Garrett R Colby and Clara Elizabeth Senn

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Husband Garrett R COLBY ^{1 2 3}

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          AKA: Bud
         Born: 2 Mar 1858 - Colby Rd, Darien, Genesee Co, New York 3 4
         Died: 1 Jan 1914 - Corfu, Genesee Co, New York 4
       Buried: Jan 1914 - Evergreen Hill Cemetery, Corfu, New York

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       Father: Samuel COLBY (1814-1885) 1
       Mother: Louisa STONE (1824-1894) 1 5

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     Marriage: 24 Jul 1884 - Darien, Genesee Co, New York 2 3

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Events in his life were:

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• Residence ², Snipery Rd, Corfu, New York, 1884

• Membership, Corfu IOOF Lodge, 1914

• Occupation, Night Fireman, Scott Greenhouses, 1914

• Religion, Corfu Methodist Protestant church, 1914

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Wife Clara Elizabeth SENN ^{2 3}

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         Born: 16 Oct 1864 - Pembroke, Genesee Co, New York 3 4
         Died: 18 Jan 1942 - Genesee Co, New York 4
       Buried: 19 Jan 1942 - Evergreen Hill Cemetery, Corfu, New York

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       Father: Frederick SENN (1839-1926) 6 7
       Mother: Clara L LITT (1840-1873) 8

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Events in her life were:

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• Religion, First Presbyterian Church

• Residence ², North Alleghany St, Corfu, New York, 1886

• Census, Pembroke, Genessee Co, New York, 1900

• Residence ⁷, Corfu, Genesee Co, New York, 1926

• Census, Pembroke, Genessee Co, New York, 1930

• Membership, Corfu Rebekah Lodge No. 222, 1942

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Children

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1 M Garrett Raymond COLBY ^{2 3}

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         Born: 6 Apr 1885 - Corfu, Genesee Co, New York 3 9
         Died: After 1942
       Buried: 

       Spouse: Alice COETS (1887-      ) 10
         Marr: Abt 1907

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2 M Arthur COLBY ³

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         Born: May 1888 - Genesee Co, New York 3
         Died: Bef 1910 - Genesee Co, New York
       Buried: 

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3 F Clara Louisa COLBY ^{2 3}

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         Born: 19 Dec 1890 - Darien, Genesee Co, New York 3 4
         Died: 14 Dec 1925 - Genesee Co, New York 11
       Buried: Dec 1925 - Evergreen Hill Cemetery, Corfu, New York

       Spouse: Warren T BEIDECK (1884-1961)
         Marr: 3 May 1916 - Presbyterian Manse, Corfu, New York 11

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4 F Gladys COLBY ^{2 3}

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         Born: Apr 1897 - Corfu, Genesee Co, New York 3
         Died: 7 Dec 1984 - Genesee Co, New York
       Buried: Dec 1984 - Evergreen Hill Cemetery, Corfu, New York

       Spouse: Adelbert E BEIDECK (1889-1974)

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5 M Robert W COLBY ^{2 3}

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          AKA: Bob
         Born: 15 Mar 1899 - Corfu, Genesee Co, New York 3 12
         Died: 14 Dec 1987 - Buffalo, Erie Co, New York 12
       Buried: Dec 1987 - Evergreen Hill Cemetery, Corfu, New York

       Spouse: Elsie B ??? (1893-1950)

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General Notes (Husband)

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Listed as Jennett on the 1860 NY Census.

Corfu, Jan 2.
Garrett Colby, a lifelong resident in this vicinity, died at his home yesterday morning at 10:45 o'clock of pleuro-pneumonia. Mr Colby was employed as night fireman at the Scott Greenhouses and was ill when he went home from his work. Monday morning, growing gradually worse until the end came.
Mr Colby was born in the town of Darien on the Colby road, about two miles southeast of Corfu on March 2, 1858. On July 24, 1884 he was married to Clara Senn of Pembroke, who survives him. Other survivors are four children. Garrett R. Colby of Mentor, Clara of Buffalo and Gladys and Robert who live at home: four brothers and two sisters. Henry of Batavia, Mrs John Taft and Joseph Colby of South Auburn, Neb, Alexander of Darien, Frank of Mentor, Mrs Caroline Van De Vort of Corfu. Mr Colby was a member of the Corfu Methodist Protestant Church and of the Corfu I.O.O.F. lodge.

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General Notes (Wife)

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Mrs. Clara Colby of Corfu, Genesee Co, NY - 1926
Corfu, Jan. 19 (1942).--Mrs. Clara Senn Colby, widow of Garrett COLBY, died yesterday afternoon at 3:40 o'clock at her home on North Alleghany street, following a long illness. She was confined to her bed for only a few days.
Mrs. Colby, born at Pembroke on October 16, 1864, was a daughter of the late Frederick and Clara LITT SENN. On July 24, 1884, she was married to Mr. Colby, who resided on the Snippery road east of Corfu, where they made their home for about two years and then moved to the house in this village where Mrs. Colby died. Mr. Colby died on January 1, 1914.
Mrs. Colby was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and Corfu Rebekah Lodge, No. 222.
Surviving are two sons, Garrett R. Colby of Geneva, O., and Robert W. Colby who resided with his mother; a daughter, Mrs. Adelbert E. BEIDECK of Corfu; nine grandchildren, and a great-grandson. She was the mother of the late Mrs. Clara BEIDECK. A sister, Mrs. Julia TUBBS of Buffalo, also survives.
Private funeral services for Mrs. Colby will be held from the Colby home on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, the Rev. William T. Eaton officiating. Friends may call at the home until Wednesday noon. Interment will be in Evergreen Hill Cemetery.

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1 1860 Genesee Co, NY Census (http://www.usgwcensus.org/cenfiles/ny/genesee/1860), 36.

2 Obituary, Clara Colby.

3 1900 Genesee Co, NY Census (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/), ED 17 P 12.

4 Cemetery, Evergreen Hill, Genesee Co, NY.

5 1880 Genesee Co, NY Census (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp), 656A.

6 Senn, Ima Holder.

7 Obituary, Frederick Senn.

8 1860 Genesee Co, NY Census (http://www.usgwcensus.org/cenfiles/ny/genesee/1860), 43.

9 Colby, Ronald M, Colby Family & Others (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam/index.html).

10 Ibid, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam/b184.html#P17071.

11 Wedding Announcement, Clara Colby.

12 Social Security Death Index (http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi), 094-03-5218.