Samuel COLBY

Male 1814 - 1885  (70 years)


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  • Name Samuel COLBY  [1
    Occupation Between 1814 and 1885 
    stone mason 
    Born 10 May 1814  Darien, Genesee, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 23 Jul 1860  Darien, Genesee, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Pembroke, Genesee, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 22 Feb 1885  Darien, Genesee, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried 23 Feb 1885  Corfu, Genesee, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Evergreen Hill Cemetery
    Genesee County
    Genesee County, New York 
    Person ID I4657  An Armstrong & A Heffernan
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2014 

    Family Louisa STONE,   b. 1824, , , New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1894, , , New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 6 Jul 1845  Darien, Genesee, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Garrett R COLBY,   b. 2 Mar 1858, Darien, Genesee, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1914, Corfu, Genesee, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
    Last Modified 6 Dec 2008 
    Family ID F1553  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Most of the information on the Colby Family was provided to me by Wilson Roberts.

      Samuel's father was Reuben who married Lovina Wilson:
      Abner C., Reuben, and Daniel Colby, Sons of Daniel, came from Canaan, N. H., and settled in Darien in 1812. Their brother Aaron came in 1816. All took contracts for land at $3 per acre, with 10 years for payment. Their farms were contiguous and the settlement was known as the Colby neighborhood. With no roads, the nearest mill at Batavia, and with wild animals abundant, these pioneers were able to clear off their land, and convert the forests into cultivated fields. All died where they first settled, and the same farms are still occupied by Colbys.
      Abner C. Colby, born May 2, 1776, settled where his son, Levi H. Colby, now lives. November 9, 1816, he married Nancy (Steward) Cutler. He died August 1, 1856, aged 80 years, and his wife in 1862. Their children were Levi H., Abner C., Hiram, and George. Levi H., the eldest, was born on the homestead January 6, 1819. He purchased the homestead from the heirs, and December 25, 1846, married Susan A. Root, by whom he had four children, three of whom died in childhood. The survivor, Dexter D., was born August 14, 1852, and is a farmer in Michigan. Mrs Colby died June 12, 1859, and Mr. Colby married, March 29, 1860, Elizabeth D. Lincoln by whom he had children as follows: John L., born December 27, 1860, who is a farmer in Michigan; Libbie G., born October 27, 1867; and Levi Henry, born November 8, 1869. The last two live at home. Mr. Colby is a Republican in politics, devotes his time to his farm, and is a highly respected friend and neighbor.
      Joshua Colby, son of Reuben, was born in New Hamshire in 1808, and married Elizabeth Town in 1827. In early life he carried on an ashery, Collecting in one winter 3,000 bushels of ashes. He now lives on the Daniel Colby homestead.
      Aaron H. Colby, son of Reuben, was born in New Hampshire in 1811, spent his boyhood in Darien, and went to the district school. He married Ellen Beardsley, and settled on the place where he now resides. He is a mason as well as a farmer, but leads a retired life residing with his son Darius H.
      Gazetteer and Biographical Record
      of Genesee County, New York
      Edited by: F. W. Beers
      J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890

  • Sources 
    1. [S36] 1860 Genesee, NY, 36.

    2. [S195] Cemetery, Evergreen Hill, Genesee Co, NY.

    3. [S36] 1860 Genesee, NY, 36.
      age 46


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