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John was born on December 15th, 1780 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.  John's father was Aaron Colby and his mother was Abigail Greenfield.  His paternal grandfather is Gideon Colby and his paternal grandmother was Elizabeth Tucker. He had four brothers and three sisters, named Aaron, Samuel, Peter, Timothy, Sarah, Elizabeth and Nancy.  He is the third oldest of the eight children.


John's first family with Sarah Nichols

‌John and Sarah were married in a religious ceremony on September 25th, 1808 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts.  They had four sons and four daughters, named William Carey, James T., Francis, John B., Sarah N., Caroline A., Eliza Ann and Ellen A..


John's second family with Caroline M. Carnes

‌John and Caroline M. were married in a religious ceremony on January 16th, 1845 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts.  They have a son named Lorenzo.

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