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Maria Dorcas Newton 1860–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: March 1860

Birth Location: Lyttelton, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: Aft. 15 Sep 1914

Death Location: Lyttelton, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: Edward Newton

Mother: Sarah Fittall

Spouse(s): James Whitford

Children(s): Reuben Whitford, George Whitford, Henry Whitford, William Whitford

The story of Maria Dorcas Newton began in 1860 in Lyttelton, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand. Maria Dorcas Newton married James Richard Whitford, and had children including George Arthur Clifford Whitford, Henry James Whitford, Reuben Charles Whitford, William Henry Conrad Whitford. Maria Dorcas Newton passed away in 1914 in Lyttelton, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Maria Dorcas Newton began in 1860 in Lyttelton, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  • Maria Dorcas Newton married James Richard Whitford, and had children including George Arthur Clifford Whitford, Henry James Whitford, Reuben Charles Whitford, William Henry Conrad Whitford.
  • Maria Dorcas Newton passed away in 1914 in Lyttelton, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Maria Newton's Ancestors

Self
Maria Newton
1860–1914
Birth Place: Lyttelton, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
Edward Prebble Newton
1829–1915
Deal, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Sarah (Ellen) Fittall
1831–1891
Great Mongeham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James Newton
1783–1855
Deal, Kent, England
Jemima (Caroline Jane) Deal
1788–1876
Barham, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Newton
1752–1794
Dorcas Foster
1750–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Newton
1720–1767
Mary Edwards
1724–1763
William Foster
1725–1796
Mary Wilmer
1724–1775

Maria Newton's Descendants

1.
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Maria (Dorcas) Newton (March 1860–Aft. 15 Sep 1914) m. James (Richard) Whitford (1858–14 November 1920)
  1. 1. Reuben (Charles) Whitford 1885–1952
    1. 1. Winifred (Iona) Whitford 1903–1966 m. Walter (William) Mitchell 1902–1937
      1. 1. Grace (Marie) Mitchell 1924–2010 m. Alexander (John) FOGGIN 1916–1996
        1. 1. Cynthia (Marie) Foggin 1950–2021
  2. 2. George (Arthur Clifford) Whitford 1883–1964
  3. 3. Henry (James) Whitford 1879–1879
  4. 4. William (Henry Conrad) Whitford 1880–1955

Maria Newton's Timeline

3 Records

1860
March 1860
Birth of Maria Dorcas Newton in Lyttelton, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
Lyttelton, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
1914
15 Sep 1914
Age 54
Death of Maria Dorcas Newton in Lyttelton, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
Lyttelton, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
1914
Aft. 15 Sep 1914
Age 54
Burial of Maria Dorcas Newton in Lyttelton, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
Lyttelton, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: March 1860
    Event Place: Lyttelton, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1914
    Event Place: Lyttelton, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Aft. 15 Sep 1914
    Event Place: Lyttelton, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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