Garrett R COLBY

1858 - 1914  (55 years)

• Name	Garrett R COLBY  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	2 Mar 1858	Darien, Genesee, New York, USA   [4, 5]
  	on Colby Rd
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1884	Corfu, Genesee, New York, USA   [6]
  	Snipery Rd
  Census	22 Jun 1900	Corfu, Genesee, New York, USA
  ED 17, pg 12B
  Head Garrett Colby M Mar 1858 41 New York m. 16 yrs Wife Clara Colby F Oct 1863 36 New York 5/4 children Son Garrett E Colby M Apr 1885 15 New York Son Arthur F Colby M May 1898 12 New York Dau Clara L Colby F Dec 1891 9 New York Dau Gladdis E Colby F Apr 1897 3 New York Son Robert W Colby M Mar 1899 1 New York
  Census	1910	, Genesee, New York, USA
  ED 32, pg 3B
  Pembroke Township Head Garrett Colby M 52 New York Wife Clara E Colby F 45 New York Dau Clara L Colby F 19 New York Dau Gladys E Colby F 12 New York Son Robert W Colby M 10 New York
  Name	Bud Colby
  Occupation	1914
  	night fireman at Scott Greenhouses
  Religion	1914
  	Corfu Methodist Protestant Church
  Membership	1914
  	Corfu IOOF Lodge
  Died	1 Jan 1914	Corfu, Genesee, New York, USA   [7]
  	Cause: pluero-pneumonia
  Obituary	2 Jan 1914	Corfu, Genesee, New York, USA
  newspaper
  Garrett Colby, a lifelong resident in this vicinity, died at his home yesterday morning at 10:45 o'clock of pleuro-pneumonia. Mr Colby was employed as night fireman at the Scott Greenhouses and was ill when he went home from his work Monday morning, growing gradually worse until the end came. Mr Colby was born in the town of Darien on the Colby road, about two miles southeast of Corfu on March 2, 1858. On July 24, 1884 he was married to Clara Senn of Pembroke, who survives him. Other survivors are four children. Garrett R. Colby of Mentor, Clara of Buffalo and Gladys and Robert who live at home: four brothers and two sisters. Henry of Batavia, Mrs John Taft and Joseph Colby of South Auburn, Neb, Alexander of Darien, Frank of Mentor, Mrs Caroline Van De Vort of Corfu. Mr Colby was a member of the Corfu Methodist Protestant Church and of the Corfu I.O.O.F. lodge.
  Buried	2 Jan 1914	Corfu, Genesee, New York, USA
  	Address: Evergreen Hill Cemetery Genesee County Genesee County, New York
  Obituary	5 Jan 1914	Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA
  Batavia Daily News
  - Monday Evening, January 5, 1914, CORFU. MANY AT GARRETT COLBY'S FUNERAL -The funeral of Garrett Colby, held from the M. E. church yesterday afternoon, was very largely attended. The Rev. Edgar E. Robinson officiated. Mrs. F. A. Palmer, Mrs. William Hume, Dr. Bates and C. W. Carrier sang "I Belong to the King" (a favorite of the deceased), "Face to Face" and "Jesus Savior Pilot Me." W. H. Norton, E. T. Sumner, R. A. Kinne, L. W. Ireland, O. A. Stanley and George Peters acted as bearers. Among the many beautiful floral offerings were pieces from the Corfu Odd Fellows, the Rebekahs, the Corfu band, ladies of the M. E. church, employees at the Scott greenhouses, Eastern Star of Batavia, Eastern Star of Mentor, O., nurses of Buffalo state hospital and nurses of the Batavia hospital. Out-of-town people present were Frank Colby and Mr. and Mrs. Garrett R. Colby of Mentor, O.; Henry Colby, Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Senn and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Francis of Batavia; Mr. and Mrs. John Senn and son, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tubbs and three children and Mr. and Mrs. George Tamlin of Buffalo and Mr. and Mrs. Emile Gesse and two daughters of Alden. The Odd Fellows attended in a body and conducted part of the service at the church.
  Person ID	I3125	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	Samuel COLBY,   b. 10 May 1814, Darien, Genesee, New York, USA ,   d. 22 Feb 1885, Darien, Genesee, New York, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Louisa STONE,   b. 1824, , , New York, USA ,   d. 28 Apr 1894, , , New York, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Married	6 Jul 1845	Darien, Genesee, New York, USA
  Family ID	F1553	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clara Elizabeth SENN,   b. 16 Oct 1864, Pembroke, Genesee, New York, USA ,   d. 18 Jan 1942, , Genesee, New York, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Married	24 Jul 1884	Darien, Genesee, New York, USA   [6, 8]
  Children	1. Garrett Raymond COLBY,   b. 6 Apr 1885, Corfu, Genesee, New York, USA ,   d. Feb 1976, , , Florida, USA  (Age 90 years)   2. Arthur F COLBY,   b. May 1888, , Genesee, New York, USA ,   d. Bef 1910, , Genesee, New York, USA  (Age ~ 21 years)   3. Clara Louisa COLBY,   b. 19 Dec 1890, Darien, Genesee, New York, USA ,   d. 14 Dec 1925, , Genesee, New York, USA  (Age 34 years)   4. Gladys E COLBY,   b. Apr 1897, Corfu, Genesee, New York, USA ,   d. 7 Dec 1984, , Genesee, New York, USA  (Age ~ 87 years)   5. Robert W COLBY,   b. 15 Mar 1899, Corfu, Genesee, New York, USA ,   d. 14 Dec 1987, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2014
  Family ID	F1319	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Listed as Jennett on the 1860 NY Census.

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] 1860 Genesee, NY, pg 36. Jerett Colby [S841] 1900 Genesee, NY, ED 17, pg 12B. Garrett Colby [S767] Obituary, Clara Colby. Garrett R Colby [S195] Cemetery, Evergreen Hill, Genesee Co, NY, Colby, Garrett Sr. 1858 [S841] 1900 Genesee, NY, ED 17, pg 12B. Mar 1841 - age 41 - NY [S767] Obituary, Clara Colby. [S195] Cemetery, Evergreen Hill, Genesee Co, NY, Colby, Garrett Sr. 1914 [S841] 1900 Genesee, NY, ED 17, pg 12B. married 16 years