Brief Life History of Zacceus
When Zacceus Colby was born on 10 January 1796, in Pembroke, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Reverend Zaccheus Colby, was 46 and his mother, Mary Calef, was 37. He married Mary Coult about 1826, in Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Auburn, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States for about 10 years. He died on 24 December 1860, at the age of 64, and was buried in Auburn, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States.
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- Zacheus Colby, "United States Census, 1850"
- Zaccheus Colbey, "New Hampshire, Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- Zaccheus Colby, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (7)
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.
1808 · Concord Becomes the Capital
In 1808, Concord became the capital of New Hampshire. It was originally the Penacook Plantation given to the state by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English (eastern): habitational name from Colby in Norfolk and Westmorland, Coleby in Lincolnshire, or Coulby Newham in the North Yorkshire. The Colby placename derives from the Old Norse personal name Koli (a byname for a swarthy person, from kol ‘(char)coal’) + Old Norse býr ‘settlement’.
Americanized form of Norwegian Kolby .
Americanized form of German Kolbe . Compare Kolby .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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