Terms Served
Listed by term start date:
- 1809 (1st term) (Northampton)
- 1811 (2nd term) (Northampton)
Biography
Zaccheus Colby served as the first elected supervisor of the community of Northampton in 1809 before the town split in 1822. He Served in the War of 1812 see the valiant 33 list below.
Vital Information
- Born
- March 25, 1775 Salisbury, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
- Died
- January 27, 1816 (aged 40) Greece, Monroe County, New York, USA
The Valiant 33 of Greece and Gates During the War of 1812
Of the group historically known as the Valiant 33, the following 17 members are currently known by name:
- Isaac Stone
- Francis Brown
- Elisha Ely
- Abelard Reynolds
- Hamlet Scranton
- Jehiel Barnard
- Hervey Ely
- Jesse Hawley⁑
- Silas O. Smith
- Oliver Colby
- Samuel L. Latta‡§
- George C. Latta*§
- Thomas King†
- Bradford King†
- Zaccheus Colby‡
- Eastman Colby
- Frederick Rowe
Notes on Symbols
- * Served as a Town Supervisor of Greece.
- ⁑ Served as the first Town Supervisor of Gates.
- † Sons of Gideon King. Additional information can be found in the King's Landing section.
- ‡ Served as Town Supervisors of Northampton. These offices predate the formation of Gates (1813) and the Town of Greece.
- § Members of the Latta family. Sam and George Latta were brothers, born in Wallkill, Ulster County, New York. More information appears in Snapshot #10 and in Eight Miles Along the Shore and Pioneer Families of Greece, Volume I.