This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YB3.2ACEB/27 Message Board Post: Stockton Daily Independent Stockton, San Joaquin Co., CA 20-25 May 1872 DIED -- in this city, May 19th, James NEWIT, aged 36 years. [Utica, New York, papers copy.] [DEATH -- Elsewhere will be found notice of the death of Mr. James NEWIT, who has been a resident of Stockton for the past 13 years, formerly of Utica (N.Y.) Mr. NEWIT was a gentleman of good character and a painter by profession, had been suffering for some time with painter's colic. The immediate cause of his death was dysentery. After an illness of about 2 weeks he died at the residence of Henry L. MILLER of this city. His funeral will be held at the First Baptist Church this afternoon at 2 o'clock.]