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Hester Elizabeth Newcomb 1883–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jun 1883

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 26 Jun 1977

Death Location: Belfast, Waldo County, Maine, USA

Father: Silas Newcomb

Mother: Alice Glunt

Spouse(s): James Sanker

Children(s): Alice Sanker, Hoell Sanker, Ruth Sanker

In 1883, Hester Elizabeth Newcomb entered the world in Pennsylvania, USA, born to Silas Whitman Newcomb And Alice V Glunt. In 1899, Hester Elizabeth Newcomb resided in Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1900, Hester Elizabeth Newcomb resided in Altoona Ward 1, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA. Hester Elizabeth Newcomb married James Anthony Sanker, and had children including Alice Gertrude Sanker, Hoell Anthony Sanker, Ruth Elizabeth Sanker. Hester Elizabeth Newcomb passed away in 1977 in Belfast, Waldo County, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1883, Hester Elizabeth Newcomb entered the world in Pennsylvania, USA, born to Silas Whitman Newcomb And Alice V Glunt.
  • In 1899, Hester Elizabeth Newcomb resided in Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1900, Hester Elizabeth Newcomb resided in Altoona Ward 1, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Hester Elizabeth Newcomb married James Anthony Sanker, and had children including Alice Gertrude Sanker, Hoell Anthony Sanker, Ruth Elizabeth Sanker.
  • Hester Elizabeth Newcomb passed away in 1977 in Belfast, Waldo County, Maine, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Silas Newcomb
1853–1949
Birth Location: Nova Scotia
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Alice Glunt
1860–1943
Birth Location: Cresson, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

James Sanker
1883–1969
Birth Location: Chest Springs, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
JS

Children(s)

Alice Sanker
1909–1982
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Hoell Sanker
1908–1981
Birth Location: Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
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Ruth Sanker
1918–1918
Birth Location: Cresson, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
RS

Hester Newcomb's Ancestors

Self
Hester Newcomb
1883–1977
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Silas Whitman Newcomb
1853–1949
Nova Scotia
Alice (V) Glunt
1860–1943
Cresson, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Jonathan Glunt
1830–
Pennsylvania
Rachel Miller
1835–1925
Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hester Newcomb's Descendants

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Hester (Elizabeth) Newcomb (26 Jun 1883–26 Jun 1977) m. James (Anthony) Sanker (30 Jun 1883–19 Apr 1969)
  1. 1. Alice (Gertrude) Sanker 1909–1982 m. Ralph (Jordan) Wooster 1887–1975
  2. 2. Hoell (Anthony) Sanker 1908–1981 m. Helen (Lenora) Emerly 1908–2007
    1. 1. Shirley (Louise) Sanker 1933–2020 m. Robert (Allyn) Derrah 1932–2018
  3. 3. Ruth (Elizabeth) Sanker 1918–1918

Hester Newcomb's Timeline

12 Records

1883
26 Jun 1883
Birth of Hester Elizabeth Newcomb in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
1899
1899-1915
Age 16
Hester Elizabeth Newcomb resided here in Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
1900
1 Apr 1900
Age 17
Hester Elizabeth Newcomb resided here in Altoona Ward 1, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
Altoona Ward 1, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
1906
13 Jun 1906
Age 23
Hester Elizabeth Newcomb was employed in Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 27
Hester Elizabeth Newcomb resided here
None
1910
28 Apr 1910
Age 27
Hester Elizabeth Newcomb appeared in census
None
1920
1920
Age 37
Hester Elizabeth Newcomb appeared in census
None
1920
1920
Age 37
Hester Elizabeth Newcomb resided here in Altoona Ward 12, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
Altoona Ward 12, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 52
Hester Elizabeth Newcomb resided here in Belfast, Waldo, Maine, USA
Belfast, Waldo, Maine, USA
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 57
Hester Elizabeth Newcomb resided here in Belfast, Waldo, Maine, USA
Belfast, Waldo, Maine, USA
1950
1950
Age 67
Hester Elizabeth Newcomb resided here in Belfast, Waldo, Maine, USA
Belfast, Waldo, Maine, USA
1977
26 Jun 1977
Age 94
Death of Hester Elizabeth Newcomb in Belfast, Waldo, Maine, USA
Belfast, Waldo, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1883
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Belfast, Waldo, Maine; Roll: T627_1493; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 14-4
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 004-64-3277; Issue State: Maine; Issue Date: 1973
    [3] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Altoona Ward 12, Blair, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1539; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 80; Image: 720
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Altoona Ward 1, Blair, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1380; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 1241380
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Altoona Ward 5, Blair, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1316; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1375329
    [7] Pennsylvania, Birth Certificates, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Birth certificates, 1906–1910; Box Number: 139; Certificate Number Range: 017401-020449
    [8] Pennsylvania, Birth Records, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Birth certificates, 1906–1909; Box Number: 286
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] Pennsylvania, Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1899-1915
    Event Place: Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 412

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1900
    Event Place: Altoona Ward 1, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Altoona Ward 1, Blair, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1380; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 1241380

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1906
    Event Place: Blair, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Altoona Ward 5, Blair, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1316; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1375329

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1910

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1920

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Altoona Ward 12, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Altoona Ward 12, Blair, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1539; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 80; Image: 720

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Belfast, Waldo, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Belfast, Waldo, Maine; Roll: T627_1493; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 14-4

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Belfast, Waldo, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Belfast, Waldo, Maine; Roll: T627_1493; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 14-4

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Belfast, Waldo, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Belfast, Waldo, Main

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1977
    Event Place: Belfast, Waldo, Maine, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 004-64-3277; Issue State: Maine; Issue Date: 1973
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Belfast, Waldo County, Maine, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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