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James Colburn

James Colburn

Male 1689 - 1757  (68 years)


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  • Name James Colburn  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Birth 31 Jan 1689  Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    Gender Male 
    Death 23 Aug 1757  Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Burial Pepperell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I656  My Tree
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

    Father Thomas Colburn,   b. 1648, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1728, Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Richardson,   b. 14 Apr 1662, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1743, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F184  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Blood,   b. 2 May 1692, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Dec 1719, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years) 
    Marriage 19 Jan 1714  Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F176  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

    Family 2 Ruth Varnum,   b. 5 Feb 1703, Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1771, Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 4 Dec 1719  Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6
    Children 
     1. James Colburn,   b. 7 Nov 1720, Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Thomas Colburn,   b. 16 Aug 1723, Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Feb 1729, Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 5 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Thomas Colburn,   b. 1 Dec 1729, Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1767 (Age 37 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Ruth Colburn,   b. 16 Jul 1732, Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1762, Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Sarah Colburn,   b. 24 Apr 1737  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F175  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S328] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived;), Source number: 1399.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WVB.

    2. [S333] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).Original data: Town and C;).
      Birth date: 31 Jan 1689
      Birth place: Chelmsford, Massachusetts
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=matownvital&h=5294111&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    3. [S191] Ancestry.com, Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2011, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 6 January 2012.Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-;).
      Death date: 23 Aug 1757
      Death place:
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    4. [S350] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    5. [S345] Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp., Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - With some noted exceptions all marriage records in this collection can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and may be available through Famil;).

    6. [S69] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts Town Marriage Records, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Vital Records of Bellingham Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904.Vital Records of Granville Massachusetts to the Year ;).
      Marriage date: Dec. 4, 1719
      Marriage place: Dracut
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=mamarr&h=111325&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt