Family:Jacob Colby and Jessie McDonald (1)

1880 Census

Jacob R Colby, 29, lives in Wiscasset, Maine, next to his brother, Charles S Colby (with wife Katie, 25, and son Orrin, 3). Jacob is a sailor. His wife, Jessie Colby, is 23, and born in Maine. They have one son, Jacob E Colby, age 1.

1900 Census

Twenty years later, Jacob R Colby is a widower, age 49, living in Westport, Lincoln, Maine near his father, Nehemiah Colby. He is a farmer (farm schedule 160), and was born in May 1851. He owns his home free and clear. Others in his household are: William N, son, born Aug 1880 (19), a common laborer; Chester D Colby, son, born Aug 1882 (17), attending school; Henry R Colby, son, born Aug. 1884 (15), attending school. Nancy M Colby, daughter, born Aug 1886 (13), attending school; Jacob E Colby, son, born, April 1889 (11), attending school; Edith M Colby, daughter, Sept. 1896 (3). There is also a housekeeper in the household: Eliza J Hughes, a widow, age 53, born Sep 1846.

1.   Lincoln, Maine, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Census Place: Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine; Roll T9_484; Family History Film: 1254484; Page: 626.4000; Enumeration District: 134; Image: 0094., 1880.

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2.   Lincoln, Maine, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Census Place: Westport, Lincoln, Maine; Roll T623_595; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 166, 1900.

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3. ↑ Jacob R Colby & Jessie McDonald, in Massachusetts. Secretary of the Commonwealth. Births, marriages (1841-1895), and deaths (1841-1899): indexes to births and marriages (1841-1905), deaths (1841-1971). (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974, 1985)
   Online database, FamilySearch Record Search, Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, Accessed 24 Aug 2010.

   Groom's Name: Jacob R. Colby
   Groom's Birth Date: 1851
   Groom's Age: 25
   Bride's Name: Jessie Mcdonald
   Bride's Birth Date: 1858
   Bride's Age: 18
   Marriage Date: 06 Aug 1876
   Marriage Place: Gloucester, Massachusetts
   Groom's Father's Name: Nehemiah
   Groom's Mother's Name: Nancy Conley
   Bride's Father's Name: William
   Bride's Mother's Name: Margaret
   Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01402-0
   System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
   Source Film Number: 1433036
   Reference Number: V280 p173
   Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910