Joseph
COLBY
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Born: 4 April 1795 in Deer Isle, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
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Joseph married Deborah LARRABEE 7 March 1816 in Machias, Massachusetts (District of Maine) . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Deborah LARRABEE was born abt. 1796 in Machias, Maine, USA. Deborah died 28 April 1828 in Deer Isle, Maine, USA.
Joseph COLBY died abt. 1855 in Deer Isle, Maine, USA.
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Deborah LARRABEEMarriage date: 7 March 1816
Marriage place: Machias, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Children of Joseph COLBY and Deborah LARRABEE
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Birth — 17954 April 1795
Deer Isle, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
1816 Marriage / PartnerJoseph COLBY and Deborah LARRABEE 7 March 1816, Machias, Maine, USA
He was 20 years old.
1824 Birth of ChildPatience Norton COLBY was born 13 December 1824, Machiasport, Maine, USA
Joseph was 29 years old.
1828 Death of Spouse/PartnerDeborah LARRABEE died 28 April 1828, Deer Isle, Maine, USA
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Marriage of ChildPatience Norton COLBY married 28 May 1843, Steuben, Maine, USA to Andrew Dyer MCCALEB
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Last updated: 4/28/2023 1:56:39 PM
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The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state
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