Brief Life History of Sarah Elizabeth
When Sarah Elizabeth Newcomb was born on 8 February 1845, in Lebanon, Marion, Kentucky, United States, her father, Isaac Newcomb or Newcome, was 55 and her mother, Harriett Dobbs, was 32. She married John Edward Mussen on 13 September 1865, in Marion, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in New Market, Marion, Kentucky, United States in 1860 and Magisterial District 1, Bell, Kentucky, United States in 1900. She died on 1 December 1928, in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Sunnyside Cemetery, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Sources (18)
- Betsy Newcome in household of Turk Newcome, "United States Census, 1850"
- Betty E Mussen, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Sarah E Newcomb, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
Spouse and Children
1837–1919 Male
1845–1928 Female
Children (1)
1869–1943 Female
Parents and Siblings
1790–1863 Male
1812–1889 Female
Siblings (6)
1845–1928 Female
1847–1916 Male
1849–1929 Male
1852–1929 Male
1854–1942 Female
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World Events (8)
1846
Age 1
1850
Age 5
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
Age 22
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a new arrival in a place, from Middle English newe-comen, newe-come ‘newly arrived, recently come’ (Old English nīwe + cumen, cuma). The intrusive -b- is the result of the influence of placenames ending in Old English cumb ‘valley’ (see Coombe ). No such placename as Newcombe is actually on record in Britain.
Americanized form of German Neukamm, possibly arising from a misinterpretation of its etymology as neu ‘new’ + Kamm ‘comb’ (see Neukam ).
History: According to family tradition, Capt. Andrew Newcomb was born in England in 1618 and died in Boston, MA, in 1686, leaving family who settled both in MA and in Kittery, ME. Among his descendants was the internationally renowned astronomer Simon Newcomb (1835–1909).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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