Individual Details
Samuel Newcomb
(January 8, 1794 - August 13, 1879)
Events
| Birth | January 8, 1794 | Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States |  | ||
| Military | 1812 | War of 1812 |  | | |
| Marriage | October 13, 1822 | Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States - Jemima Hunting | | ||
| Adoption | 1826 | William Newcomb Gaines | | | |
| Religion | 1836 | Mormon - Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1838 | Elgin, Kane, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Census | 1850 | Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory - Utah, United States | | | |
| Widow | 1851 | ||||
| Will | September 27, 1855 | Elgin, Kane, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Census | 1856 | Bremer, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Census | 1860 | Polk, Bremer, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Census | 1870 | Jackson, Butler, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Death | August 13, 1879 | Janesville, Bremer, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Probate | March 2, 1881 | Bremer, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Burial | Oakland Cemetery, Janesville, Bremer, Iowa, United States | | | ||
| Occupation | Preacher | | |||
| Religion | Mormon | | | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | | |||
| Occupation | Physician | | |||
| Cause of death | Paralysis | |
Families
| Spouse | Jemima Hunting (1796 - 1851) |
| Child | William Samuel Newcomb (1824 - 1825) |
| Father | William Newcomb (1752 - 1822) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Connable (1757 - 1821) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Newcomb (1784 - 1854) |
| Sibling | English Newcomb (1785 - 1852) |
Notes
Military
War of 1812 Massachusetts Militia, under Capt. Stricklanad of Greenfield. Col. Longley's 5th Regt., 2d Brigade.Adoption
Samuel Newcomb adopts 1st cousin's son William Newcomb GainesReligion
Church of Latter Days Saints, Mormons, 1st templeResidence
Samuel and sister Elizabeth both headed to Illinois.Census
Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory with 3009 free inhabitants, family no. 9: Samuel Newcomb of Mass. 56 laborer, Jemima 55 of Mass., Howard Webster 20 of NY laborer, personal estate $75.Will
His will leaves all to "William Newcomb Gaines, my adopted son", unless Samuel should get married, have children.Death
He was treated kindly in his old age by Mr. and Mrs. Gaines- Andrew Newcomb, 1618-1686, And His Descendants. p 145Probate
William Newcomb Gaines is exec. Samuel’s will leaves all to William his adopted son unless he marries again and has children. 5 Feb 1881. Wrote his will 27 Sep 1855.Burial
Samuel is buried near William Newcomb Gaines and family.Religion
Mormon, continued his membership even though "he believed Brigham Young was an imposter."Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Iowa, U.S., Cemetery Records, 1662-1999 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), Index no image.
2. Ancestry.com, Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2013), Index, no image Samuel and family records.
3. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2011), Bernardston Births, Marriages and Death page 27 parents listed with children and birthdates.
4. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2011), Bernardston Town Meeting Minutes, with Births, Marriages, and Deaths page 367 handwritten image 278 of 280.
5. (1923). || Page 145 Newcomb genealogy.
6. Ancestry.com, Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2013), Index, no image, Samuel’s index haas much more detail.
7. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2011), Bernardston Births, Marriages and Death image 40 of 233 handwritten, right page Samuel and Jemima 2nd on list..
8. (1923). || Page 145 Newcomb genealogy.
9. (1993). || Volume 4 page 592 image 594 of 920.
10. (1923). || Page 145 Newcomb genealogy.
11. (1923). || Page 145 Newcomb genealogy.
12. Ancestry.com, 1850 US Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2009), Year: 1850; Census Place: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory; Roll: M432_919; Page: 97A; Image: 201.
13. Ancestry.com, Iowa Wills and Probate Records 1758-1997 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2015), Probate Records Iowa District Court, Bremer County, Iowa Will Record, Vol A, 1-2 1856-1910 page 116-117 image 170 of 597..
14. Ancestry.com, Iowa Wills and Probate Records 1758-1997 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2015), Bremer Administrators, Guardians, and Executors Bonds and Letters, Vol A-C, 1866-1896 page 552, 553.
15. Ancestry.com, Iowa, US, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2007), 1856.
16. Ancestry.com, 1860 US Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2009), 1860 United States Federal Census Record.
17. Ancestry.com, 1870 US Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Jackson, Bremer, Iowa; Roll: M593_378; Page: 240A; Image: 129847; Family History Library Film: 545877.
18. Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Iowa, U.S., Cemetery Records, 1662-1999 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), Index no image.
19. Ancestry.com, Iowa Wills and Probate Records 1758-1997 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2015), Probate Records Iowa District Court, Bremer County, Iowa Will Record, Vol A, 1-2 1856-1910 page 116-117 image 170 of 597..
20. Ancestry.com, Iowa Wills and Probate Records 1758-1997 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2015), Bremer Administrators, Guardians, and Executors Bonds and Letters, Vol A-C, 1866-1896 page 552, 553.
21. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .
22. Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Iowa, U.S., Cemetery Records, 1662-1999 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), Index no image.
23. (1923). || Page 145 Newcomb genealogy.
24. (1923). || Page 145 Newcomb genealogy.
25. (1993). || Volume 4 page 592 image 594 of 920.
26. Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Iowa, U.S., Cemetery Records, 1662-1999 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), Index no image.
27. (1923). || Page 145 Newcomb genealogy.
28. (1993). || Volume 4 page 592 image 594 of 920.
29. Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Iowa, U.S., Cemetery Records, 1662-1999 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), Index no image.
30. (1923). || Page 145 Newcomb genealogy.
31. (1993). || Volume 4 page 592 image 594 of 920.
32. (1923). || Page 145 Newcomb genealogy.
33. (1993). || Volume 4 page 592 image 594 of 920.