John
Henry
Colby
Born in Randolph, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Freeman Colby
and Ruthy Ellen Cloutman
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Annie Evarts Cornelius
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
John Noyes Colby
Died
at age 47
in Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Dec 2022
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Biography
John Henry Colby was born in 1862.[1]
He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1885.[1]
He was a Boston attorney and once was an alderman.[2]
He died suddenly on 11 September 1909 from heart disease at his summer home in Hanover, Grafton Co., New Hampshire.[1]
Burial was at Greenlawn Cemetery, Mont Vernon, Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire.[3]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Newspapers.com, images (https://www.newspapers.com/image/430884658 : accessed 29 December 2022), imaged obituary, "John H. Colby Died Today", The Boston Globe, 11 September 1909, p. 7, col. 3.
- ↑ Newspapers.com, images (https://www.newspapers.com/image/430619492 : accessed 29 December 2022), imaged obituary, "Young Student Mourned", The Boston Globe, 11 December 1916, p. 5, col. 6.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79963985/john-henry-colby: accessed 29 December 2022), memorial page for John Henry Colby (13 Jan 1862–11 Sep 1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 79963985, citing Greenlawn Cemetery, Mont Vernon, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by Bill Haseltine (contributor 47181122).
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