1801 - 1856 (55 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Persis Percy Bement was born on 12 Jan 1801 in Tunbridge, Orange County, VT; died in Aug 1856 in Galien, Berrien County, MI. Persis married Ebenezer Colby on 23 Feb 1820 in Bradford, Merrimack County, NH. Ebenezer (daughter of Ebenezer (Eben) Colby and Marriam Davis) was born on 2 Mar 1795 in Bradford, Merrimack County, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Alanson Bement Colby was born on 9 Apr 1820 in Peterboro, Hillsborough County, NH; died on 1 May 1821 in Peterboro, Hillsborough County, NH.
- 3. Gilbert Abbott Colby was born on 30 Oct 1823 in Bradford, Merrimack County, NH.
- 4. Lucy Ann Colby was born on 23 Sep 1826 in Peterboro, Hillsborough County, NH; died on 9 Sep 1826 in Peterboro, Hillsborough County, NH.
- 5. Diantha Angelina Colby was born on 22 Jan 1827 in Peterboro, Hillsborough County, NH; died on 20 Jul 1869 in Niles, Berrien County, MI.
- 6. Fedelia Bardwell Colby was born on 15 May 1831 in Peterboro, Hillsborough County, NH; died after 1913 in Omaha, Douglas County, NE.
- 7. Horace Farnham Colby was born on 26 Jun 1835 in Peterboro, Hillsborough County, NH.
- 8. William Bennet Colby was born on 23 Sep 1839 in Galien, Berrien County, MI; died in in Des Moines, Polk County, IA.
- 9. Charlotte Augusta Colby was born on 17 Nov 1842 in Galien, Berrien County, MI; died on 3 Sep 1865 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MI.
- 10. Georgianna Joy Colby was born on 23 Jul 1845 in Galien, Berrien County, MI; died after 1920.
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Generation: 2
2. | Alanson Bement Colby (1.Persis1) was born on 9 Apr 1820 in Peterboro, Hillsborough County, NH; died on 1 May 1821 in Peterboro, Hillsborough County, NH. |
4. | Lucy Ann Colby (1.Persis1) was born on 23 Sep 1826 in Peterboro, Hillsborough County, NH; died on 9 Sep 1826 in Peterboro, Hillsborough County, NH. |
5. | Diantha Angelina Colby (1.Persis1) was born on 22 Jan 1827 in Peterboro, Hillsborough County, NH; died on 20 Jul 1869 in Niles, Berrien County, MI. |
6. | Fedelia Bardwell Colby (1.Persis1) was born on 15 May 1831 in Peterboro, Hillsborough County, NH; died after 1913 in Omaha, Douglas County, NE. Fedelia married Charles Edwin Welles on 25 Feb 1852 in Mishawaka, Saint Joseph, IN. Charles (son of William Edwin Welles and Harriet Prentiss) was born on 27 Jul 1820 in New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. Ida Cornelia Welles was born on 11 Mar 1853 in Niles, Berrien County, MI; died in 1913 in Boston, Suffolk County, MA.
- 15. Charles Walter Welles was born on 18 Dec 1855 in La Grange Township, Cass County, MI.
- 16. Fannie Angeline Welles was born on 11 Jul 1857 in La Grange Township, Cass County, MI; died after 1913 in Omaha, Douglas County, NE.
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7. | Horace Farnham Colby (1.Persis1) was born on 26 Jun 1835 in Peterboro, Hillsborough County, NH. Horace married Lucy Tracy Perkins in 1861 in Niles, Berrien County, MI. Lucy (daughter of Frederick Fanning Perkins and Eleanor Lee) was born on 24 Aug 1836 in Niles, Berrien County, MI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 17. Frederick Lee Colby was born on 22 Nov 1862 in Dowagiac, Cass County, MI; died after 1913 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI.
- 18. Jessie Eldbridge Colby was born on 26 Dec 1865 in Dowagiac, Cass County, MI; died on 30 Sep 1930 in Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL.
- 19. Lucy E. Colby was born on 27 Mar 1870 in Dowagiac, Cass County, MI.
- 20. William T. Colby was born in 1872 in Dowagiac, Cass County, MI; died in 1875 in Dowagiac, Cass County, MI.
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8. | William Bennet Colby (1.Persis1) was born on 23 Sep 1839 in Galien, Berrien County, MI; died in in Des Moines, Polk County, IA. |
9. | Charlotte Augusta Colby (1.Persis1) was born on 17 Nov 1842 in Galien, Berrien County, MI; died on 3 Sep 1865 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MI. Charlotte married Edward Stephenson Badger on 24 Sep 1861 in Marshall, Calhoun County, MI. Edward (son of James Badger and Tryphena Easton) was born on 29 Jan 1837 in Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 21. Mary Isabelle Badger was born on 6 Aug 1862 in Marshall, Calhoun County, MI; died after 1913.
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Generation: 3
17. | Frederick Lee Colby (7.Horace2, 1.Persis1) was born on 22 Nov 1862 in Dowagiac, Cass County, MI; died after 1913 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI. Frederick married Frances Houper Berry in 1899 in Illinois. Frances was born on 29 Mar 1864 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI; died in 1936 in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 22. Thomas Berry Colby was born on 15 May 1900 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI; died in Nov 1974 in Pauma Valley, San Diego County, CA.
- 23. Horace Farnham Colby was born on 13 Aug 1901 in Harbor Springs, Emmet County, MI; died in Dec 1966 in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA.
- 24. Frederick Lee Colby, Jr. was born on 18 Feb 1903 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI; died on 17 Nov 1998 in Grosse Point, Wayne County, MI.
- 25. Elizabeth Hooper Colby was born on 8 Aug 1904 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI; died on 22 Jun 1994 in Claremont, Los Angeles County, CA.
- 26. Edward Pendleton Colby was born on 24 Apr 1908 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI; died in July 1983 in San Clemente, Orange County, CA.
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18. | Jessie Eldbridge Colby (7.Horace2, 1.Persis1) was born on 26 Dec 1865 in Dowagiac, Cass County, MI; died on 30 Sep 1930 in Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL. Jessie married Joseph Chapman Searle on 4 Oct 1893 in Dowagiac, Cass County, MI. Joseph was born on 23 Jul 1866 in Niles, Berrien County, MI; died on 30 Jan 1934 in Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 27. Elizabeth Colby was born on 15 Oct 1894 in Marcellus, Cass County, MI; died on 26 Mar 1940 in Ripley, Houghton County, MI.
- 28. Mary Colby was born on 18 Oct 1897 in Marcellus, Cass County, MI; died on 15 Jun 1968 in Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL.
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21. | Mary Isabelle Badger (9.Charlotte2, 1.Persis1) was born on 6 Aug 1862 in Marshall, Calhoun County, MI; died after 1913. Mary married Francis Willey Kelsey on 22 Dec 1889 in Niles, Berrien County, MI. Francis (son of Henry Kelsey and Olive Cordelia Trowbridge) was born on 23 May 1858 in Ogden, Monroe County, NY; died on 14 May 1927; was buried in Forest Lawn cemetery, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, MI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
28. | Mary Colby (18.Jessie3, 7.Horace2, 1.Persis1) was born on 18 Oct 1897 in Marcellus, Cass County, MI; died on 15 Jun 1968 in Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL. |
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