, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives. Central Plains Region, (1964) , refer to Goffstown #380 / #404. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.).
New Hampshire. Registrar of Vital Statistics, Index to marriages, early to 1900, Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, (1975-1976) Microfilm #1000976 of the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah: Index to marriages - Calef to Columbia , FHL Number 1000976 Marriage of Eli S. Colby.
1870 United States. Census Office. 9th census, Population schedules of the ninth census of the United States, 1870, Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, (1962, 1968) , Census Place: New Boston, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: M593_844; Page: 223; Image: 450. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.).
1880 United States. Census Office. 10th census, 1880 federal population census, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Service, ([19--]) , Census Place: Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: 763; Family History Film: 1254763; Page: 152A; Enumeration District: 129; Image: 0305.
1900 United States. Census Office. 12th census, 1900 population census schedules, Washington, District of Columbia: Bureau of the Census Micro-Film Laboratory, ([197-]) , Census Place: Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T623 640; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 269.
Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta), [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., (2011) , New Hampshire > Manchester > 1907 > Manchester, New Hampshire, City Directory, 1907 > 190.
1910 United States. Bureau of the Census. 13th census, 1910 population census schedules, Washington, District of Columbia: Bureau of Census Micro-Film Lab, ([19--?]) , Census Place: Manchester Ward 6, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: T624_863; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0; Image: 578.
Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta), [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., (2011) , New Hampshire > Manchester > 1915 > Manchester, New Hampshire, City Directory, 1915 > 157.

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Eli Colby Jr.¹

b. April 1, 1816

Father: Eli Colby² b. June 3, 1786, d. November 9, 1876
Mother: Sarah Hardison Jordan² b. July 9, 1792, d. July 30, 1880

Relationship: 2nd cousin 4 times removed of Steven George Levine

Eli Colby Jr. was born on April 1, 1816 in Maine.^2,3
He was the son of Eli Colby and Sarah Hardison Jordan.²
Eli married Lorinda Giles on December 18, 1842.⁴
The census of June, 1850 shows: Eli Colby Jr., 30, with $600 real estate; and Lornsa Colby, 26; listed with Lwellyn Colby, Martha P. Colby, Alonzo P. Colby and Arthur E. Colby
living at Waltham, Hancock County, Maine.¹
The census of 1880 shows: Eli Colby, 64, a farmer; and Lorinda Giles, wife, 56, keeping house; listed with Sally Colby
living at Waltham, Hancock County, Maine.³

Last Edited: 23 Dec 2016

Family: Lorinda Giles b. March 23, 1824

Lwellyn Colby⁴ b. December 24, 1843, d. August 12, 1858
Martha P. Colby+⁵ b. November 8, 1846
Alonzo P. Colby⁴ b. August 16, 1848, d. August 22, 1874
Arthur E. Colby+⁴ b. April 16, 1850
Asa C. Colby+⁴ b. February 1, 1854

Citations

1850 United States. Census Office. 7th census, Population schedules of the seventh census of the United States, 1850, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives. Central Plains Region, (1964) , Census Place: Waltham, Hancock, Maine; Roll: M432_255; Page: 288A; Image: 147. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.).
Harrison Colby, A genealogy of the descendants of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell, his wife, who settled in Bow in 1768, , at https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce00colb . Concord, N.H.: Printed by the Republican Press Association, (1895) Microfilm #896944 of the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, pp. 134-5.
1880 United States. Census Office. 10th census, 1880 federal population census, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Service, ([19--]) , Census Place: Waltham, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 480; Family History Film: 1254480; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 137; Image: 0052.
Harrison Colby, A genealogy of the descendants of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell, his wife, who settled in Bow in 1768, , at https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce00colb . Concord, N.H.: Printed by the Republican Press Association, (1895) Microfilm #896944 of the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, p.137.
Harrison Colby, A genealogy of the descendants of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell, his wife, who settled in Bow in 1768, , at https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce00colb . Concord, N.H.: Printed by the Republican Press Association, (1895) Microfilm #896944 of the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, p. 137.

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Elias Colby¹

b. April 19, 1696

Father: Dea. Thomas Colby Jr.² b. 1666/67, d. December 25, 1738
Mother: Mary Rowell² b. February 5, 1671/72

Relationship: 2nd cousin 7 times removed of Steven George Levine

Elias Colby was born on April 19, 1696 in Amesbury, Massachusetts.³
He was the son of Dea. Thomas Colby Jr. and Mary Rowell.²
Elias married Hannah Pressey, daughter of William Pressey and Susanna Jameson, on November 4, 1714 in Amesbury, Massachusetts.¹
Elias Colby was christened on October 9, 1726 at Amesbury, Massachusetts.¹

Last Edited: 4 Feb 2021

Family: Hannah Pressey b. February 10, 1695/96

Susanna Colby b. July 27, 1715
Humphrey Colby b. April 13, 1718, d. before 1738
Rhoda Colby b. February 8, 1718/19
Lois Colby b. May 4, 1740
Hannah Colby b. May 4, 1740
Esther Colby+ b. May 4, 1740, d. after 1800
Elias Colby b. May 4, 1740
Humphrey Colby b. May 4, 1740

Citations

David W. Hoyt, The old families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts : with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton, and of York County, Maine / David W. Hoyt., Vol. 2, , at https://archive.org/stream/oldfamiliesofsal02hoyt . Providence, R. I.: Snow & Farnham, (1897) , p. 655.
David Webster Hoyt, The old families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts ; with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich and Hampton, Vol. 1, , at https://archive.org/details/oldfamiliesofsal01hoyt . Providence, R.I.: Snow & Farnham, (1897) , p. 107.
http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Amesbury/Images/Amesbury_B056.shtml
COLBEY Elies, s. Thomas and Mary, Apr. 19, 1696.

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Elias Colby¹

b. May 4, 1740

Father: Elias Colby b. April 19, 1696
Mother: Hannah Pressey b. February 10, 1695/96

Relationship: 2nd cousin 6 times removed of Steven George Levine

Elias Colby was christened on May 4, 1740 at Amesbury, Massachusetts.
He was the son of Elias Colby and Hannah Pressey.
Between April, 1755 and October, 1755 Elias Colby served in the Colonial Army from N.H in the expedition against Crown Point.
Between March, 1757 and August, 1757 Elias Colby served in the Colonial Army.
Elias married Susanna Colby, daughter of Joseph Colby and Mary Johnson, on December 28, 1757 in Hampstead, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, They were married by John Johnson, Esq.²
Between March, 1760 and November, 1760 Elias Colby served in the Colonial Army.

Last Edited: 30 Nov 2011

Citations

David Webster, 1833- Hoyt, The old families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts : with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton, and of York County, Maine / David W. Hoyt., Page: 1097 p. ; 23 cm. (n.p.: Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1982, unknown publish date), p. 655.
New Hampshire Statewide Marriage Records 1637-1947,, Concord: New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, , film number:     1000976
digital folder number:     4243145
image number:     2074.

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Elias Colby¹

b. May 22, 1735

Father: Ezekiel Colby¹ b. April 12, 1699
Mother: Mary Eliot¹ b. August 4, 1699

Relationship: 1st cousin 6 times removed of Steven George Levine

Elias Colby was born on May 22, 1735 in Amesbury, Massachusetts.¹
He was the son of Ezekiel Colby and Mary Eliot.¹

Last Edited: 14 Jan 2016

Citations

Vital records of Amesbury, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, , at https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofam00ames . Topsfield, Mass.: Topsfield Historical Society, (1913) , p. 59.

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Elijah Colby

b. May 22, 1748

Father: Abraham Colby¹ b. 1720, d. 1809
Mother: Elizabeth Blaisdell^1,2 b. March 27, 1722, d. August 8, 1809

Relationship: 4th great-granduncle of Steven George Levine

Reference: 0224a

Elijah Colby was born June 16 or July 16, 1742 in Amesbury, Massachusetts.¹
He was baptized on May 22, 1748 in First Church, Amesbury, Massachusetts.³
He was the son of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell.^1,2
Elijah Colby lived at Wood Hill, Bow, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. He settled where P. Green lived in 1895.⁴
Elijah married Ruth Platts in 1769.^5,3
Elijah settled on Bow, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, where P. Green lived in 1895.⁴
Elijah Colby lived at East Parish, Amesbury, Massachusetts.²

Last Edited: 11 Mar 2021

Family: Ruth Platts b. March 9, 1738/39

Ruth Colby⁶ b. October 13, 1771
Kezia Colby+⁷ b. December 25, 1773, d. April 15, 1820
Achsah Colby+⁶ b. March 20, 1776, d. July 30, 1807
Betsy Colby+⁶ b. 1779
Ednah Colby⁶ b. 1782
Moses Colby⁶ b. February 24, 1785, d. before 1815

Citations

Harrison Colby, A genealogy of the descendants of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell, his wife, who settled in Bow in 1768, , at https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce00colb . Concord, N.H.: Printed by the Republican Press Association, (1895) Microfilm #896944 of the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, p. 7.
David W. Hoyt, The old families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts : with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton, and of York County, Maine / David W. Hoyt., , at https://archive.org/stream/cu31924025963772 . Providence, R. I.: Snow & Farnham, (1897) , p. 665.
David W. Hoyt, The old families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts : with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton, and of York County, Maine / David W. Hoyt., , at https://archive.org/stream/cu31924025963772 . Providence, R. I.: Snow & Farnham, (1897) , p. 666.
Harrison Colby, A genealogy of the descendants of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell, his wife, who settled in Bow in 1768, , at https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce00colb . Concord, N.H.: Printed by the Republican Press Association, (1895) Microfilm #896944 of the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, p. 7, 8.
Harrison Colby, A genealogy of the descendants of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell, his wife, who settled in Bow in 1768, , at https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce00colb . Concord, N.H.: Printed by the Republican Press Association, (1895) Microfilm #896944 of the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, p. 7, 9.
Harrison Colby, A genealogy of the descendants of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell, his wife, who settled in Bow in 1768, , at https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce00colb . Concord, N.H.: Printed by the Republican Press Association, (1895) Microfilm #896944 of the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, p. 9.
A genealogy of the descendants of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell : his wife, who settled in Bow in 1768
https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce00colb/page/9

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Elijah Colby

b. 1792

Father: Jonathan Colby b. February 13, 1762, d. June 8, 1831
Mother: Martha Alexander b. November 6, 1760, d. October 28, 1844

Relationship: 1st cousin 5 times removed of Steven George Levine

Reference: 0224ie

Elijah Colby was born in 1792.
He was the son of Jonathan Colby and Martha Alexander.
Elijah died young.

Last Edited: 10 Jun 2012

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Elijah Colby

b. 1798, d. June 11, 1876

Father: Jonathan Colby b. February 13, 1762, d. June 8, 1831
Mother: Martha Alexander b. November 6, 1760, d. October 28, 1844

Relationship: 1st cousin 5 times removed of Steven George Levine

Reference: 0224ih

Elijah Colby was born in 1798.
He was the son of Jonathan Colby and Martha Alexander.
Elijah married Rachel Wheeler on December 31, 1818 in Bow, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
Between 1850 and 1860, Elijah Colby and Rachel Wheeler moved to Medina County, Ohio.
The census of 1850 shows: Elijah Colby, 59, a farmer with $1500 real estate; and Rachel Colby, 48; listed with Hepsibeth Rachel Colby, Elijah S. W. Colby and Mahala Colby
living at Hooksett, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.¹
Between 1860 and 1870, Elijah Colby moved to Hopkins, Allegan County, Michigan.
He appeared on the census of 1870 in the household of his son and daughter-in-law, S. W. Colby and Elizabeth Colby, at Wayland, Allegan County, Michigan,
; 38, a shoe maker with $5,000 real estate and $1,000 personal estate.²
Elijah died on June 11, 1876 in Wayland, Allegan County, Michigan.
He was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayland, Allegan County, Michigan.

Last Edited: 14 Aug 2016

Family: Rachel Wheeler b. January 5, 1804, d. January 17, 1867

Maximilla Colby+³ b. July 12, 1820, d. April 8, 1865
Esther Colby b. April 5, 1826, d. June, 1826
Martha L. Colby⁴ b. 1828
Elijah Sullivan Wheeler Colby+ b. February 2, 1832, d. March 12, 1876
Hepsibeth Rachel Colby b. April 10, 1842, d. November 15, 1868

Citations

1850 United States. Census Office. 7th census, Population schedules of the seventh census of the United States, 1850, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives. Central Plains Region, (1964) , Census Place: Hooksett, Merrimack, New Hampshire; Roll: M432_435; Page: 122; Image: 244. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.).
1870 United States. Census Office. 9th census, Population schedules of the ninth census of the United States, 1870, Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, (1962, 1968) , Census Place: Wayland, Allegan, Michigan; Roll: M593_660; Page: 407; Image: 815. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.).
Harrison Colby, A genealogy of the descendants of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell, his wife, who settled in Bow in 1768, , at https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce00colb . Concord, N.H.: Printed by the Republican Press Association, (1895) Microfilm #896944 of the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, pp. 142-3.
Harrison Colby, A genealogy of the descendants of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell, his wife, who settled in Bow in 1768, , at https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce00colb . Concord, N.H.: Printed by the Republican Press Association, (1895) Microfilm #896944 of the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, p. 142.

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Elijah Colby

b. August 1, 1869

Father: Elijah Sullivan Wheeler Colby b. February 2, 1832, d. March 12, 1876
Mother: Elizabeth Wells b. December 10, 1833, d. January 20, 1877

Relationship: 3rd cousin 3 times removed of Steven George Levine

Elijah Colby was born on August 1, 1869 in Bradley, Allegan County, Michigan.
He was the son of Elijah Sullivan Wheeler Colby and Elizabeth Wells.
The census of 1870 shows:
Elijah Colby, 10 mos; in the household of
S. W. Colby, 38, a shoe maker with $5,000 real estate and $1,000 personal estate; and
Elizabeth Colby, 38;
living at Wayland, Allegan County, Michigan.¹

Last Edited: 30 Dec 2007

Citations

1870 United States. Census Office. 9th census, Population schedules of the ninth census of the United States, 1870, Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, (1962, 1968) , Census Place: Wayland, Allegan, Michigan; Roll: M593_660; Page: 407; Image: 815. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.).

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Elijah Colby¹

b. September 14, 1707

Father: Anthony Colby¹ b. January 24, 1669
Mother: Mary Currier¹ b. perhaps 1671, d. April 8, 1719

Relationship: 2nd cousin 7 times removed of Steven George Levine

Elijah Colby was born on September 14, 1707.¹
He was the son of Anthony Colby and Mary Currier.¹

Last Edited: 30 Jan 2021

Citations

William Richard Cutter, Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Boston and eastern Massachusetts, Vol. 1, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=OU0k2d8nl3IC . New York: Lewis historical Pub. Co., (1908) , p. 575.

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Elijah Colby¹

b. May 26, 1773

Father: Lieut. Timothy Colby¹ b. July 29, 1732
Mother: Hannah Blaisdell¹ b. December 21, 1738

Relationship: 2nd cousin 5 times removed of Steven George Levine

Elijah Colby was born on May 26, 1773 in Amesbury, Massachusetts.¹
He was the son of Lieut. Timothy Colby and Hannah Blaisdell.¹

Last Edited: 9 Jan 2022

Citations

David W. Hoyt, The old families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts : with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton, and of York County, Maine / David W. Hoyt., Vol. 2, , at https://archive.org/stream/oldfamiliesofsal02hoyt . Providence, R. I.: Snow & Farnham, (1897) , p. 685.

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Elijah Colby¹

b. July 7, 1800 or July 7, 1801

Father: John Colby¹ b. March 24, 1767
Mother: Anna Morrill¹ b. perhaps 1769

Relationship: 3rd cousin 4 times removed of Steven George Levine

Elijah Colby was born on July 7, 1800 or July 7, 1801 in Amesbury, Massachusetts.¹
He was the son of John Colby and Anna Morrill.¹

Last Edited: 9 Jan 2022

Citations

David W. Hoyt, The old families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts : with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton, and of York County, Maine / David W. Hoyt., Vol. 2, , at https://archive.org/stream/oldfamiliesofsal02hoyt . Providence, R. I.: Snow & Farnham, (1897) , p. 684.

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Elijah Sullivan Wheeler Colby

b. February 2, 1832, d. March 12, 1876

Father: Elijah Colby b. 1798, d. June 11, 1876
Mother: Rachel Wheeler b. January 5, 1804, d. January 17, 1867

Relationship: 2nd cousin 4 times removed of Steven George Levine

Reference: 0224ihd

Elijah Sullivan Wheeler Colby was born on February 2, 1832 in Bow, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
He was the son of Elijah Colby and Rachel Wheeler.
Elijah Sullivan Wheeler Colby was a shoemaker, merchant and farmer.
Elijah married Mahala R. Hartford on May 30, 1850 in Candia, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
The census of 1850 shows:
Elijah S. W. Colby, 19, a shoemaker; in the household of
Elijah Colby, 59, a farmer with $1500 real estate; and
Rachel Colby, 48;
living at Hooksett, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.¹
Elijah married Elizabeth Wells on September 3, 1857 in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio.
The census of 1860 shows: Elijah Colby, 29, a shoemaker; and Elisabeth Colby, 29; listed with Martin Colby, Alver Colby and Nancy Colby
living at Whitlesey, Medina County, Ohio.²
The census of 1870 shows: S. W. Colby, 38, a shoe maker with $5,000 real estate and $1,000 personal estate; and Elizabeth Colby, 38; listed with Martin Colby, Alva H. Colby, Nancy J. Colby, Charles B. S. W. Colby, Samuel E. Colby, Marietta Colby, Elijah Colby and Elijah Colby
living at Wayland, Allegan County, Michigan.³
In 1873, Elijah built a house at Bradley Road and Colby Street, Bradley, Allegan County, Michigan.
He died on March 12, 1876 in Bradley, Allegan County, Michigan, at age 44 from a saber wound.

Last Edited: 20 Jan 2012

Family 1: Mahala R. Hartford b. December 25, 1832, d. August 29, 1916

Lovania A. Colby+ b. April 18, 1852, d. January 20, 1914
Martin L. Colby+⁴ b. September, 1853, d. March 7, 1937
Alvah H. Colby b. between June, 1854 and June, 1855, d. October 2, 1887

Family 2: Elizabeth Wells b. December 10, 1833, d. January 20, 1877

Nancy J. Colby+ b. between June, 1857 and June, 1858
Charles Benjamin Colby b. 1860
Samuel Edwin Colby+ b. September 13, 1862, d. July, 1940
Maximilla Colby b. October 12, 1864
Elijah Colby b. August 1, 1869

Citations

1850 United States. Census Office. 7th census, Population schedules of the seventh census of the United States, 1850, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives. Central Plains Region, (1964) , Census Place: Hooksett, Merrimack, New Hampshire; Roll: M432_435; Page: 122; Image: 244. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.).
1860 United States. Census Office. 8th census, Population schedules of the eighth census of the United States, 1860, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives. Central Plains Region, (1950, 1967) , Census Place: Lafayette, Medina, Ohio; Roll: M653_1007; Page: 159; Image: 322; Family History Library Film: 805007. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.).
1870 United States. Census Office. 9th census, Population schedules of the ninth census of the United States, 1870, Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, (1962, 1968) , Census Place: Wayland, Allegan, Michigan; Roll: M593_660; Page: 407; Image: 815. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.).
Harrison Colby, A genealogy of the descendants of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell, his wife, who settled in Bow in 1768, , at https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce00colb . Concord, N.H.: Printed by the Republican Press Association, (1895) Microfilm #896944 of the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, p. 144.

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Eliphalet Colby¹

b. October 28, 1728

Father: Isaac Colby 3d¹ b. August 10, 1707, d. about 1764
Mother: Mary Martin¹ b. March 10, 1709/10

Relationship: 2nd cousin 6 times removed of Steven George Levine

Reference: 0896cba

Eliphalet Colby was born on October 28, 1728 in Amesbury, Massachusetts.¹
He was the son of Isaac Colby 3d and Mary Martin.¹
Eliphalet married Mary Rogers on February 14, 1750/51 in Amesbury, Massachusetts.¹

Last Edited: 5 Mar 2015

Family: Mary Rogers b. about 1730

Eliphalet Colby+² b. September 22, 1751
Nicholas Colby² b. July 12, 1754
Levi Colby+² b. November 8, 1757, d. about 1827
Molly Colby+² b. March 26, 1760, d. February 27, 1840

Citations

David W. Hoyt, The old families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts : with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton, and of York County, Maine / David W. Hoyt., , at https://archive.org/stream/cu31924025963772 . Providence, R. I.: Snow & Farnham, (1897) , p. 666.
David W. Hoyt, The old families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts : with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton, and of York County, Maine / David W. Hoyt., , at https://archive.org/stream/cu31924025963772 . Providence, R. I.: Snow & Farnham, (1897) , p. 686.

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