Elisha Newcomb

M, #5403, b. circa 1742, d. Nov 1, 1771
Relationship1st cousin 6 times removed of Malcolm Kenyon McKown Jr.
Pedigree
ChartsNewcomb Descendants Chart
Father*Joseph Newcomb b. circa 1715, d. circa 1762
Mother*Mary Eldridge b. Mar 15, 1720, d. Mar 25, 1767

Family

Phebe Nickerson b. Oct 9, 1746
Child

Chronological Events

Birth*circa 1742 Elisha Newcomb was born circa 1742 at Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.1 
 He was the son of Joseph Newcomb and Mary Eldridge. 
Marriage*Oct 28, 1765 Elisha Newcomb married Phebe Nickerson on Oct 28, 1765 at Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.2 
Book Excerpt*Aug 16, 1770 
John Bearse Newcomb indicated this couple had no children, but John Bearse Newcomb lists Elisha as their son.3
 
Death*Nov 1, 1771 Elisha Newcomb died on Nov 1, 1771. He was murdered at sea, for his money, at the end of a voyage near Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia.4 
Burial*Nov 7, 1771 He was buried on Nov 7, 1771 at Unknown Cemetery, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.5 

Citations

  1. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  2. [S927] Book - Newcomb, Andrew & His Descendants, by John Bearse Newcomb, page 86-87.
  3. [S927] Book - Newcomb, Andrew & His Descendants, by John Bearse Newcomb.
  4. [S927] Book - Newcomb, Andrew & His Descendants, by John Bearse Newcomb, page 86.
  5. [S79] Gravestones - Death Cert, Obits, Books, Photos, #49.

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