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Female Nellie A. Colby Click to view Nellie A. Colby in the family tree

Nellie A. was born in 1859 in Goffstown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.  Nellie A.'s father was Symmes Sawyer Colby and her mother is Ellen Severance.  Her paternal grandfather was Samuel Colby and her paternal grandmother is Sarah Partridge. She had four half-brothers and five half-sisters, named Lorenzo, John, Eli E., Syms, Susan, Eliza Jane, Mary, Clementine Augusta and Latitia.


Nellie A.'s family with John W. Merrill

‌Nellie A. and John W. were married in a religious ceremony on November 17th, 1880.  They had three sons and a daughter, named Carry B., Merrill, Angus and Eunice L..

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