ZINC - NEWCOMB, Hantsport, Nova Scotia
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One of five zinc headstones in Riverbank Cemetery, Hantsport, Nova Scotia. This one is dedicated to Lydia NEWCOMB.
Waymark Code: WM11P9W
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date Posted: 11/25/2019
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A zinc tablet with a three tier base. The front and back contain symbols, epitaphs and dedications. The headstone is about 3 feet high.
Side 1:
GATHERED HOME.
Symbol: Sheaf of Wheat
LYDIA MARKS,
DIED SEPT. 1,
1889,
AGED 80 YEARS;
WIFE OF THE LATE
CYRUS NEWCOMB,
AND SECOND WIFE OF
THE LATE
WILIAM STEELE
AT REST
NEWCOMB
Side 2:
Symbol – Rose garland draped cross with a crown above
HERE I LAY MY BURDEN DOWN,
CHANGE THE CROSS INTO THE CROWN.
Additional Research:
Lydia Marks, born in New Brunswick, married 1833 to Cyrus Newcomb, (s/o Eddy Randall Newcomb and Mary West). Cyrus Newcomb married first to Hannah Fox, d. 10 Jul 1831
Children:
1.Sarah Alice Newcomb, b. 16 May 1818, d. 1901 step-child
2.Mary Elizabeth Newcomb, b. 25 Apr 1820, d. 1909 step-child
3.William A Newcomb, b. 26 Aug 1822, d. 1890 step-child
4.Eddy Newcomb, b. 1 Nov 1826, d. 1904 step-child
5.Phebe Ann Newcomb, b. 4 Nov 1828, d. 1903 step-child
6.Benjamin Newcomb, b. 29 Sep 1830, d. 1899 step-child
7.Hiram Newcomb, b. 8 Jan 1834, d. 1914
8.James E Newcomb, b. 1 Mar 1838, d. 20 Jan 1852
9.Cyrus Wesley Newcomb, b. 11 Mar 1841
10.Hannah S Newcomb, b. 1 May 1843, d. 1894 (m. 1860 to Albro Bennet)
11.Pricilla Jane Newcomb, b. 1 Feb 1845
12.Jerusha Newcomb, b. 20 Mar 1846, d. 1901
13.Warren Wheelock Newcomb, b. 28 Feb 1847
14.John Allison Newcomb, b. 16 May 1848, d. 1916
15.Asaph Newcomb, b. 5 Dec 1849, d. 31 Jul 1935 (m. 1871 to Elmira Hinds, b. 1853, d. 1891)
16.Richard Byron Newcomb, b. 6 May 1856, d. 1901
17.Lydia M Newcomb, b. 23 Mar 1855
Riverbank Cemetery:
The Riverbank Cemetery was established in the late 1830’s and in the 1840’s became the main burial ground for the growing community. This cemetery is now owned and maintained by the Municipality of the District of West Hants
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