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Caleb Colvin (1719 - 1789)

Caleb Colvin
Born in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Islandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half] and [half]
Husband of — married 3 Aug 1740 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United Statesmap
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Father of , , , and
Died at about age 70 in Danby, Vermont, USAmap
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Biography

Caleb was born in 1719. He was named in the will of his father James Colvin.[1]

He married Anne Burlingame on 3 August 1740 at Providence, Rhode Island. He was living at Scituate at the time; Anne was from Providence.[2]

According to a local history text, Caleb was the son of Reverand James Colvin, from whom he inherited land in Coventry, Rhode Island. He was, according to the text, "a prosperous farmer" in Coventry. His wife, Anne, was the daughter of Reverand Thomas Burlingame.[3]

Caleb Colvin passed away in 1789. [4]




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Caleb was born in about 1719 in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island. He passed away about 1789 in Vermont, United States. [5]

Sources

  1. ↑ Coventry, R.I. town Council book, NO. 1, Page 112; transcription viewed at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9079/images/007649693_00126?pId=1283423
  2. ↑ Arnold, James Newell. Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636–1850. 21 volumes. Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891–1912. Digitized images from New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
  3. ↑ Bicknell, T.W. 1920.History of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. NY American Historical Society; page 114-115. Viewed at: https://archive.org/details/historyofstateof04inbick
  4. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Peg George, Friday, January 30, 2015. Replace this citation if there is another source.
  5. ↑ Source will be added by Carolyn Finley by 1 Apr 2019.

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A. Creighton
Colvin-1830 and Colvin-617 appear to represent the same person because: They have the same parents, the same year of birth, and the same date of death.
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