Biography extracted from History of Sauk County, Wisconsin Chicago: Western Historical Company, published 1880.

Marrimack:

Abram Colburn, farmer, Sec. 33; P.O. Merrimack ; born in Erie Co., N.Y. in 1824 ; his parents removed to Canada, when he was 8 or 10 years of age. He was married to Mary Comfort, born in Canada. He came to Sauk Co., about 1854, and settled in the town of Merrimack; settled on his present farm in 1867 ; Mr. Colburn has six sons and three daughters; his farm contains 170 acres.

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