Brief Life History of Fredrick Henry
When Fredrick Henry Newcomb was born on 25 March 1921, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Fredrick McCormick Newcomb, was 36 and his mother, Anna Amelia Steckling, was 31. He lived in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States in 1930. He died on 2 April 1985, in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Monroeville, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Fred Newcomb in household of Fred Newcomb, "United States Census, 1930"
- Frederick Henry Newcomb, "Find A Grave Index"
- Frederick Newcomb, "United States Social Security Death Index"
Spouse and Children
1921–1985 Male
1931–2018 Female
Parents and Siblings
1884–1950 Male
1890–1955 Female
Siblings (4)
1917– Female
1917–1998 Female
1919– Female
1921–1985 Male
World Events (8)
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Age 2
1923 · Amendment of Equal Rights
Age 2
1941
Age 20
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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