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
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3. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2011, Bernardston Births, Marriages and Death page 27 parents listed with children and birthdates.
4. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2011, Bernardston Town Meeting Minutes, with Births, Marriages, and Deaths page 367 handwritten image 278 of 280.
5. Newcomb, Bethuel Merritt. Andrew Newcomb, 1618-1686, And His Descendants. New Haven, Conn.: Priv. print. for the author by the Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor co., 1923, Page 145 Newcomb genealogy.
6. Ancestry.com, Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), Index, no image, Samuel’s index haas much more detail.
7. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2011, Bernardston Births, Marriages and Death image 40 of 233 handwritten, right page Samuel and Jemima 2nd on list..
8. Newcomb, Bethuel Merritt. Andrew Newcomb, 1618-1686, And His Descendants. New Haven, Conn.: Priv. print. for the author by the Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor co., 1923, Page 145 Newcomb genealogy.
9. Black, Susan E. Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Provo, UT. Religious Studies Center Brigham Young University, 1993, Volume 4 page 592 image 594 of 920.
10. Newcomb, Bethuel Merritt. Andrew Newcomb, 1618-1686, And His Descendants. New Haven, Conn.: Priv. print. for the author by the Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor co., 1923, Page 145 Newcomb genealogy.
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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. Newcomb, Bethuel Merritt. Andrew Newcomb, 1618-1686, And His Descendants. New Haven, Conn.: Priv. print. for the author by the Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor co., 1923, Page 145 Newcomb genealogy.
24. Newcomb, Bethuel Merritt. Andrew Newcomb, 1618-1686, And His Descendants. New Haven, Conn.: Priv. print. for the author by the Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor co., 1923, Page 145 Newcomb genealogy.
25. Black, Susan E. Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Provo, UT. Religious Studies Center Brigham Young University, 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. Newcomb, Bethuel Merritt. Andrew Newcomb, 1618-1686, And His Descendants. New Haven, Conn.: Priv. print. for the author by the Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor co., 1923, Page 145 Newcomb genealogy.
28. Black, Susan E. Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Provo, UT. Religious Studies Center Brigham Young University, 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. Newcomb, Bethuel Merritt. Andrew Newcomb, 1618-1686, And His Descendants. New Haven, Conn.: Priv. print. for the author by the Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor co., 1923, Page 145 Newcomb genealogy.
31. Black, Susan E. Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Provo, UT. Religious Studies Center Brigham Young University, 1993, Volume 4 page 592 image 594 of 920.
32. Newcomb, Bethuel Merritt. Andrew Newcomb, 1618-1686, And His Descendants. New Haven, Conn.: Priv. print. for the author by the Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor co., 1923, Page 145 Newcomb genealogy.
33. Black, Susan E. Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Provo, UT. Religious Studies Center Brigham Young University, 1993, Volume 4 page 592 image 594 of 920.