Col. Joshua Colby (1795-1864) - Find a Grave Memorial

Col. Joshua Colby Veteran

Birth

4 Dec 1795

Henniker, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA

Death

20 Dec 1864 (aged 69)

Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA

Burial

Pleasant Street Cemetery

Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA Add to Map

Plot

Section C, lot 100

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"conspicuous in the old colonial days of our town" - from the obituary of his daughter-in-law Thankful (Mrs. Henry) Colby in 1900.
Designation as "Colonel" likely referred to militia service.

Gravesite Details

stone is broken, sunken into the ground

Family Members

Spouse

Abigail Currier Colby

1789–1873 (m. 1817)

Children

Horace C. Colby

1817–1901
Henry Colby

1819–1890
Hubbard Colby

1820–1892
Harlow Colby

1824–1913
Joshua Martin Colby

1826–1848
Mary Ann Colby Hunt

1829–1901
Rhoda C. Colby

1833–1904

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Abigail Currier Colby

Horace C. Colby

Henry Colby

Hubbard Colby

Harlow Colby

Joshua Martin Colby

Mary Ann Colby Hunt

Rhoda C. Colby

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Abigail Currier Colby

Horace C. Colby

Henry Colby

Hubbard Colby

Harlow Colby

Joshua Martin Colby

Mary Ann Colby Hunt

Rhoda C. Colby

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