David Colburn

Brief Life History of David

When David Colburn was born on 26 July 1792, in Hartford, Windsor, Vermont, United States, his father, David Colborn, was 29 and his mother, Sarah Hoyt, was 28. He married Rebecca Rust on 13 June 1813, in Hartford, Windsor, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Wolcott, Lamoille, Vermont, United States for about 10 years. He died on 18 April 1866, in Hardwick Center, Hardwick, Caledonia, Vermont, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Hardwick Center, Hardwick, Caledonia, Vermont, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Colburn
1792–1866
Rebecca Rust
1795–1871
Marriage: 13 June 1813
Emeline Rust Colburn
1814–1874
Norman Russell Colburn
1818–1878
William Hoyt Colburn
1818–1886
Nial Rust Colburn
1820–1899
Susan Hoyt Colburn
1822–1880
Mary Jane Colburn
1824–1893
George Lyman Colburn
1828–
Henry Hoyt Colburn
1828–1867

Sources (12)

  • David Colburn, "United States Census, 1860"
  • David Colburn, "Find A Grave Index"
  • David Colburn, "Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

habitational name usually from Colburn in Catterick (North Yorkshire), named from Old English cōl ‘cool’ or col ‘coal’+ burna ‘stream’ (often confused with Old Norse brunnr ‘spring, stream’), but sometimes perhaps from a minor place so named, such as Coalburn in South Wingfield (Derbyshire) or Coldbourne in Bramley (Surrey).

from the Middle English personal name Colborn, an Anglicized form of Old Norse Kolbiǫrn, Kolbiorn, from kol ‘coal’ + biǫrn ‘bear’.

variant of Colbran, from the Middle English personal name Colbrand (Old Norse Kolbrandr, Kolbrand, from kol ‘coal’ + brandr ‘sword-blade, firebrand’).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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