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William Thayer Newcomb 1824–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1824

Birth Location: South Truro, Massachusetts

Death Date: 1 Aug 1909

Death Location: Melrose, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Elisha Newcomb

Mother: Mary Rich

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The story of William Thayer Newcomb began in 1824 in South Truro, Massachusetts. William Thayer Newcomb passed away in 1909 in Melrose, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Thayer Newcomb began in 1824 in South Truro, Massachusetts.
  • William Thayer Newcomb passed away in 1909 in Melrose, Massachusetts, USA.

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William Newcomb's Ancestors

Self
William Newcomb
1824–1909
Birth Place: South Truro, Massachusetts
Parents
Elisha Newcomb
1776–1872
Truro, Massachusetts
Mary Rich
1799–
So Truro Mass
Grandparents
Elisha (Newcomb) Sr
1775–1847
Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Joseph II
1749–
Phebe Pierce
1723–1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Sr
1717–1762
Mary Eldredge
1720–1767

William Newcomb's Timeline

2 Records

1824
abt 1824
Birth of William Thayer Newcomb in South Truro, Massachusetts
South Truro, Massachusetts
1909
1 Aug 1909
Age 85
Death of William Thayer Newcomb in Melrose, Massachusetts, USA
Melrose, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1824
    Event Place: South Truro, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1909
    Event Place: Melrose, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911

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