Hi Pam:
Capt. Burpee Rufus Tupper’s mother was Ruth Newcombe as per below.
Dave
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NSARM Cumberland Deaths, 1950; Book #1950; Page #3253
Burpee Rufus Tupper, Parrsboro, Married, Master Mariner
Born 1 Apr 1862, N.S.
Died 18 Apr 1950, Old Age Home, Apple River, age 88 years, 17 days
H/o Linda Tupper
S/o Gordon B. Tupper, N.S., and Ruth Newcombe, N.S.
Informant; Linda Tupper, Parrsboro, Wife
Buried 21 Apr 1950, Parrsboro
Source: Dave Winter, 21 Dec 2008
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On 12/22/08 3:10 PM, "Pam Gaudio" <gaudio@...> wrote:
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> Hi Dave,
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> Victoria, B.C. is also digging out of a dump of snow. Quite unusual for
> us!
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> The subject line of this post caught my attention but I don’t see the
> relation to the Newcombe family. Maybe I’m blind through all the snow but
> could someone spell out the relationship.
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> Pam
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> From: keysie@...
> <mailto:keysie%40ns.sympatico.ca>
> <mailto:keysie%40ns.sympatico.ca> > wrote:
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>> > A related obit from Kathryn:
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>> > Oxford - Stanley Edward ROGERS, 93, died Sunday, December 19, 1983, in
> Camp
>> > Hill Hospital. Born in Stellarton, he was a son of the late James and
> Sarah
>> > (RUSHTON) Rogers. He was a veteran of the First and Second World Wars, a
>> > member of Knights of Pythias and the Royal Canadian Legion. He was a
> member
>> > of the United Baptist Church, Oxford, and he worked in lumbering, farming
> and
>> > insurance. He is survived by six sons, Emerson, Sydney River; Sheldon and
>> > Douglas, both of Oxford; Nathan, Hannon, Ontario; Prescott, Windsor;
> Charles,
>> > Kanata, Ontario; two daughters, Audrey (Mrs. Harland AKERMAN), Great
> Village;
>> > Emily, (Mrs. Hugh ASHCROFT), Halifax; a brother, Willard, and a sister,
>> > Blanche (Mrs. Richard EDWARDS); 23 grandchildren and 29
> great-grandchildren.
>> > He was predeceased by his wife, ***the former Juanita TUPPER***; two
> brothers,
>> > Owen and Clarence, and a sister, Amy. The body is in MacDiarmid's Funeral
>> > Home, Oxford. Funeral will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 22, in
>> > the United Baptist Church, Oxford, Rev. Dewis Rector officiating, assisted
> by
>> > Lic. Raeburn McNeil. Burial will be in the Windham Cemetery. [Source: K
>> > Jeffers 2001-04-29]
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