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John Newcomb 1788 – 1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 August 1788

Birth Location: Ship Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 28 February 1859

Death Location: Ship Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Sgt Newcomb

Mother: Mary Mahegan

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In 1788, John Newcomb entered the world in Ship Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to Sgt Oliver Charles Newcomb and Mary Anne Mahegan. John Newcomb passed away in 1859 in Ship Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1788, John Newcomb entered the world in Ship Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to Sgt Oliver Charles Newcomb and Mary Anne Mahegan.
  • John Newcomb passed away in 1859 in Ship Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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John Newcomb's Ancestors

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John Newcomb
1788 – 1859
Birth Place: Ship Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Sgt Oliver Charles Newcomb
1738 – 1821
Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Mary (Anne) Mahegan
1742 – 1820
Willington, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin Newcomb
1700 – 1780
Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, Colonial
Hannah ((Clark)) Newcomb
1711 – 1797
Columbia, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
William Mahegan
1720 – 1800
Columbia, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Eleanor (or Helen F) Mahegan
1722 – 1799
Columbia, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Simon Newcomb
1666 – 1744
Deborah Buell
1665 – 1756
William Clark
1685 – 1753
Bethiah Williams
1686 – 1758
Mahegan
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Newcomb's Timeline

2 Records

1788
24 August 1788
Birth of John Newcomb in Ship Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ship Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
1859
28 February 1859
Age 71
Death of John Newcomb in Ship Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ship Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 August 1788
    Event Place: Ship Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 February 1859
    Event Place: Ship Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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