Abigail Colby was born 17 December 1770 in Chester, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States to Benaiah Colby (1734-1826) and Abigail Emerson (1744-1834) and died 2 March 1842 Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of unspecified causes. She married John Waterhouse Colby (1765-1815) 21 July 1798 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Research Notes
Colby Parentage : Chester NH
Currently Abigail is linked to two families in FamilySearch.
- Benaiah Colby - Chester NH
- Enoch Colby - Candia NH
Since here birth record is showing Chester NH, we have linked her here to the Benaiah Colby family of the same town.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Deborahh Tenney Colby (1798-) | |||
| True Colby (1800-1850) | |||
| Samuel Colby (1801-) | |||
| Ebenezer Colby (1802-1886) | |||
| John Colby (1804-) | |||
| Mary Clement Colby (1805-) | |||
| Elizabeth Colby (1808-1894) | |||
| Moses Colby (1811-1818) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Moses Emerson Colby (1765-1846) | |||
| Sarah Colby (1766-) | |||
| Elizabeth Colby (1768-) | |||
| Abigail Colby (1770-1842) | 17 December 1770 Chester, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States | 2 March 1842 Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States | John Waterhouse Colby (1765-1815) |
| Jonathon Colby (1772-1854) | |||
| Joseph Colby (1775-1854) | |||
| Benaiah Colby (1777-1779) | |||
| Mary Colby (1779-) | |||
| Anne Colby (1781-1860) | |||
| Benaiah Colby (1783-1872) | |||
Residences
Vital Records
Amesbury Gravestone
personal gravestone
family grave marker
- Location : Amesbury Union Cemetery, Essex County, Massachusetts.
These two markers stand side by side.
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