Page Thomas Colby Sr. (1785 - 1835)

Born 1785 in South Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Morrill) Bradley — married 10 Nov 1810 in Vermont

Descendants

Died 15 Sep 1835 at about age 50 in Danville, Caledonia County, Vermont

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Biography

Page Colby Sr. has English ancestors.

Page Thomas Colby was born in 1785 in South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States as the first of eight children to Thomas Colby Jr. (1757-1842) and Lydia Webster (1764-1843).

Siblings

1. Judith Susannah Colby called Susan, born 1787 in South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire. Judith married Samuel Estabrook (1777-1848) in 1805. She died on 27 July 1862 in Danville, Caledonia, Vermont.
2. Mary Colby born 1792 in South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire. She died on 6 October 1825 in Danville, Caledonia, Vermont.
3. John Colby born 28 March 1795 in Danville, Caledonia, Vermont. John married Olive Putnam Marsh (1793-1832) on 2 December 1819 in Danville, Vermont. He died on 22 June 1862 in Danville, Caledonia, Vermont.
4. Capt. Gideon Webster Colby born 10 May 1797 in Danville, Caledonia, Vermont. Gideon married Olive Putnam Marsh (1793-1893). He died on 30 September 1841 in Crystal Lake, McHenry, Illinois
5. Maria Colby born 8 March 1801 in Danville, Caledonia, Vermont, USA. Maria married John Bickford (1793-1870) on 25 December 1823 in Danville, Caledonia, Vermont. She died on 29 June 1868 in Danville, Caledonia, Vermont
6. Ira Colby born 22 December 1803 in Danville, Caledonia, Vermont. Ira married Mary Stocker on 23 October 1825 in Danville, Caledonia, Vermont. He died on 9 July 1886 in Ringwood, McHenry, Illinois.
7. Sylvia Britt Colby born on 9 August 1805 in Danville, Caledonia, Vermont. Sylvia married John Huse (1798-1862) on 29 November 1826 in Danville, Vermont. She died on 11 September 1852 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
   Sylvia left her husband in 1841 and went with her four children to Chicago. John followed her to Chicago and attempted a reconciliation which failed. He returned to Vermont. He later married Mary A. Labore.

The Colby family moved from Kingston, Rockingham, New Hampshire to Danville, Caledonia, Vermont after 1792 and before March 1795. This is where his father remained until his death.

Page Colby married Mary Morrill (1786-1848) on 10 November 1810 in Vermont. Children of the Colby-Morrill Marriage:

All children were born in Danville, Caledonia, Vermont, United States:

1. Patty Eliza Colby was born on 25 March 1811. She married Frederick Porter Haviland (1808-1893) in 1835 in Caledonia County, Vermont. Patty died on 24 May 1847 in Waterville, Kennebec, Maine, United States.
2. Sarah Ann Colby was born on 22 January 1813.
3. John Fitch Colby was born on 13 November 1814. He died on 26 November 1814 in Caledonia County, Vermont.
4. John Frederick Colby was born on 1 December 1816. He married Maria S. Higgins (1818-1890) on 13 March 1839 in Danville, Vermont. John died on 26 August 1893 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, United States.
5. Oliver Bowers Colby was born on 9 February 1818. He married Augusta R. Cady (1817-1903) on 9 April 1842 in Lake County, Ohio. Oliver died on 9 May 1897 in Kansas, United States.
6. Page Colby was born on 22 September 1820. He married Mehitable Ellen Smith (1827-1902) on 11 October 1843 in McHenry County, Illinois. Page died on 26 January 1905 in McHenry, McHenry, Illinois, United States.
7. Mary M. Colby was born on 8 August 1821. She died on 3 March 1823 in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States.
8. Samuel B. Colby was born on 2 May 1823. He died on 22 November 1844 in Danville, Caledonia, Vermont, United States.

BURIAL: Danville Green Cemetery in Danville, Caledonia County, Vermont ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/197520212/page-colby: accessed 15 July 2023), memorial page for Page Colby (1786–15 Sep 1835), Find A Grave: Memorial #197520212, citing Danville Green Cemetery, Danville, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by zoomurray (contributor 47887179).

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  in Danville, Caledonia, Vermont.
  1830: Tally only, total of 7 people. Males: 1 5-9, 1 10-14, 1 15-19, 1 40-49. Females: 2 15-19, 1 40-49.
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