Colby Hooper Foss (1905 - 1985)

Born 22 Nov 1905 in Dedham, Hancock, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Son of John Carr Foss Jr. and Lena Edith (Hooper) Foss

Husband of Alice Louise (Meader) Foss — married 27 Jan 1933 in Maine

Husband of Orocia Obrique (Ordaniel) Foss — married 19 Jun 1967 in Manila, Manila, Philippines

Descendants

Died 9 Jan 1985 at age 79 in Astoria, Clatsop, Oregon, United States

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Biography

Colby Foss was born in Maine.

Colby Foss was an Oregonian.

Colby Foss was a Freemason.

Descendant of John Howland - Mayflower Pilgrim.

Descendant of Stephen Hopkins - Mayflower Pilgrim.

Descendant of John Tilley - Mayflower Pilgrim.

Descendant of Thomas Rogers - Mayflower Pilgrim.

Descendant of John Winthrop - Founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Descendant of Susannah (North) Martin - Accused Witch.

Descendant of Roger Toothaker II - Accused Witch.

Descendant of Martha (Toothaker) Emerson - Accused Witch.

Descendant of Mary (Perkins) Bradbury - Accused Witch.

Descendant of John L. Phillips - Patriot.

Descendant of David Kentfield - Patriot.

Descendant of Maj. Barnabas Palmer - Patriot.

Descendant of Pvt. John Carll - Patriot.

Descendant of Col. Jonathan Palmer - Patriot.

Descendant of Job Shattuck - Patriot.

Descendant of Sarah (Hartwell) Shattuck - Patriot.

Descendant of Abraham Tourtillotte IV - Patriot.

Descendant of 1st. Lt. Abraham I. Somes - Patriot.

Descendant of Benjamin Simpson - Patriot.

Descendant of James Chubbuck - Patriot.

Descendant of James Hamiliton - Patriot.

Descendant of David Hamilton - Scottish POW(Battle of Worcester).

When Colby Hooper Foss was born on November 22, 1905, in Dedham, Maine(called Lucerne Inn today), his father, John, was 23 and his mother, [[Hooper-2721|Lena], was 20. His grandparents(Hooper side) ran the ancestral home and business "The Lake House"(now called Lucerne Inn)^[1].

When he was 20 in 1926 he worked as a book keeper at Thorsen Farm Produce Co. in Ellsworth, Maine he helped a young couple elope, and procured a car at a local garage with help from a female friend. Colby left the couple, and traveled to Quebec, Canada out of fear that he broke the law. He soon telegrammed his father John that he was ready to "face the music". His father travelled along with the owner of the car to Quebec to retrieve the car and Colby. The owner of the car did not file charges. Soon he enlisted into the US Coast Guard, and was assigned on the ship CG-10 Burrows in 16 Nov 1926, and took part of the "Rum Patrol" which was an operation of the United States Coast Guard to interdict liquor smuggling vessels. We will have to assume Colby was persuaded to enlist as punishment probably by his father for his trouble making a month prior. After seven months of service he was dishonorably discharged for 'absence'. He was confined from 11 May 1927 to 17 May 1927. Many years later on 02 Nov 1955 Colbys record was revised to 'honorably discharged for reason of unsuitability'.

He married Alice Louise Meader in 1933 and they had one son Colby Jr. together, and lived on Surry Road, Ellsworth, Maine. In 1939/1942 During WW2, Colby was stationed at American Naval Base; Roseneath Base, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, where he was contracted to do Electrical work. In 19 Mar 1943 he left port from Gourock, Scotland on the ship RMS Queen Elizabeth to Halifax, Canada 25 Mar 1943.

He then married Orocia Obrique Ordaniel on June 19, 1967 in Manila Philippines. Soon after the marriage they relocated to Merizo Guam, where Colby supervised Piti Power in Guam for the US Department of the Navy. They owned a retail store in Guam and they had three children together. He died on January 9, 1985, in Astoria, Oregon, at the age of 79, Colby died of pleural malignant mesothelioma(exposure to asbestos fibers), and was buried in Warrenton, Oregon.

• Fact: Residence (1910) Dedham, Hancock, Maine, USA
• Fact: Residence (1920) Danforth, Washington, Maine, USA
• Fact: Canada (Sep 1926) Travels to Quebec, Canada with stolen car.
• Fact: Enlisted (Nov 1926) US Coast Guard (Rum Patrol)
• Fact: Honorable Discharged (1927) US Coast Guard - Unsuitability
• Fact: Residence (1930) Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, United States
• Fact: Marriage (1933) Alice Meader Weston, Maine, on January 27, 1933[5]
• Fact: Birth of son Colby Hooper Foss Jr. (04 Oct 1934) Maine, USA
• Fact: Residence (1935) Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, USA
• Fact: Residence (01 APR 1940) Surry Road, Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, USA
• Fact: Arrival (late 1939/1942) During WW2, American Naval Base; Roseneath Base, Dunbartonshire, Scotland - Electrical work^[2]
• Fact: Arrival (25 Mar 1943) Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on the Ship Queen Elizabeth 19 Mar 1943 Gourock, Scotland. ^[3]
• Fact: Arrival (02 April 1943) Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine.^[4]
• Fact: Residence (Jan 1945) Aleutian Islands, Alaska^[5]
• Fact: Residence (1950) Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, USA^[6]
• Fact: 32 degree with the Scottish Rite Freemasons.
• Fact: 1967 Marries Orocia "Rosie" Ordaniel.
• Fact: Burial (1985) Warrenton, Clatsop, Oregon, United States of America

Sources

1. ↑ United States Department of the Interior Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service; National Register of Historic Places[1]
2. ↑ Lena Edith Hooper Foss Journal; pg entry 14 Jan 1942
3. ↑ U.S., Index to Alien Arrivals at Canadian Atlantic and Pacific Seaports, 1904-1944[2]
4. ↑ Bangor Daily News; page 10[3]
5. ↑ 1945 Postcard stamped US Army Jan 17 1945. Postcard is of man holding fish inscribed "A favorite Aleutian sport. Photographed approved by theatre censor AD"
6. ↑ 1950 United States Federal Census; Colby H. Foss; Alice L. Foss; Colby Hooper Foss Jr.; Profession Electrician; Maine, Hancock County; [4]

• Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1985;Record for Colby H Foss; Alice Meader[6]
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 16 July 2021, 05:08), entry for Colby Hooper Foss (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LKDT-X59 ); contributed by various users.
• Washington, Klickitat County Auditor, Recorded Land Records, 1988-Present[7]
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 16 July 2021, 05:08), entry for Colby Hooper Foss (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LKDT-X59 ); contributed by various users.
• 1930 United States Federal Census; Birth: Circa 1906 - Maine, Residence:1930 - Maine Parents: John and Lena Foss Siblings: June Foss and names of 3 more siblings.
• "Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK3B-67MF : 23 February 2021), Colby H Foss, 1944; citing M1464, Soundex Index to Canadian Border Entries through the St. Albans, Vermont, District, 1895-1924, 615, NARA microfilm publications M1461, M1463, M1464, and M1465 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, publication year); FHL microfilm 2,155,385.[[8]]
• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal GEDmatch comparison between Colin Foss , GEDmatch kit # A514657, and Marie (Rich) Lane, GEDmatch kit # WA1709943, (compare kits), his 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Vinal Hooper and Sarah Higgins, the great great grandparents of both Colin Foss and Marie (Rich) Lane. Predicted relationship from GEDmatch: GEDmatch, based on sharing 41.5 cM across 3 segments. Colin is the son of Colby Foss who is the great grandson of the common ancestors Vinal Hooper & Sarah Higgins.
• * Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal GEDmatch comparison between Colin Foss , GEDmatch kit # A514657, and Kevin Foss, GEDmatch kit # BJ5589297, (compare kits), his 1st cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are John Foss and Lena Hooper, the grandparents of Colin Foss and great grandparents of Kevin Foss. Predicted relationship from GEDmatch: Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 2.4, based on sharing 515.1 cM across 22 segments.
• Death Certificate of Colby Hooper Foss[9]

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #166767976