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William Holmes Newcomb 1866–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 June 1866

Birth Location: Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 1953

Death Location: Angola, Erie County, New York, United States of America

Father: George Newcomb

Mother: Martha Morton

Spouse(s): Lillian Townsend

Children(s): William Newcomb, Edwin Newcomb

William Holmes Newcomb was born in 1866 in Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of George Edward Newcomb And Martha Abigail Morton. In 1950, William Holmes Newcomb resided in Evans, Erie, New York, USA. William Holmes Newcomb married Lillian Townsend, and had children including Edwin George Tobias Newcomb, William Townsend Newcomb. William Holmes Newcomb passed away in 1953 in Angola, Erie County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Holmes Newcomb was born in 1866 in Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of George Edward Newcomb And Martha Abigail Morton.
  • In 1950, William Holmes Newcomb resided in Evans, Erie, New York, USA.
  • William Holmes Newcomb married Lillian Townsend, and had children including Edwin George Tobias Newcomb, William Townsend Newcomb.
  • William Holmes Newcomb passed away in 1953 in Angola, Erie County, New York, United States of America.

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William Newcomb's Ancestors

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William Newcomb
1866–1953
Birth Place: Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
George Edward.* Newcomb
1830–1916
Upper Dyke Village, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Martha (Abigail) Morton
1834–1900
, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Newcomb's Descendants

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William (Holmes) Newcomb (9 June 1866–1953) m. Lillian Townsend (22 Dec 1871–22 May 1953)
  1. 1. William (Townsend) Newcomb 1910–1980 m. Iris (Leola) Haak 1914–2000 m. Marie (T.) Newcomb 1914–1987
    1. 1. Paul (Roy) Newcomb 1946–2021
  2. 2. Edwin (George Tobias) Newcomb 1900–1980 m. Louise (Mary) McGowan 1914–2000 m. Evelyn (Decker) Newcomb 1909–1942

William Newcomb's Timeline

3 Records

1866
9 June 1866
Birth of William Holmes Newcomb in Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
1950
1950
Age 84
William Holmes Newcomb resided here in Evans, Erie, New York, USA
Evans, Erie, New York, USA
1953
1953
Age 87
Death of William Holmes Newcomb in Angola, Erie, New York
Angola, Erie, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 June 1866
    Event Place: Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Evans, Erie, New York; Roll: 6; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 15-131

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Evans, Erie, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Evans, Erie, New York; Roll: 6; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 15-131

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Angola, Erie, New York
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Angola, Erie County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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