Kin O' Mine (Rev. Sept. 10, 2026

Elona Houghton Whitcomb¹

b. December 16, 1829, d. August 18, 1833

Father: Abraham Whitcomb¹ b. August 11, 1797
Mother: Betsey Houghton¹ b. May 2, 1799

Relationship: 2nd cousin 4 times removed of Steven George Levine

Reference: 0240ejc

Elona Houghton Whitcomb was born on December 16, 1829 in Waterford, Oxford County, Maine.¹
She was the daughter of Abraham Whitcomb and Betsey Houghton.¹
Elona died on August 18, 1833 at age 3.¹

Last Edited: 10 Dec 2016

Citations

"Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SZ-W87 : 4 December 2014), Elona Houghton Whitcomb, 16 Dec 1829; citing Waterford, Oxford, Maine; FHL microfilm 12,625.

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Henrietta Whitcomb¹

b. 1840 or 1841

Father: John S. Whitcomb¹ b. August 29, 1819, d. September 27, 1903

Relationship: 3rd cousin 3 times removed of Steven George Levine

Henrietta Whitcomb was born in 1840 or 1841 in Maine.¹
She was the daughter of John S. Whitcomb.¹
The census of 1870 shows:
Henrietta Whitcomb, 29, keeping house; in the household of
John Whitcomb, 50, a farmer with $600 real estate and $500 personal estate;
living at Lovell P.O., Waterford, Oxford County, Maine.²

Last Edited: 22 Apr 2010

Citations

1870 United States. Census Office. 9th census, Population schedules of the ninth census of the United States, 1870, Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, (1962, 1968) , Census Place: Waterford, Oxford, Maine; Roll M593_551; Page: 444; Image: 407.. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.).
1870 United States. Census Office. 9th census, Population schedules of the ninth census of the United States, 1870, Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, (1962, 1968) , Census Place: Bow, Merrimack, New Hampshire; Roll M593_845; Page: 57; Image: 115.

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Herbert L. Whitcomb¹

b. 1857 or 1858

Mother: Mary E. Whitcomb¹ b. 1837/38

Relationship: 3rd cousin 3 times removed of Steven George Levine

Herbert L. Whitcomb was born in 1857 or 1858 in Maine.¹
He was the son of Mary E. Whitcomb.¹
The census of 1870 shows:
Herbert L. Whitcomb, 12, attending school; in the household of
Abraham Whitcomb, 72, a farmer with $600 real estate and $500 personal estate. The census lists his household adjacent to that of his son John's;
living at Waterford, Oxford County, Maine.¹

Last Edited: 22 Apr 2010

Citations

1870 United States. Census Office. 9th census, Population schedules of the ninth census of the United States, 1870, Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, (1962, 1968) , Census Place: Waterford, Oxford, Maine; Roll M593_551; Page: 444; Image: 407.. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.).

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Israel Whitcomb¹

b. 1701

Israel Whitcomb was born in 1701 in Scituate, Massachusetts, son of Isreal and Mary Whitcomb.¹
Israel married Hannah Kent, daughter of Ebenezer Kent and Hanah Gannett, in 1725 or 1726.¹

Last Edited: 2 Nov 2015

Citations

E. I. Dale and Edward E. Kent, History and Genealogy of the Kent Family, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=4EZFc5RgKs8C . Spencer, Mass.: E. E. Dickerman, (1898) , pp. 8-11.

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Job Whitcomb¹

b. perhaps 1748

Job Whitcomb was born perhaps 1748.
Job married Keziah Wheelwright, daughter of John Wheelwright and Sarah Wilcutt, on February 27, 1769 in Cohasset, Massachusetts.²

Last Edited: 29 Dec 2016

Family: Keziah Wheelwright b. September 23, 1750, d. November 28, 1846

David Whitcomb³ b. June 4, 1776, d. 1852

Citations

Steve J Plummer, The Wheelwright Genealogy, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=0Q-MAgAAQBAJ . Cloth Wrap Publishing, (2010) , pp. 26-7.
Thomas W. Baldwin, Vital Records of Cohasset, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Company, (1916) , p. 178.
Thomas W. Baldwin, Vital Records of Cohasset, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Company, (1916) , p. 114.

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John S. Whitcomb¹

b. August 29, 1819, d. September 27, 1903

Father: Abraham Whitcomb² b. August 11, 1797
Mother: Betsey Houghton² b. May 2, 1799

Relationship: 2nd cousin 4 times removed of Steven George Levine

Name Variation:
John S. Whitcomb was born on August 29, 1819 in Waterford, Oxford County, Maine.²
He was the son of Abraham Whitcomb and Betsey Houghton.²
John married Sarah Bancroft Hamlin.³
John married Etta H. Kneeland.³
The census of 1850 shows:
John S. Whitcomb, 31, a farmer; in the household of
Abraham Whitcomb, 54, a farmer with $1000 estate;
living at Waterford, Oxford County, Maine.¹
The census of 1870 shows: John Whitcomb, 50, a farmer with $600 real estate and $500 personal estate; listed with Henrietta Whitcomb, Melvina H. Whitcomb, Clara E. Whitcomb, Lizzie E. Whitcomb and Abbie Whitcomb
living at Lovell P.O., Waterford, Oxford County, Maine.
Also living there were Ruth P. Green 16, and Hattie L. Green, 14. Both were born in Maine and attending school. The census lists John's family adjacent to that of his father's.⁴
John died on September 27, 1903 at age 84.³

Last Edited: 10 Dec 2016

Family 1: Sarah Bancroft Hamlin b. 1829

Melvina H. Whitcomb⁵ b. 1848 or 1849
Marietta Whitcomb⁶ b. about May, 1850
Clara Ella Whitcomb⁷ b. 1853 or 1854
Sarah Whitcomb⁸ b. perhaps 1854
Lizzie E. Whitcomb⁹ b. 1859 or 1860
Abby J. Whitcomb¹⁰ b. 1864 or 1865

Family 2:

Henrietta Whitcomb¹¹ b. 1840 or 1841

Citations

1850 United States. Census Office. 7th census, Population schedules of the seventh census of the United States, 1850, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives. Central Plains Region, (1964) , Census Place: Waterford, Sweden and Denmark, Oxford, Maine; Roll: M432_262; Page: 168B; Image: 328.. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.).
"Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SZ-PV9 : 4 December 2014), John Whitcomb, 29 Aug 1819; citing Waterford, Oxford, Maine; FHL microfilm 12,625.
Thomas Whitecomb - Descendants, at http://www.memorychest.com/~whitcombline2/index.htm#TOC, #2836.
1870 United States. Census Office. 9th census, Population schedules of the ninth census of the United States, 1870, Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, (1962, 1968) , Census Place: Bow, Merrimack, New Hampshire; Roll M593_845; Page: 57; Image: 115. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.).
Thomas Whitecomb - Descendants at http://www.memorychest.com/~whitcombline2/index.htm#TOC, #3912.
Thomas Whitecomb - Descendants at http://www.memorychest.com/~whitcombline2/index.htm#TOC, #3913.
Thomas Whitecomb - Descendants at http://www.memorychest.com/~whitcombline2/index.htm#TOC, #3914.
Thomas Whitecomb - Descendants at http://www.memorychest.com/~whitcombline2/index.htm#TOC, #3917.
Thomas Whitecomb - Descendants at http://www.memorychest.com/~whitcombline2/index.htm#TOC, #3915.
Thomas Whitecomb - Descendants at http://www.memorychest.com/~whitcombline2/index.htm#TOC, #3916.
1870 United States. Census Office. 9th census, Population schedules of the ninth census of the United States, 1870, Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, (1962, 1968) , Census Place: Waterford, Oxford, Maine; Roll M593_551; Page: 444; Image: 407.

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Lavina Whitcomb

b. October 31, 1837

Father: Calvin Whitcomb b. December 10, 1811
Mother: Louisa Houghton b. September 10, 1814, d. November, 1856

Relationship: 3rd cousin 3 times removed of Steven George Levine

Lavina Whitcomb was born on October 31, 1837 in Waterford, Oxford County, Maine.
She was the daughter of Calvin Whitcomb and Louisa Houghton.

Last Edited: 19 Jan 2017

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Lizzie E. Whitcomb¹

b. 1859 or 1860

Father: John S. Whitcomb² b. August 29, 1819, d. September 27, 1903
Mother: Sarah Bancroft Hamlin² b. 1829

Relationship: 3rd cousin 3 times removed of Steven George Levine

Lizzie E. Whitcomb was born in 1859 or 1860 in Maine.¹
She was the daughter of John S. Whitcomb and Sarah Bancroft Hamlin.²
The census of 1870 shows:
Lizzie E. Whitcomb, 10, attending school; in the household of
John Whitcomb, 50, a farmer with $600 real estate and $500 personal estate;
living at Lovell P.O., Waterford, Oxford County, Maine.³
Lizzie married George Hobson.²

Last Edited: 16 Apr 2010

Citations

1870 United States. Census Office. 9th census, Population schedules of the ninth census of the United States, 1870, Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, (1962, 1968) , Census Place: Waterford, Oxford, Maine; Roll M593_551; Page: 444; Image: 407.. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.).
Thomas Whitecomb - Descendants, at http://www.memorychest.com/~whitcombline2/index.htm#TOC, #3915.
1870 United States. Census Office. 9th census, Population schedules of the ninth census of the United States, 1870, Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, (1962, 1968) , Census Place: Bow, Merrimack, New Hampshire; Roll M593_845; Page: 57; Image: 115.

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Louisa Amanda Whitcomb

b. October 26, 1847

Father: Calvin Whitcomb b. December 10, 1811
Mother: Louisa Houghton b. September 10, 1814, d. November, 1856

Relationship: 3rd cousin 3 times removed of Steven George Levine

Louisa Amanda Whitcomb was born on October 26, 1847 in Waterford, Oxford County, Maine.¹
She was the daughter of Calvin Whitcomb and Louisa Houghton.
As of from 1886 to 1920, Louisa Amanda Whitcomb lived with the Robert Hale family.²

Last Edited: 19 Jan 2017

Citations

Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, at https://beta.familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http%3A%2F%2Fpilot.familysearch.org%2Frecords%2Ftrk%3A%2Ffsrs%2Fc1674856&hash=HloWXpZgU9zB10k5M56iYku8TUc%253D
Robert Hale Papers, 1876-1976, at http://library.bowdoin.edu/arch/mss/rhg.shtml, "Diaries, 1874-1964
0.7 linear feet
Catalog Number: M80.5
Series Description:
This series contains diaries, many of which were kept by Louisa Amanda Whitcomb, a close family friend who lived with the Hales from 1886-1920..."

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Love Maria Whitcomb of Hancock, N. H.¹

b. perhaps 1832

Love Maria Whitcomb of Hancock, N. H. was born perhaps 1832.
Love married Rev. Frederick Llewellyn Hovey Willis M. D., son of Lorenzo Dow Willis and Eleanor Hovey, in 1858.¹

Last Edited: 27 Dec 2021

Citations

"Deaths", The Christian Register, Vol.93, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=m-MfAQAAMAAJ . Boston, Mass.: Christian Register Association, (May 14, 1914) , p. 477.

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Lucretia Whitcomb

b. 1817 or 1818, d. March 14, 1842

Reference: 0030s1

Lucretia Whitcomb was born in 1817 or 1818.¹
Lucretia married George W. Hale, son of Charles Hale and Sally Ricker, on May 10, 1840 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.²
Lucretia died on March 14, 1842.¹
She was buried in Elm Vale Cemetery, Waterford, Oxford County, Maine, Her headstone says:Mrs.
Lucretia Hale
wife of
George W. Hale
died March 14, 1842
aged 23 yrs
Wife again I hope to meet thee
When the day of life is fled;
Then in heaven with Joy to greet thee
Where no farewell tear is shed.¹

Last Edited: 23 May 2012

Citations

Elm Vale Cemetery gravestone, South Waterford, Me.:.
Thomas W. Baldwin, Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, Boston: Wright & Potter Print. Co., (1914) , p. 416.

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Lyman Roscoe Whitcomb

b. August 18, 1839, d. between 1910 and 1920

Father: Calvin Whitcomb b. December 10, 1811
Mother: Louisa Houghton b. September 10, 1814, d. November, 1856

Relationship: 3rd cousin 3 times removed of Steven George Levine

Name Variation:
D.O.T.
Name Variation:
Lyman Roscoe Whitcomb was born on August 18, 1839 in Waterford, Oxford County, Maine.
He was the son of Calvin Whitcomb and Louisa Houghton.
Lyman married Adalaide A. Yates on October 6, 1869 in Manhattan, New York County, New York.¹
The census of 1880 shows: Lyman R. Witcomb, Lyman was a furniture ornamenter. Also in the household was Emma L. Yates, 27, born in New York. Her relation to Lyman is listed as sister, but the census shows her as single, with her father born in Maine, and her mother in New York; and Adalaide A. Witcomb listed with Lyman B. Witcomb, Calvin G. Witcomb and Roscoe H. Witcomb
living at Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.²
The census of 1900 shows: Lyman Whitcomb, a painter; and Adalaide Whitcomb listed with Calvin Whitcomb and Roscoe Whitcomb
living at 968 Caldwell Ave., Bronx, Bronx County, New York.
Also in the household was sister-in-law Emma Yates, born Nov 1853.³
The census of 1910 shows: Lyman Whitcomb, a painter at a railroad shop; and Adalaide Whitcomb listed with Calvin G. Witcomb
living at Bronx, Bronx County, New York.
Also in the household were boarders Emma Yates, 57, a New York native; and Michael Hickey, 45, from Ireland, a city policeman.⁴
Lyman died between 1910 and 1920.^4,5

Last Edited: 19 Jan 2017

Family: Adalaide A. Yates b. August, 1846

Lyman B. Witcomb² b. 1870 or 1871
Calvin G. Witcomb² b. October, 1873
Roscoe H. Witcomb² b. June, 1876

Citations

International Genealogical Index (IGI) (, 1999), Batch No.: M007023.
1880 United States. Census Office. 10th census, 1880 federal population census, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Service, ([19--]) , FHL Film 1254853; National Archives Film T9-0853; Page 437A.
1900 United States. Census Office. 12th census, 1900 population census schedules, Washington, District of Columbia: Bureau of the Census Micro-Film Laboratory, ([197-]) , Census Place: Bronx, New York, New York; Roll: T623 1125; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 1007.
1910 United States. Bureau of the Census. 13th census, 1910 population census schedules, Washington, District of Columbia: Bureau of Census Micro-Film Lab, ([19--?]) , Census Place: Bronx Assembly District 33, New York, New York; Roll: T624_1000; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 1522; Image: 334.
1920 United States. Bureau of the Census. 14th census, 1920 population census schedules, Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, ([193-?]) , Census Place: Bronx Assembly District 1, Bronx, New York; Roll: T625_1131; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 74; Image: 449.

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Marietta Whitcomb

b. about May, 1850

Father: John S. Whitcomb¹ b. August 29, 1819, d. September 27, 1903
Mother: Sarah Bancroft Hamlin¹ b. 1829

Relationship: 3rd cousin 3 times removed of Steven George Levine

Marietta Whitcomb was born about May, 1850 in Maine.²
She was the daughter of John S. Whitcomb and Sarah Bancroft Hamlin.¹
The census of 1850 shows:
not named Whitcomb, 1/12; in the household of
Abraham Whitcomb, 54, a farmer with $1000 estate;
living at Waterford, Oxford County, Maine.²
Marietta married Daniel Beebe.¹

Last Edited: 4 Nov 2012

Citations

Thomas Whitecomb - Descendants, at http://www.memorychest.com/~whitcombline2/index.htm#TOC, #3913.
1850 United States. Census Office. 7th census, Population schedules of the seventh census of the United States, 1850, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives. Central Plains Region, (1964) , Census Place: Waterford, Sweden and Denmark, Oxford, Maine; Roll: M432_262; Page: 168B; Image: 328.. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.).

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Mary Whitcomb

b. 1676, d. about 1721

Mary Whitcomb was born in 1676 in Lancaster, Massachusetts, daughter of Josiah and Rebecca (Waters) Whitcomb.
Mary married Simon Willard, son of Henry Willard and Mary Lakin, in 1700.
Mary died about 1721.

Last Edited: 11 Dec 2011

Family: Simon Willard b. October 8, 1678, d. 1706

Alice Willard+ b. December, 1699, d. February 19, 1792

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Mary E. Whitcomb¹

b. 1837/38

Father: Abraham Whitcomb¹ b. August 11, 1797
Mother: Betsey Houghton¹ b. May 2, 1799

Relationship: 2nd cousin 4 times removed of Steven George Levine

Mary E. Whitcomb was born in 1837/38 in Maine She may have been the daughter-in-law, rather than daughter, of Abraham Whitcomb.¹
She was the daughter of Abraham Whitcomb and Betsey Houghton.¹
The census of 1870 shows:
Mary E. Whitcomb, 32, keeping house; in the household of
Abraham Whitcomb, 72, a farmer with $600 real estate and $500 personal estate. The census lists his household adjacent to that of his son John's;
living at Waterford, Oxford County, Maine.¹

Last Edited: 10 Dec 2016

Family:

Herbert L. Whitcomb¹ b. 1857 or 1858

Citations

1870 United States. Census Office. 9th census, Population schedules of the ninth census of the United States, 1870, Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, (1962, 1968) , Census Place: Waterford, Oxford, Maine; Roll M593_551; Page: 444; Image: 407.. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.).

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Melinda Whitcomb

b. November 6, 1835

Father: Calvin Whitcomb b. December 10, 1811
Mother: Louisa Houghton b. September 10, 1814, d. November, 1856

Relationship: 3rd cousin 3 times removed of Steven George Levine

Melinda Whitcomb was born on November 6, 1835 in Waterford, Oxford County, Maine.
She was the daughter of Calvin Whitcomb and Louisa Houghton.

Last Edited: 19 Jan 2017

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Melvina H. Whitcomb¹

b. 1848 or 1849

Father: John S. Whitcomb² b. August 29, 1819, d. September 27, 1903
Mother: Sarah Bancroft Hamlin² b. 1829

Relationship: 3rd cousin 3 times removed of Steven George Levine

Name Variation:
Melvina H. Whitcomb was born in 1848 or 1849 in Maine.¹
She was the daughter of John S. Whitcomb and Sarah Bancroft Hamlin.²
The census of 1850 shows:
Melvina Whitcomb, 1; in the household of
Abraham Whitcomb, 54, a farmer with $1000 estate;
living at Waterford, Oxford County, Maine.³
Melvina married Frank Stearns.²
The census of 1870 shows:
Melvina H. Whitcomb, 20, a teacher and also attending school; in the household of
John Whitcomb, 50, a farmer with $600 real estate and $500 personal estate;
living at Lovell P.O., Waterford, Oxford County, Maine.⁴

Last Edited: 9 Oct 2009

Citations

1870 United States. Census Office. 9th census, Population schedules of the ninth census of the United States, 1870, Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, (1962, 1968) , Census Place: Waterford, Oxford, Maine; Roll M593_551; Page: 444; Image: 407.. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.).
Thomas Whitecomb - Descendants, at http://www.memorychest.com/~whitcombline2/index.htm#TOC, #3912.
1850 United States. Census Office. 7th census, Population schedules of the seventh census of the United States, 1850, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives. Central Plains Region, (1964) , Census Place: Waterford, Sweden and Denmark, Oxford, Maine; Roll: M432_262; Page: 168B; Image: 328.. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.).
1870 United States. Census Office. 9th census, Population schedules of the ninth census of the United States, 1870, Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, (1962, 1968) , Census Place: Bow, Merrimack, New Hampshire; Roll M593_845; Page: 57; Image: 115.

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