William Colby Genealogy: 40 obituaries, marriages, births, burials (1826-2013)

William Colby is documented in 40 historical records spanning 1826-2013 across 20 cities — including Windsor, Eaton, Stanstead Plain, Saskatchewan, Stanstead, Mara, Belleville, Quartier Saint-Andrew, Harwich, and Norwood. Sources include 7 births, 3 baptism records, 18 censuses, 10 marriage records, and 2 obituaries. Discover your genealogy on MesAieux (YourFolks), one of the best platforms for ancestry research, focusing on Quebec and Canada. Trace your family tree and track the lives of individuals named William Colby through these records — start uncovering your ancestors and build your complete family tree with William Colby today.

Year	Type	Subject	Location	Source	Results
abt. 1826	Birth	William Colby	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1826 Birth William Colby Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1833	Birth	William-B Colby	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1833 Birth William-B Colby Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1854	Marriage	William Colby & Margaret Grace	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1854 Marriage William Colby & Margaret Grace Undetermined location (Vital records)
abt. 1861	Birth	William-H. Colby	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1861 Birth William-H. Colby Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1867	Birth	Charles-William Colby	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1867 Birth Charles-William Colby Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1868	Baptism	Charles-William Colby	Stanstead, QC	Vital records	1868 Baptism Charles-William Colby Stanstead, QC (Vital records)
abt. 1869	Birth	William-D Colby	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1869 Birth William-D Colby Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1869	Marriage	William Colby & Celina Binette	Windsor, On	Vital records	1869 Marriage William Colby & Celina Binette Windsor, On (Vital records)
abt. 1878	Marriage	William Colby & Cecilia Bensette	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1878 Marriage William Colby & Cecilia Bensette Undetermined location (Vital records)
1881	Census	William Colby & Celina Colby	Windsor, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census William Colby & Celina Colby Windsor, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William-H. Colby	Mara, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census William-H. Colby Mara, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William Colby	Belleville, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census William Colby Belleville, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William Colby & Jane Colby	Quartier Saint-Andrew, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census William Colby & Jane Colby Quartier Saint-Andrew, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William Colby & Melissa Cloby	Eaton, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census William Colby & Melissa Cloby Eaton, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William Colby & Melissa Colby	Eaton, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census William Colby & Melissa Colby Eaton, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William-B Colby & Malvina-A Colby	Stanstead Plain, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census William-B Colby & Malvina-A Colby Stanstead Plain, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	William-D Colby	Harwich, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census William-D Colby Harwich, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1887	Birth	William-H Colby	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1887 Birth William-H Colby Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1887	Marriage	William Benton-Colby & Melvina-Anne Wallingford	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1887 Marriage William Benton-Colby & Melvina-Anne Wallingford Undetermined location (Vital records)
1891	Census	Charles-William Colby	Stanstead Plain (Village), QC	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census Charles-William Colby Stanstead Plain (Village), QC (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	William-H Colby	Norwood, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census William-H Colby Norwood, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1897	Marriage	Charles-William Colby & Emma-Frances Cobb	Cookshire, Qc	Vital records	1897 Marriage Charles-William Colby & Emma-Frances Cobb Cookshire, Qc (Vital records)
abt. 1902	Marriage	William Colby & Eliza-Jane Pope	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1902 Marriage William Colby & Eliza-Jane Pope Undetermined location (Vital records)
abt. 1907	Birth	Carl-William Colby	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1907 Birth Carl-William Colby Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1914	Baptism	Clayton-Albert-William Colby	Sherbrooke, QC	Vital records	1914 Baptism Clayton-Albert-William Colby Sherbrooke, QC (Vital records)
1926	Census	William Colby & Ellen Colby	Willow Bunch, SK	Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926	1926 Census William Colby & Ellen Colby Willow Bunch, SK (Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926)
1926	Census	William Colby & Margaret Colby	Imperial (Village), SK	Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926	1926 Census William Colby & Margaret Colby Imperial (Village), SK (Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926)
1931	Census	William Colby & Ada Colly	[Sans nom], ON	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census William Colby & Ada Colly [Sans nom], ON (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	William-H Colby & Ida Colby	Methuen (Canton), ON	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census William-H Colby & Ida Colby Methuen (Canton), ON (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Carl-William Colby	Saskatchewan, SK	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Carl-William Colby Saskatchewan, SK (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	William Colby & Grace Colby	Chatham (Cite), ON	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census William Colby & Grace Colby Chatham (Cite), ON (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	William Colby & Helen Colby	Saskatchewan, SK	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census William Colby & Helen Colby Saskatchewan, SK (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Charles-William Colby & Erna-Francis Colby	Montreal (Cite) – Saint-Georges Ward, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Charles-William Colby & Erna-Francis Colby Montreal (Cite) – Saint-Georges Ward, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
abt. 1958	Marriage	William Colby & Esther Kelley	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1958 Marriage William Colby & Esther Kelley Undetermined location (Vital records)
1966	Baptism	John-William Colby	Sawyerville, QC	Vital records	1966 Baptism John-William Colby Sawyerville, QC (Vital records)
1967	Marriage	William-A Colby & Elaine Turgeon	Springvale, Me	Vital records	1967 Marriage William-A Colby & Elaine Turgeon Springvale, Me (Vital records)
abt. 1974	Marriage	Raymond-William Colby & Jane-Frances Henry	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1974 Marriage Raymond-William Colby & Jane-Frances Henry Undetermined location (Vital records)
1992	Marriage	William-Myron Colby & Sandra-Ann Laramee	Suncook, Nh	Vital records	1992 Marriage William-Myron Colby & Sandra-Ann Laramee Suncook, Nh (Vital records)

Obituary of Family-Placed-Colby-William-Cecil Colby (1989 - 2008)

Family-Placed-Colby-William-Cecil Colby, born in 1989, son of Dan and Amy, father of Colby, died on December 8, 2008 at 19 years old.

Obituary: Family-Placed ObituaryCOLBY WILLIAM CECIL Colby William Cecil, 19, of Boca Raton passed away on Monday, December 8, 2008. Colby is survived by his parents, Dan and Amy, brothers, Christopher and Connor, and his grandparents, Jeanne Marks and Chester and Barbara Cecil. A celebration of Colby's life will be held at [...]

Obituary of William-Harrison Colby

William-Harrison Colby, son of Louis and Mary, father of Jason, Sean and Cisco, died at 67 years old.

Obituary: COLBY, William Harrison "Bill", 67, of Oldsmar continued his spiritual journey on July 21, 2013. An animated storyteller and always ready with a humorous quip, he will be sorely missed by his loving spouse, Anna; his sons Jason, Sean, and Cisco, their wives; sister, Carol Kunz; 6 grandchildren; extended family [...]

What are the most common first names in Colby family?

The most popular first names associated with the Colby surname.

Hilda	Mary	William	Betty
Charles	Albert	David	Helen
James	George	John	Margaret
Therese	Susan	Nellie	Ralph
Richard	Mabel	Kenneth	Henri

The most popular first names associated with the Colby surname.

Hilda	Mary
William	Betty
Charles	Albert
David	Helen
James	George
John	Margaret
Therese	Susan
Nellie	Ralph
Richard	Mabel
Kenneth	Henri

These percentages represent the proportion of all genealogy records with the Colby who bear each given name, based on the 592 available.

Updated: 2025-05-20

William Colby: Genealogy, Obituaries, Marriages, Births

Obituary of Family-Placed-Colby-William-Cecil Colby (1989 - 2008)

Obituary of William-Harrison Colby

What are the most common first names in Colby family?