John Waterhouse Colby was born 15 November 1765 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States to Obadiah Colby (1731-1814) and Mary Merrill (1736-1816) and died 29 October 1815 Southampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States of unspecified causes. He married Mehitable Clough (1758-1797) 23 April 1789 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. He married Abigail Colby (1770-1842) 21 July 1798 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Elizabeth Clough Colby (1792-1861) | |||
| 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 |
| Dorothy Colby (1758-) | |||
| Gee Colby (1760-1822) | |||
| Obadiah Merrill Colby (1863-1832) | |||
| John Waterhouse Colby (1765-1815) | 15 November 1765 Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States | 29 October 1815 Southampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States | Mehitable Clough (1758-1797) Abigail Colby (1770-1842) |
| Molly Colby (1768-1854) | |||
| Hezekiah Colby (1770-1844) | |||
| Betsy Colby (1773-) | |||
| William Colby (1775-1850) | |||
Residences
Vital Records
Amesbury Gravestone
personal gravestone
family grave marker
- Location : Amesbury Union Cemetery, Essex County, Massachusetts.
These two markers stand side by side.
See Also
- John Colby
- John Waterhouse Colby at Find A Grave
- Colby in Essex County, Massachusetts
- Colby in Rockingham County, New Hampshire