Simon NEWCOMB

Birth:
12 Mar 1835
Wallace, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death:
11 Jul 1909
Washington, District of Columbia
Marriage:
4 Aug 1863
Washington, District of Columbia
Sources:
Family Tree
Census
Notes:
                   He was the celebrated mathematician and astronomer of Washington, D.C. Received the degree of L.L.D from many colleges and universities. Was considered a almostwithout an equal in his special departments of study.
Was President of the World's Congress of Scientists at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904. Belonged to the highest scientific societies in Eurpoe and America.

1900 - was a retired Naval Officer.
Mary Caroline HASSLER
Birth:
16 Jun 1840
Washington, District of Columbia
Death:
6 Feb 1921
Washington, District of Columbia
Sources:
Family Tree
Census
Children
Marriage
1
Anita Rosalie NEWCOMB
Birth:
4 Nov 1864
Washington, District of Columbia
Death:
William John MCGEE 
Marr:
14 Feb 1888
Washington, District of Columb 
Notes:
                   Appointed by the Japanese Minister of War As Supervisor of the Red Cross Societyof Japan.
She was an assistant surgeon in the Army in 1900.

1910 had 3 children, all alive. She was a widow, head of hosehold in San Diego.
2
William Bartlett NEWCOMB
Birth:
23 Sep 1867
Washington, District of Columbia
Death:
23 Sep 1867
Washington, District of Columbia
 
Marr:
 
3
Emily Kate NEWCOMB
Birth:
30 Jun 1869
Washington, District of Columbia
Death:
Francis Asbury WILSON 
Marr:
8 Apr 1890
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts 
Notes:
                   Lived in NY City.
1930 - was a psychologist in a HS.
4
Anna Josepha NEWCOMB
Birth:
27 Sep 1871
Washington, District of Columbia
Death:
Jan 1957
Notes:
                   Looks like she went by Josepha.
1945 - in Florida
Cavanaugh, Josepha Newcomb Whitney, of Essex Connecticut. Widow of Col Harry La T. Cavanaugh, USA, died 1954, and of the Hon. Edward Baldwin Whitney, Justice ofthe Supreme Court of the State of New York, died 1911. Daughter of the late Admiral Simon Newcomb, USN. Services at Cornwall, Ct. Feb 2, private.
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Simon Newcomb - Mary Caroline Hassler

Simon Newcomb was born at Wallace, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada 12 Mar 1835. His parents were John Burton Newcomb and Emily A. Prince.

He married Mary Caroline Hassler 4 Aug 1863 at Washington, District of Columbia . Mary Caroline Hassler was born at Washington, District of Columbia 16 Jun 1840 daughter of Charles A. Hassler and Anna Josepha Nourse .

They were the parents of 4 children:
Anita Rosalie Newcomb born 4 Nov 1864.
William Bartlett Newcomb born 23 Sep 1867.
Emily Kate Newcomb born 30 Jun 1869.
Anna Josepha Newcomb born 27 Sep 1871.

Simon Newcomb died 11 Jul 1909 at Washington, District of Columbia .

Mary Caroline Hassler died 6 Feb 1921 at Washington, District of Columbia .