The following obituary was sent to me by a friend asking if this was a possible relative of mine . . . anyone know how and where this gentleman fits into the scheme of things. . . . I am too new in the research of this family to know if this is a relative or not....any help is appreciated . . . thanks. . .Karie (Colby) McAuliffe Tue, Nov 8, 2005 Roger E. Colby CADOTT -Roger E. Colby, 82, of Cadott, WI died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2005, at Lakeside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Chippewa Falls, WI. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005, at Big Drywood Lutheran Church, rural Cadott. Primate interment will be held at a later date. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church. Cremation Society of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, is assisting the family with arrangements. He was born April 19, 1923, in Chicago to Frank and Flossie (Rowe) Colby. He married Elaine Paul on April 27, 1946, in Colby. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Roger is survived by his wife, Elaine; children, Barbara, Jerry, Wendy and Bradley; and 11 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

ron, for your info, your computer would seem to be sending out 2 copies again. marilyn On 11-Nov-05, at 2:19 PM, Ronald Colby wrote: > I was doing some research on Ancestry.com this morning and for the > first > time up poped the WW II Enlistment dbase. > Here are some new military record database's on Ancestry.com. I > found them > under Recent Genealogy Databases. > > Genealogy Database Title Posted > World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 - Updated 11/11/2005 > WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings > 11/10/2005 > U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 11/10/2005 > World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1946 > 11/10/2005 > > Ron > > > > ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== > 2005 COLBY CLAN REUNION > Aug 20, 2005 > East Hartford, Connecticut > For more information contact: > Adeline S. Stack > 26 Coolidge Ave > South Portland, Maine 04106-5013 > Phone (207) 799-1648 > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >

I was doing some research on Ancestry.com this morning and for the first time up poped the WW II Enlistment dbase. Here are some new military record database's on Ancestry.com. I found them under Recent Genealogy Databases. Genealogy Database Title Posted World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 - Updated 11/11/2005 WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings 11/10/2005 U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 11/10/2005 World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1946 11/10/2005 Ron

All - As long as we are talking about authors named Colby, let me throw this into the mix. I have a novel entitled The Big Secret by Merle Colby, with a copyright date of 1949. Information on the dusk jacket indicate that Mr. Colby worked for several agencies of the federal government in Washington, D.C. It also states that he wrote several other books and was in public relations work in Washington. Does anyone know where he fits in? Dot Martin Detroit, MI Ronald Colby wrote: >Pat and all; > >I did a search on Google, like you said, it brought up lots of things she >had written, etc., but nothing on her personally. I was hoping for a >biography or obit, something to tell what she did. I looks like her main >thing was children's books. >What I have found >She was born 27 Jul 1907 died 7 Mar 1993 >she was the wife of Dr. Fletcher H. Colby. > >Ron > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 9:20 PM >Subject: Re: [COLBY] Jean Poindexter Colby > > >Hi Ron and others: > >If you go to AOL or Google and type in Jean Poindexter Colby you will get >your choice of many things to read, that she has written. I did not read >them, >so I haven't a clue if one would give a hint as to which family she >belongs. > > >Pat > > >==== COLBY Mailing List ==== > COLBY CLAN ASSOCIATION >for membership information contact > Adeline S. Stack > 26 Coolidge Ave. > South Portland, Maine 04106-5013 > Phone (207) 799-1648 > >============================== >Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > >==== COLBY Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from COLBY, send an e-mail message to: > [email protected] (for individual messages) > [email protected] (for Digest mode) >Subject: unsubscribe >In the body include only one word: unsubscribe >(Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) > >============================== >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > >

FROM: FAMILYSEARCH.ORG This is who Fletcher Hatch Colby the husband of Jean Poindexter Colby was. Found nothing more about her personally John Colby B: 19 Jun 1707 in Amesbury, MA - D: abt 1801 in Sandwich, NH F: unknown - M: Mary Frame - Spouse, Alice Davis M: 12 Jan 1737/38 Place: Amesbury, MA John Colby B: 8 Jan 1751/52 in Amesbury, MA - D: Lisbon, NH M: Mary Quimby about 1770 in Lisbon, NH Thomas Colby - B: 11 Aug 1776 in Sandwich, NH - D: 30 Mar 1855 in Francona, NH M: Polly Knapp Enoch Libby Colby - B: 11 May 1814 in Belgrade, ME - D: 21 Dec 1875 in Lancaster, NH M: Lucy Ann (Jane) Fletcher Frank Arthur Colby - B: 24 Dec 1856 in Colebrook, NH - D: 14 Jul 1896 in Berlin, NH M: Ada Cora Hatch - on 3 Nov 1880 Fletcher Hatch Colby - B: 27 Feb. 1893 -Berlin, NH D: 14 Aug 1966 - Boston, MA M: Jean Poindexter - 1930 in MA Note: Jean was born 27 Jul 1907 in Pine Orchard, CT Submitted to Familysearch by: Lois Heaton - 8633 Back Creek Road, Gloucester, VA 23061

I'm impressed. You all do your research so well. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 11:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [COLBY] Jean Poindexter Colby FROM: FAMILYSEARCH.ORG This is who Fletcher Hatch Colby the husband of Jean Poindexter Colby was. Found nothing more about her personally John Colby B: 19 Jun 1707 in Amesbury, MA - D: abt 1801 in Sandwich, NH F: unknown - M: Mary Frame - Spouse, Alice Davis M: 12 Jan 1737/38 Place: Amesbury, MA John Colby B: 8 Jan 1751/52 in Amesbury, MA - D: Lisbon, NH M: Mary Quimby about 1770 in Lisbon, NH Thomas Colby - B: 11 Aug 1776 in Sandwich, NH - D: 30 Mar 1855 in Francona, NH M: Polly Knapp Enoch Libby Colby - B: 11 May 1814 in Belgrade, ME - D: 21 Dec 1875 in Lancaster, NH M: Lucy Ann (Jane) Fletcher Frank Arthur Colby - B: 24 Dec 1856 in Colebrook, NH - D: 14 Jul 1896 in Berlin, NH M: Ada Cora Hatch - on 3 Nov 1880 Fletcher Hatch Colby - B: 27 Feb. 1893 -Berlin, NH D: 14 Aug 1966 - Boston, MA M: Jean Poindexter - 1930 in MA Note: Jean was born 27 Jul 1907 in Pine Orchard, CT Submitted to Familysearch by: Lois Heaton - 8633 Back Creek Road, Gloucester, VA 23061 ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== For posting to Colby Boards at Rootsweb & Ancestry.com: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=Surnames.Colby ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx

Pat and all; I did a search on Google, like you said, it brought up lots of things she had written, etc., but nothing on her personally. I was hoping for a biography or obit, something to tell what she did. I looks like her main thing was children's books. What I have found She was born 27 Jul 1907 died 7 Mar 1993 she was the wife of Dr. Fletcher H. Colby. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 9:20 PM Subject: Re: [COLBY] Jean Poindexter Colby Hi Ron and others: If you go to AOL or Google and type in Jean Poindexter Colby you will get your choice of many things to read, that she has written. I did not read them, so I haven't a clue if one would give a hint as to which family she belongs. Pat ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== COLBY CLAN ASSOCIATION for membership information contact Adeline S. Stack 26 Coolidge Ave. South Portland, Maine 04106-5013 Phone (207) 799-1648 ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

Hi Ron and others: If you go to AOL or Google and type in Jean Poindexter Colby you will get your choice of many things to read, that she has written. I did not read them, so I haven't a clue if one would give a hint as to which family she belongs. Pat

Hello Ron, I have an Atographed book by her Called "Mystic Seaport" The age of sail. Author/writer from Conn. I will get back to you when I have a moment with more. George Colby...Manorville N.Y.

On occasion is see books authored by JEAN POINDEXTER COLBY Anyone know who this person is?? Ron

The following is an article about online books that I just received. The message is incredibly cool! You can go to the Brigham Young University website http://www.lib.byu.edu/ and do searches of over 5000 books which the Family History Library has put online.* ... the LDS Family History Library has announced that it has begun the process of digitizing and making available on the Internet all of the Family History books in their collection. These are primarily books in the "929.273 Series" that are currently housed on the first floor of the Family History Library (previously housed on the fourth floor of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building). At the present time (September 2005), about 5000 books have been digitized and are available, and they have announced that they are adding about 100 titles a week to the on-line collection. Copyright issues are playing a role in determining the order in which they progress through this task; books out of copyright are being done first. As these Family History books are digitized and placed on-line, an entry is being placed in the Family History Library on-line catalog with a hyperlink to the digitized image. By going to the FHL On-Line Catalog, you can search for a specific name, find a book that has been indexed using the name, and view it on-line, flipping through the pages as separate "pdf" images, much the same as if you were on the first floor of the Family History Library. = Of course, the indexing that is available through the FHL Catalog is only as good as the human indexers made it; typically they only include the "top" 4 to 6 names that appear in each book in their indexing efforts. But there is even better news! The digitized images of these Family History books are actually being stored on the electronic servers at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.= By going directly to the BYU web site to view the images, there are several additional possibilities that provide genealogists functionality that they have never had before. You are now able to do full-text searches on each book, and on every digitized book in the collection. Now you can locate the small two-paragraph entry on Grandpa Ebenezer McGarrah that is buried in one of the Family History books that you would have otherwise never thought to look at before. This can open up a huge new possibility for extending lines, getting past brick walls, and uncovering new relatives!= How to Find The Digitized Images? Go to the web site of the Harold B. Lee Library at BYU at http://www.lib.byu.edu/ on their home page, follow the links "Find Other Materials/Electronic/On Line Collections at BYU". Click on the "Text Collections" tab and select the "Family History Archive" from the list of collections that are displayed. (Direct link: http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/) You would then normally want to use the "Search All" feature with the "Search Full Text" box checked, although the "Advanced Search" will allow very high-powered searches that will allow certain phrases to be searched for and other words to be used to exclude potential hits. As you make selections from the "hits" that are displayed, you will need to use the "Click Here to View Item" button near the top of the screen to display the actual image of the page. You can page through the entire document using the index displayed on the left side of the screen. Each page may be printed after being viewed. One interesting sidelight is, when you are at the first web page for the Family History Archive (the page that lets you begin a search), click on the "Browse the Collection" button. This will display every Family History book that has been digitized and is available in the collection. You can scroll through this list much the same as if you were walking up and down the stacks at the library. At the top of the first page of the search results, it displays the number of hits, which (in this case) is the number of books in the collection. If you keep track of this number, you can get a pretty good idea of how fast they are adding titles to the collection as you revisit the web site from time to time. I think you will want to visit this site often as the collection grows!" --

Forwarded by Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 10:10 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} colby family i am a descendent of anthony colby (willoughby colby) I have a handwritten book that traces the ancestry back from Willoughby with dates of birth, marriage and deaths. it is very old and the ink is fading. Id like to get more info as I have been trying to locate the parents of jabez glines (wife is merriam alexander (colby)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Colby, Foale Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wQJ.2ACEB/731 Message Board Post: Seeking information on Ethel Colby and her husband Henry Foale. One known son, Harry, was born @ 1880 in London, England. Harry emigrated to Canada, Unknown if his parents did. Any and all help is appreciated.

Who is this?? Alice Volkert Volkert Services -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 9:18 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [COLBY] Richard "Rick" B. Colby (1958 ~ 2005) Obit This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Colby, Brown Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wQJ.2ACEB/727 Message Board Post: Richard "Rick" B. Colby Richard "Rick" B. Colby, 46, of Naples, FL and formerly of Laconia, NH, died at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, on Thursday, January 27, 2005 with his family by his side. Rick was born on May 30, 1958 in Laconia, NH, the son of Richard C. and the late Priscilla (Brown) Colby. He attended the Laconia schools and in 1977 graduated from Laconia High School. He then attended the University of New Hampshire. Rick worked for Gunstock Ski Area, the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, UPS, Linens 'n Things and in recent years, while living in Florida, he worked at Bed, Bath & Beyond. He had lived in Florida for the past 14 years. Rick enjoyed life. In his youth, he played Little League baseball, participated in Boy Scouts and sang with the Colby Trio. He played football in high school and played the trumpet in the band. He enjoyed water skiing and and snow skiing coached a Little League team. He like to cook, spend time with his family, watch the Patriots, ride roller coasters and traveling. One of his favorite places to visit was Disney World. We will miss his large presence in our lives, his thoughtfulness, friendliness and that happy, contagious laugh. Survivors include his loving and devoted fiancee, Carol Nichols; her two sons, David and Samuel Nichols of Naples, FL; his father, Richard C. Colby of Laconia, NH; a sister, Catherine Line and her husband, Paul of Gilmanton I. W., NH; a brother, Jeffrey and his wife, Kathleen of West Roxbury, MA; a niece and nephews whom he enjoyed spending time with Carolyn, Tim, Chris and Derek. He was predeceased by his mother, Priscilla Colby in 199! 6 and by a brother, Christopher R. Colby in 1963. There will be no calling hours. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, February 5, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. at the Laconia Congregational Church, Veterans Square, Laconia, Rev. Dr. Warren H. Bouton, Pastor of the Church will officiate. A memorial service is also being planned in the near future to take place in Naples, FL. Spring burial will be in the family lot in Union Cemetery, Laconia, NH. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Priscilla Colby Scholarship Fund, c/o Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation, P.O Box 7312, Gilford, NH 03247. WilkinsonBeane Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH is in charge of the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com ================ Rick Colby A memorial service for Rick Colby who passed away January 27, 2005 will be on Saturday, March 5, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at Community Congregational Church, 15300 North Tamiami Trail, Naples. ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== Ronald Colby's home page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam/ ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Colby Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wQJ.2ACEB/730 Message Board Post: Georgene Colby MONDOVI, Minn. - Georgene Colby, 100, a lifelong resident of the Mondovi area, died Friday, Sept. 23, 2005, at the American Lutheran Home, Mondovi. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2005, at Zion Lutheran Church, Mondovi, with the Rev. Paul Woebbeking officiating. Burial will follow at Riverside Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26, at Poeschel Funeral Home and again at the church from 10 a.m. until the hour of services Tuesday.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Colby, Turner, Dudley Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wQJ.2ACEB/729 Message Board Post: Wesley H. Colby EXETER - Wesley H. Colby Jr., 76, of Friar Tuck Drive, died July 7, 2005, at his home after a period of failing health. He was born April 13, 1929, in Haverhill, Mass., the son of the late Wesley H. and Phyllis (Turner) Colby Sr. Colby grew up and was a longtime resident in Merrimac, Mass. He had resided in Exeter for the past 15 years, and formerly lived in East Kingston for 18 years. Mr. Colby worked as a truck driver for more than 20 years at Lawrence Motor Lines in Haverhill, Mass. Teamster Local #437. He was a 50-year member of the Bethany Masonic Lodge F&AM in Merrimac, Mass. He enjoyed antique cars and trucks. He is survived by his wife, Carol (Dudley) Colby of Exeter; three sons, Duayne Colby of Jacksonville, Fla., Keith Colby of Exeter, and Scott Colby of Kingston; one stepbrother, Jeff Eaton of New Hampshire; six grandchildren, one great-grandson, nieces and nephews. There are no calling hours. Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, July 12, at 11 a.m. at the Exeter Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 101A First Ave., Waltham, MA 02451. Arrangements are by the Brewitt Funeral Home, 14 Pine St., Exeter.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Colby, Trunnell Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wQJ.2ACEB/728 Message Board Post: Viola "Betty" Colby (nee Trunnell) of Sterling, IL, formerly of Naples, FL, was a long-time member of Glades Country Club. She was born July 4, 1921 died October 25, 2005. She married Herbert Colby July 4, 1941. He died in 1997. Survived by daughter, Virginia (Peter) Darby, son William (Kelley) Colby, daughter, Victoria (Patrick) Liston; two sisters, Katherine Edstrom of Rock Island, IL and Donna Laughead of Sterling, IL; and nine grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 29th in Sterling, IL.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Colby, Brown Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wQJ.2ACEB/727 Message Board Post: Richard "Rick" B. Colby Richard "Rick" B. Colby, 46, of Naples, FL and formerly of Laconia, NH, died at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, on Thursday, January 27, 2005 with his family by his side. Rick was born on May 30, 1958 in Laconia, NH, the son of Richard C. and the late Priscilla (Brown) Colby. He attended the Laconia schools and in 1977 graduated from Laconia High School. He then attended the University of New Hampshire. Rick worked for Gunstock Ski Area, the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, UPS, Linens 'n Things and in recent years, while living in Florida, he worked at Bed, Bath & Beyond. He had lived in Florida for the past 14 years. Rick enjoyed life. In his youth, he played Little League baseball, participated in Boy Scouts and sang with the Colby Trio. He played football in high school and played the trumpet in the band. He enjoyed water skiing and and snow skiing coached a Little League team. He like to cook, spend time with his family, watch the Patriots, ride roller coasters and traveling. One of his favorite places to visit was Disney World. We will miss his large presence in our lives, his thoughtfulness, friendliness and that happy, contagious laugh. Survivors include his loving and devoted fiancee, Carol Nichols; her two sons, David and Samuel Nichols of Naples, FL; his father, Richard C. Colby of Laconia, NH; a sister, Catherine Line and her husband, Paul of Gilmanton I. W., NH; a brother, Jeffrey and his wife, Kathleen of West Roxbury, MA; a niece and nephews whom he enjoyed spending time with Carolyn, Tim, Chris and Derek. He was predeceased by his mother, Priscilla Colby in 199! 6 and by a brother, Christopher R. Colby in 1963. There will be no calling hours. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, February 5, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. at the Laconia Congregational Church, Veterans Square, Laconia, Rev. Dr. Warren H. Bouton, Pastor of the Church will officiate. A memorial service is also being planned in the near future to take place in Naples, FL. Spring burial will be in the family lot in Union Cemetery, Laconia, NH. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Priscilla Colby Scholarship Fund, c/o Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation, P.O Box 7312, Gilford, NH 03247. WilkinsonBeane Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH is in charge of the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com ================ Rick Colby A memorial service for Rick Colby who passed away January 27, 2005 will be on Saturday, March 5, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at Community Congregational Church, 15300 North Tamiami Trail, Naples.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: colby,bond Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wQJ.2ACEB/726 Message Board Post: I am searching for info on charlotte colby. I know she married alfred charles bond. But I don't know when.He was born infeb 1882 in norfolk. Any help would be great.

this should be of interest to most Care of Photographs http://www.nedcc.org/leaflets/phocar.htm Ronald Colby [email protected] Kearns, Utah 801-680-1317 I finally got my head together, now my body is falling apart. COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam COLBY'S BOOKS: http://trinity.psnw.com/~rmcolby/index.htm