Brief Life History of Oliver
When Oliver Whitcomb was born on 31 July 1769, in Henniker, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Charles Agustus Whitcomb, was 23 and his mother, Hannah Hale, was 21. He married Sarah Edwards in 1795, in Henniker, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 7 January 1842, in Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 72.
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- Oliver, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- Oliver Whitcomb, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
- Oliver Whitcomb in entry for Kendall Whitcomb, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
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World Events (8)
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New Hampshire is 9th state.
1789
George Washington elected first president of United States.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Whitcombe or Witcombe. Whitcombe in Dorset and Witcombe in Gloucestershire are named with Old English wīd ‘wide’ + cumb ‘valley’; Whitcombe, Isle of Wight, may have the same etymology or alternatively the first element may be Old English hwīt ‘white’. Witcombe in Somerset is named with Old English wīthig ‘willow’ + cumb, and the placename Whitcombe in Devon is from Old English hwǣte ‘wheat’ + cumb. The surname may also derive from a lost place in Sussex.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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