Person:Charles Colby (6)

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Charles Sylvester Colby
b.1 May 1854 Westport, Lincoln, Maine, United States
d.7 Nov 1907 Topsham, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 17 Nov 1842
  1. Georgianna Colby1844 - 1914
  2. Elizabeth Colby1845 - 1915
  3. Maria Elizabeth Colby1848 -
  4. Jacob Ruggles Colby1851 - 1930
  5. Charles Sylvester Colby1854 - 1907
Spouse and Children
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m. 6 Dec 1873
  1. Charles Orrin Colby1876 - 1940
  2. Frederick Nehemiah ColbyAbt 1880 -
  3. James Wescott ColbyAbt 1883 -
  4. Alice May ColbyAbt 1886 -
  5. Clara Edna Colby1891 -
  6. Lillian Florence Colby1898 -
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Facts and Events
Name[2][3][4] Charles Sylvester Colby
Gender Male
Birth? 1 May 1854 Westport, Lincoln, Maine, United States
Residence? 1860 Westport, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Residence? 1870 Westport, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Marriage 6 Dec 1873 Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, United Statesby W H Bolster, Minister
to Catherine Alley
Residence? 1880 Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Residence 1880 Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, United Stateswith Catherine Alley
Death[1][5] 7 Nov 1907 Topsham, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States
Burial[6] Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States

Obituary, from the Bath Independent and Enterprise, 9 Nov 1907, p. 8:

Charles S. Colby of Topsham, died Thursday [7 Nov 1907]. He was a well-known ship fastener who had been employed in Bath yards for many years. He leaves a widow, three sons, James, Fred and Charles O., also three daughters, Alice, Clara and Lillian, and two sister[s], Mrs. Hugh McTeer of Bath and Mrs. Georgie Leighton of Somerville, Mass., and a brother Jacob Colby of Westport.
The funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at ten o'clock from his late residence in Topsham.
Mr. Colby was a member of Polar lodge F. & A. M. and Dunlap commandery. Several years ago Mr. Colby moved from Bath to Topsham where he purchased a farm. He has been in failing health for some time. He was an honest, respected citizen, and a first class workman.
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References
  1. ↑ "Charles S Colby", in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States. Bath Independent and Enterprise. (Bath, Maine)
    p. 8, 9 Nov 1907.

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  2. ↑ Lincoln, Maine, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    Year: 1860; Census Place: Westport, Lincoln, Maine; Roll: M653_442; Page: 0; Image: 585., 1860.

    Birth date: abt 1854Birth place: MaineResidence date: 1860Residence place: Westport, Lincoln, Maine

  3. ↑ Lincoln, Maine, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    Year: 1870; Census Place: , , ; Roll: M593, 1870.

    Birth date: abt 1854Birth place: MaineResidence date: 1870Residence place: Westport, Lincoln, Maine

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

    Birth date: abt 1854Birth place: MaineResidence date: 1880Residence place: Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, United States

  5. ↑ Charles Sylvester Colby, in Maine, United States. Maine Death Records, 1617-1922. (Augusta, ME: Maine State Archives)
    Online database, Accessed 23 Jan 2011.

    Record No: [blank]
    Name: Charles Sylvester Colby
    Place of Death: Topsham, Winter Street
    Date of Death: 7 Nov 1907
    Age: 53 yrs, 6 months, 6 days
    Place of Birth: Westport, Me
    Vitals: Male, White, Married
    Occupation: Ship Fastener
    Parents: Nehemiah Colby (born Westport) and Nancy Condon (born Bucksport)
    Occupation of Father: Seaman
    Cause of Death: Valvular disease of Heart
    Physician: S M Elliott, Brunswick
    Clerk: A A Goudi(?), Topsham

  6. ↑ Colby Charles S, in Maine Old Cemetery Association. MOCA Compilation of Sagadahoc County, Maine Cemeteries.

    Oak Grove West. SagBath11, #941. Compilation held by Brenda Cummings

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