[54288] Riichard is said to be son of James Berry (1739-1817) & Abigail Philbrook (1744-1820; m. 18 October 1764 in Greenland, Rockingham Co., NH).
_Samuel (Corson or) COLSON _+ | m 1784 _Ichabod Willey COLSON _|_Susan WILLEY ______________ | (1791 - 1881) (1761 - 1853) _Robert W. COLSON ____| | (1825 - 1892) m 1849 | | | ____________________________ | | | | |________________________|____________________________ | _Emerson G. COLSON __| | (1862 - 1940) m 1888| | | ____________________________ | | | | | ________________________|____________________________ | | | | |_Sylvina W. MITCHELL _| | (1825 - 1910) m 1849 | | | ____________________________ | | | | |________________________|____________________________ | _Harold COLSON ______| | (1899 - 1959) m 1922| | | ____________________________ | | | | | ________________________|____________________________ | | | | | ______________________| | | | | | | | | ____________________________ | | | | | | | | |________________________|____________________________ | | | | |_Rosa Belle CLARK ___| | (1871 - 1913) m 1888| | | ____________________________ | | | | | ________________________|____________________________ | | | | |______________________| | | | | ____________________________ | | | | |________________________|____________________________ | | |--Ralph E. ("Bud") COLSON | (1929 - 2022) | ____________________________ | | | ________________________|____________________________ | | | ______________________| | | | | | | ____________________________ | | | | | | |________________________|____________________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | | ____________________________ | | | | | | | ________________________|____________________________ | | | | | | |______________________| | | | | | | ____________________________ | | | | | | |________________________|____________________________ | | |_Hattie M. PERRY ____| (1905 - 1980) m 1922| | ____________________________ | | | ________________________|____________________________ | | | ______________________| | | | | | | ____________________________ | | | | | | |________________________|____________________________ | | |_____________________| | | ____________________________ | | | ________________________|____________________________ | | |______________________| | | ____________________________ | | |________________________|____________________________
[52505] "Bangor Daily News [Bangor, Maine]'" 23 December 2022: "Tenant Harbor - Ralph E. 'Bud' Colson, 93, died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving friends on December 17, 2022. He was born Rockland, February 26, 1929, the second youngest of five children to Hattie and Harold Colson. Ralph attended Rockland schools leaving in the 5 the grade, to help support his family, to work on "The William Jewell", a cargo ship in Penobscot Bay owned and run by his uncle Captain Levi Mitchell. During that time, he learned many lifelong skills which he used in all his future business ventures. After a brief stint on the F/V St George, Ralph met the love of his life, Frances R. Carlson at the Paramount Restaurant in downtown Rockland. Weeks later they were married on New Year's Eve 1947. With Frances at his side, they owned and operated several businesses including restaurants, shrimp processing plant, bait dealer, lobster pound and dealer (from the Canadian Maritimes to New York City), and real estate developer. They also built and renovated several homes. When not working, Ralph and Frances enjoyed trips to the casino. Ralph also enjoyed being a life-long member of the Masons, Eastern Star and Shriners. Ralph helped Frances raise her late nephew, Stanley Carlson. Though, they had no children of their own, starting the Ralph and Frances Colson Scholarship Fund in Tenants Harbor allowed them to help the children in their community. Ralph enjoyed many friendships old and new including, Nate Fuller, Bill Cummings, Henry Thompson, John Hall, Barbara Simpson, David and Carol Emery, Mike and Malli Gero, Ben and Judy Norton, Russell and Cathy Lawrence. Other than his father and mother, Ralph was predeceased by his beloved wife, Frances; baby brother, Harold; his sisters, Carrie Marr, Millie Wood, and Eliza Richards; and nephew, Joseph Fournier. He is survived by his great nieces, Jolene and Jody Fournier and their mother, Barbara Fournier."
_Timothy FOSTER _____+ | (1720 - 1785) m 1743 _David FOSTER _______|_Sible FREEMAN ______ | (1753 - 1820) m 1783 (1723 - 1813) _Freeman FOSTER _____| | (1793 - 1848) m 1817| | | _____________________ | | | | |_Millicent HOWE _____|_____________________ | (1762 - ....) m 1783 _Charles Hubbard FOSTER _| | (1828 - 1907) | | | _____________________ | | | | | _____________________|_____________________ | | | | |_Lydia WHITE ________| | (1793 - 1858) m 1817| | | _____________________ | | | | |_____________________|_____________________ | _Charles Harrison FOSTER _| | (1863 - 1937) m 1887 | | | _____________________ | | | | | _____________________|_____________________ | | | | | _____________________| | | | | | | | | _____________________ | | | | | | | | |_____________________|_____________________ | | | | |_Elizabeth AMES _________| | (1829 - 1926) | | | _____________________ | | | | | _____________________|_____________________ | | | | |_____________________| | | | | _____________________ | | | | |_____________________|_____________________ | | |--Bertha Marion FOSTER | (1900 - 1982) | _____________________ | | | _____________________|_____________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | | _____________________ | | | | | | |_____________________|_____________________ | | | _________________________| | | | | | | _____________________ | | | | | | | _____________________|_____________________ | | | | | | |_____________________| | | | | | | _____________________ | | | | | | |_____________________|_____________________ | | |_Julia Etta CARTER _______| (1862 - 1941) m 1887 | | _____________________ | | | _____________________|_____________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | | _____________________ | | | | | | |_____________________|_____________________ | | |_________________________| | | _____________________ | | | _____________________|_____________________ | | |_____________________| | | _____________________ | | |_____________________|_____________________
[48903] Find A Grave memorial 68151270 offers: "irth said to be Whitechapel, Middlesex, England. Married Esther Astbury in Vershire, Orange County, Vermont 23 Oct 1877, R W Bennet, Vershire JP officiating, and the recording town clerk of the event. 19 Dec 2018 - Find a Grave member Debbie (48880180) wrote 'according to immigration and naturalization records arthur was born in London, England in 1861. He arrived in New York on or about Sept 15, 1877. He became a citizen of United States october 13, 1896 in Ellsworth, Maine.'"