Colby, Anthony (1792-1873)
- Name:
- Colby, Anthony (1792-1873)
- Title:
- Selectman, Town of New London
Moderator, Town of New London
Member, New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1828-32, 1837-39
Governor, State of New Hampshire, 1846-1847
Major General, New Hampshire State Militia
Adjutant General, State of New Hampshire
Trustee, Dartmouth College, 1850-1870
Founder, Colby Academy - Born:
- 11/13/1792
- Birthplace:
- New London, NH
- Died:
- 07/20/1873
- Death Location:
- New London, NH
- Residence:
- New London, NH
- Nationality:
- American
- Occupation:
- Scythe Manufacturer
Politician - Father:
- Colby, Joseph
- Mother:
- Heath, Anna
- Spouse:
- (1) Mary Everett, 1814
(2) Elizabeth Avery Richardson, 1840 - Children:
- Daniel Everett, born February 18, 1815; died May 31, 1891
Susan Farnum, born April 21, 1817; died March 22, 1919
Robert Lane - Notes:
- Frederick L. Weis, The Colby Family in Early America. Early Generations of the Descendants of Anthony Colby of Boston, Cambridge, Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts 1595-1661. (Concord, Massachusetts: Harold C. Smith, 1970), 253-255.
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