Warren Henry COLBY

Born

21 April 1840 , Hallowell, Maine, USA

Died

abt. 1923 , Windsor, Maine, USA

Warren Henry married Addie B SMITH . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Addie B SMITH was born 20 December 1845 in Hallowell, Maine, USA.

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Son of Nathaniel Colby and Sarah Elizabeth Choate

m. (2) Jane Martin

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Warren Henry COLBY

Warren Henry COLBY married

Addie B SMITH
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Children of Warren Henry COLBY and Addie B SMITH

Frank Earnest COLBY

Born: 2 December 1876, Hallowell, Maine, USA
Died: 16 August 1969, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mary Flora BAKER 16 August 1927 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Name: Warren H. Colby
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 21 Apr 1840
BirthPlace: HALLOWELL,KENNEBEC,MAINE
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50272-1
System Origin: Maine-ODM
GS Film Number: 1033824
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'Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F4HP-79R : 10 February 2018), Warren H. Colby, 21 Apr 1840; citing HALLOWELL,KENNEBEC,MAINE; FHL microfilm 1,033,824.

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1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - Hallowell, Maine

Name: Warren Colby
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: Maine, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1839-1840
BirthPlace: Maine
Page Number: 68
Household ID: 587
Line Number: 1
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M593
GS Film Number: 000552045
Digital Folder Number: 004269645
Image Number: 00683

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Warren Colby M 30 Maine
Addie Colby F 23 Maine
John Davis M 50 Massachusetts
William Davis M 17 Massachusetts
John Witham M 49 Rhode Island
Philip Witham M 47 Rhode Island
Charles Whitam M 44 Rhode Island

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1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1876 Birth of Child
Frank Earnest COLBY was born 2 December 1876, Hallowell, Maine, USA

Warren Henry was 36 years old.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 - Hallowell, Maine

Name: Warren Colby
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: House Carpenter
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self
Birth Year (Estimated): 1841
BirthPlace: Maine, United States
Father's BirthPlace: Maine, United States
Mother's BirthPlace: Maine, United States
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 283
Person Number: 0
Volume: 1
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Warren Colby Self Male 39 Maine, United States
Abby B Colby Wife Female 34 Maine, United States
Birdie Colby Daughter Female 8 Maine, United States
Miller Colby Son Male 6 Maine, United States
Warren Colby Son Male 3 Maine, United States
Caroline Smith Mother-in-law Female 70 Maine, United States

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification