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August Newport

circa 1826 (computed from age at death) – 1880

Died 1880, Windsor Locks, Connecticut — mill superintendent's obituary with carte-de-visite portrait and contributor's 1880 census research

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Obituary

Date of death

1880

Date of birth

circa 1826 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

54 years

Place of death

Connecticut, United States

The obituary

Inscription transcription

August Newport, superintendent and overseer in several departments of the Medlicott company's mill at Windsor Locks for many years, died on Thursday and will be buried this afternoon. He was 54 years of age and had been sick for nearly two years with an affection of the brain. He was universally respected. The Masonic lodge, of which he was recently treasurer, will turn out in a body to attend his funeral, which will take place at his late residence at 2:30 this afternoon.

Our archive originally carried this obituary in two separate postings, merged here into one record. The clipping is undated and the newspaper unidentified; the death year 1880 is taken from our archive's index entry ("1826~1880") and is consistent with the contributor's 1880 census find and the stated age of 54. The obituary does not name the place of death; his residence and workplace were at Windsor Locks, Connecticut. The photographed clipping continues past the obituary into an unrelated news item about a proposed sewer from the depot to the ferry crossing, not transcribed here. The original caption reads: "Photo: S.H. Waite's, 271 Main St. Hartford Connecticut".

Brian's research — 1880 census

I found August in the 1880 census for Windsor Locks, Hartford, Connecticut:

NameRelationMarital StatusGenderRaceAgeBirthplaceOccupationFather's BirthplaceMother's Birthplace
Agustas NEWPORTSelfMMaleW54PRUSSIAPaper Box ManufacturerPRUSSIAPRUSSIA
Mary NEWPORTWifeMFemaleW53PRUSSIAKeeping HousePRUSSIAPRUSSIA
Frances NEWPORTDauFemaleW17CTAt HomePRUSSIAPRUSSIA
Agusta NEWPORTDauSFemaleW7CTPRUSSIAPRUSSIA

Source Information: Family History Library Film 1254100; NA Film Number T9-0100.

Record submitted by

Brian — to the Ancestors at Rest archive

Source & citation

Source type
Photograph & transcription
Provenance
Submitted by Brian to the Ancestors at Rest archive
Transcribed by
Brian (surname not recorded on the original pages)
Last verified
2026-07-06
Permalink
/records/obituaries/newport-august-1880/
Image vs transcription
Retyped obituary text on the legacy pages verified against the photographed clipping; portrait photograph and clipping photographed together

Citation: Obituary of August Newport (c. 1826–1880), superintendent and overseer at the Medlicott company's mill, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, from an unidentified newspaper clipping, with carte-de-visite portrait by S. H. Waite's, 271 Main St., Hartford, Connecticut. Contributed with 1880 census research by Brian to the Ancestors at Rest archive. (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/obituaries/newport-august-1880/ : accessed [your access date]).

The legacy pages credit the census research to "Brian" without a surname.

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