Person:Benjamin Colby (3)
Benjamin Colby
b.Abt 1750 Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, United States
d.Abt 1843 Anson, Maine
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Benjamin ColbyAbt 1750 - Abt 1843
Spouse and Children
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m. 8 Nov 1770
  1. Ebenezer ColbyAbt 1777 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 1834
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Facts and Events
Name Benjamin Colby
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1750 Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, United States
Marriage Banns 13 Aug 1770 Pownalborough, Lincoln, Maineto Elizabeth Foye
Marriage 8 Nov 1770 Pownalborough, Lincoln, Maineto Elizabeth Foye
Marriage 1834 to Elizabeth Hunnewell
Military[1] Maine, United StatesRev. War Service, Sergeant (pension application)
Occupation[1] Maine, United Statesblacksmith
Death? Abt 1843 Anson, Maine
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Scepter of a Smithy's Son", in Walker, Ernest George. Embden town of yore : olden times and families there and in adjacent towns. (Skowhegan, Me.: Independent-Reporter Co., 1929)
    p. 199.

    "Benjamin Colby was a blacksmith by trade, as was his grandfather, Ambrose Colby..." Resided at Wiscasset Point until 1789. Then lived by 1790 on Colby Island in the Kennebec. Served in various companies in the Rev. War, was a Sergeant.

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