Person:Henry Colby (4)

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Henry Ruggles Colby
b.20 Aug 1884 Westport, Lincoln, Maine, United States
d.16 Sep 1922 Prouts Neck, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 6 Aug 1876
  1. Jacob E Colby1879 - 1884
  2. William Walter COLBY1880 - Abt 1950
  3. Chester Douglass Colby1882 - 1966
  4. Henry Ruggles Colby1884 - 1922
  5. Nancy M Colby1886 -
  6. Jacob E Colby1889 - 1926
  7. Edith M Colby1896 - 1919
Spouse and Children
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m. 9 Oct 1909
  1. Jessie Evelyn Colby1910 - 1995
  2. _____ Colby1915 - 1915
  3. Winnifred Merle Colby1919 - 1976
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Facts and Events
Name[2][3][4] Henry Ruggles Colby
Gender Male
Birth? 20 Aug 1884 Westport, Lincoln, Maine, United States
Residence[1] 1900 Westport, Lincoln, Maine, United Stateswith father and brothers
Marriage 9 Oct 1909 Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, United Statesto Emma Berniece Grover
Residence[4] 1910 Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States45 Pine St. Ward 1. A house joiner
Occupation[3] 12 Sep 1918 Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, United StatesShip Joiner, Works for Brother Chester D Colby, Middle St.
Physical Description[3] 12 Sep 1918 Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, United StatesMed height and build, gray eyes, black hair
Residence[2] 1920 Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States45 Pine St. Ward 1. Ship joiner
Death[5] 16 Sep 1922 Prouts Neck, Cumberland, Maine, United StatesDied in an accidental fall while working on a roof.

Member of the Odd Fellows, served as the Noble Grand of the Lincoln Lodge in Bath, Maine in 1918. [S7]

References
  1. ↑ Colby, Jacob, in Lincoln, Maine, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    Census Place: Westport, Lincoln, Maine; Roll T623_595; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 166, 1900.

    Name: Henry R Colby
    Home in 1900: Westport, Lincoln, Maine
    Age: 15 Birth Date: Aug 1884 Birthplace: Maine
    Race: White Ethnicity: American
    Gender: Male
    Relationship to Head of House: Son
    Father's Name: Jacob R
    Father's Birthplace: Maine
    Mother's Birthplace: Maine
    Marital Status: Single
    Residence : Edgecomb & Westport Towns, Lincoln, Maine Occupation: Attending School

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sagadahoc, Maine, United States. United States, Maine, Sagadahoc. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    Year: 1920; Census Place: Bath Ward 1, Sagadahoc, Maine; Roll: T625_649; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 134; Image: 30., 1920.

    Name: Henry R ColbyBirth Date: abt 1885Birth Place: MaineResidence Date: 1920Residence Place: Bath Ward 1, Sagadahoc, Maine

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States. Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives Microfilm Publication M1509, 1987-1988)
    Registration Location: Sagadahoc County, Maine; Roll: 1654016; Draft Board: 0., 12 Sep 1918.

    Name: Henry Ruggles Colby Birth Date: 20 Aug 1884 Birth Place: Residence Date: Residence Place: 45 Pine St., Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine. Employed by Chester D Colby as ship joiner, 987 Middle St., Bath.

    WWI Draft card side 1 WWI Draft card, side 2
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sagadahoc, Maine, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    Year: 1910; Census Place: Bath Ward 1, Sagadahoc, Maine; Roll: T624_545; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 209; Image: 1059., 1910.

    Name: Henry R ColbyBirth Date: abt 1886Birth Place: MaineResidence Date: 1910Residence Place: Bath Ward 1, Sagadahoc, Maine

  5. ↑ December Term Probate Court, in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States. Bath Independent. (Bath, Maine)
    p 8, 7 Dec 1922.

    "Administrations granted: ... estate of Henry R Colby late of Bath, N Gratz Jackson administrator appointed ... "

  6.   Maine Matters, in Biddeford, York, Maine, United States. Biddeford Daily Journal. (Biddeford, Maine)
    p. 4, 18 Sep 1922.

    "Henry Colby of Bath, aged 35, was instantly killed Saturday [16 Sep 1922] at Prouts Neck, and Horace Meserve of 59 Portland St, Portland, was injured when a staging on which they were working fell from a roof. The two men were making repairs on the home of Rev. F. F. Smithers of Poughkeepsie, NY."

    Viewed at newspaperarchive.com: http://newspaperarchive.com/us/maine/biddeford/biddeford-daily-journal/1922/09-18/page-4?tag=henry+colby&rtserp=tags/?pf=henry&pl=colby&psi=46&pci=7&ndt=by&py=1920&pey=1929

  7.   Twin Ceremonies for Queen Esthers and Lincoln Lodge, in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States. Bath Independent. (Bath, Maine)
    p. 8, 26 Jan 1918.

    "Noble Grand, Henry R Colby"

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