Brief Life History of Sherman Dix
When Sherman Dix Colby was born on 13 December 1814, in New Hampshire, United States, his father, Isaac Colby, was 34 and his mother, Ruth N. Colby, was 28. He married Martha W Crowell on 1 May 1845, in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States in 1860 and Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States for about 10 years. He died on 17 March 1898, at the age of 83, and was buried in Horse Hill Cemetery, Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States.
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Sources (20)
- Sherman D Colby, "United States Census, 1850"
- Sherman D. Colby, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- Sherman Colby, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
Spouse and Children
1814–1898 Male
1816– Female
Children (5)
1846–1917 Male
1849–1931 Female
1851–1891 Female
1854–1933 Female
1857–1928 Male
Parents and Siblings
1780– Male
1786– Female
Siblings (6)
1814–1898 Male
1816–1848 Female
1819– Male
1822– Female
1824–1867 Male
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 5
1833 · First Public Library Founded in Petersborough
Age 19
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 22
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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