Frank Herbert Colby

Frank Herbert was born on December 17th, 1857 in Bow, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.  Frank Herbert's father was Francis West Colby and his mother was Paulina P. Wheeler. He has two brothers and three sisters, named Joel W., Edwin A., Mary Abbey, M. Abbie and Grace V..  He is the oldest of the six children. He had a half-brother and a half-sister, named Henry W. and Una A..