Charles Bostich Colby

Charles Bostwich COLBY was born on 8 FEB 1801 in Fryeburg, Oxford County, Maine. Name: Charles Bostwich Colby Gender: Male Baptism/Christening Date: Baptism/Christening Place: CIVIL, FRYEBURG, OXFORD, MAINE Birth Date: 08 Feb 1801 Birthplace: CIVIL, FRYEBURG, OXFORD, MAINE Death Date: Name Note: Race: Father's Name: David Colby Father's Birthplace: Father's Age: Mother's Name: Sarah Mother's Birthplace: Mother's Age: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C52129-1 System Origin: Maine-VR Source Film Number: 10915 Reference Number: 2:176GSFV Collection: Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900 He appeared in the census in 1881 in Harwich, Kent County, Ontario, Canada. He died on 22 JUL 1900. Colby, Charles. Death-age 100, born Feb. 7, 1800 in Maine, U.S.A., 8 children, of Conc. 13, Harwich Twp., funeral held July 24, 1900; Mr. Colby was buried on the farm. - Roots, Branches & Twigs 14,2 (1991): 35.

This is probably the Charles Colby who lived in Kent County, Ontario. I have not researched him specifically, being interested in a Philander Colby of the same place. Here is what I have: Colby, Charles. Death-age 100, born Feb. 7, 1800 in Maine, U.S.A., 8 children, of Conc. 13, Harwich Twp., funeral held July 24, 1900; Mr. Colby was buried on the farm. — Roots, Branches & Twigs 14,2 (1991): 35.

Charles Colby, of the township of Harwich, was born in the state of Maine, in the year 1800. When seventeen years of age he removed with his father's family to New York State, where he followed farming till 1835, when he removed to his present location. "llustrated Historical Atlas of the Counties of Essex and Kent." Toronto: H. Belden & Co., 1880-81, p. 65.