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Androscoggin County was established in 1854 from Cumberland, Oxford, Kennebec and Lincoln.


Heritage Quest
Sesquicentennial history of the town of Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine : 1775 to 1900, with some matter extending to a later date
Auburn, Me.: Merrill & Webber, 1938, 593 pgs.
p. 151 Marriages

April 1834 Isaiah Coombs of Brunswick and Mindwell Austin.

Mary Marshall


1860 Androscoggin Co, Maine Census

Reel no: M653-432

USGenWeb Archives

Lewiston

p. 79/sh. 355

512/590 Coombs Chas. E. 26 M shoemaker ME
Mary E. 24 F Maine
Lorana J. 6 F ME
Chas. E. 1 M ME
PERKINS Nancy M. 19 F fcty. operative ME

p. 123/sh. 399

719/851 Coombs Nancy H. 21 F ME

Note: with 45 others, Boarding House?

p. 144/sh. 420

807/968 Coombs Penelope 27 F ME
Coombs Ann 29 F ME

Note: with 49 others, Boarding House?

p. 170/sh. 446

924/1104 Coombs Elvira 23 F ME

Note: with 43 others, Boarding House?

Auburn

p. 2/sh. 656

11/11 Combs William 32 M millman 350 ME
Harriet J. 25 F ME

p. 18/sh. 672

141/156 HERSEY Thomas 45 M farmer 2000 614 MA
Abagail 45 F ME
PERRY Franklin 29 M shoemaker 40 904 ME
Attey 30 F ME
Mary A. 2 F ME
Combs Charles 19 M shoemaker ME

p. 21/sh. 675

160/184 CRAFTS Alonzo 51 M farmer 2000 200 ME
Charity 52 F MA
G. C. 15 M ME
Moses 68 M ME
E. P. 26 M shoemaker 50 ME
Caroline 24 F ME
Moses 27 M shoe mfg. 100 ME
Augusta 24 F ME
Cara A. 3 F ME
Julia E. 1 F ME
Combs William G. 40 M blacksmith 250 280 ME
Clarinda A. 34 F ME
Edward 14 M ME
Delbert D. 7 M ME
TUBBS Edward S. 17 M shoemaker ME


ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY, MAINE
FAT MEN 1870

From the Evening Journal of Lewiston, Maine 21 Jan 1870 (Androscoggin County, Maine Fat Men Census)

COOMBS J D 1837 5'10" 205# Bowdoin carpenter Lisbon

COOMBS Thomas 25 Jan 1801 6' 215# Brunswick farmer & mechanic Durham

COOMBS William Dunham 21 Jan 1830 5'9.5" 205# Lisbon trader Lisbon


1870 Turner, Androscoggin Co, ME Census

469/--- HOLT, Lydia H. 50 F Keeping House ME
HOLT, John F. 17 M Clerk in Store ME
Coombs, George M. 18 M Works in Woolen Mill ME


Revolutionary War Land Grants and Pension Applications

Maine State Archives

Combs., Hosea - Islesboro - Hancock County Court Records

Coombs, Joseph - Brunswick - Maine Land Grant

Coombs, Samuel - Bowdoinham - Lincoln County Court Records

Coombs, Samuel - Bowdoinham - Maine Land Grant


From Early Families of Sabattus, Androscoggin Co., Maine: formerly part of Greene, Lewiston, Lisbon, Bowdoin & West Bowdionham 1st draft by David C. Young USGenWeb Archive

COOMBS Abner - Born ??, d ??, built the mills at Lisbon Plains, Maine in 1804, m Abigail ________. Children: Lenard B b 24 Oct 1806; Eleanor b 14 May 1809; Joshua b 19 Aug 1811; Hezekiah b 30 Mar 1814; Margaret b 3 Oct 1816; Sally b 11 June 1818; Margaret b 4 June 1820; Abigail b 1 Jan 1825; Abner Jr b 11 May 1827; Eliah B b 3 Jul 1830. [VR 1-24 Lisbon, ME][Nathan Bucknam Diary, AHS]

COOMBS Abner - Born ??, d ??, m 1819, Anstress Melcher, d/o Noah M Melcher Esq of Brunswick [E Argus 22 Oct 1819]

COOMBS Abner - Born ??, d ??, m Abbie Willison b 14 Jan 1850 at Starks, ME, d 13 Nov 1933, d/o Hiram & Lucie (Bradford) Willison. Res Damacotta, ME before moving to Lisbon, ME. [VR Lisbon, ME]

COOMBS Abner - Born ?? at Bowdoin ME occ' merchant, d ?? s/o ?? Abner Coombs m Mary A Small of Bowdoin ME. Children: Clara E b 1864 at Bowdoin ME, occ' teacher, m Anson P M Given b 1854 at Bowdoinham ME, occ' farmer, s/o Simeon B & Mary A (Dunham) Given. [VR Bowdoinham ME p 41]

COOMBS Albert M - Born ?? d ?? s/o ?? Albert M Coombs m Sarah E Vaugh. Children: Arthur Gilbert b 1 Jan 1861; [VR Bowdoin ME printed]

COOMBS Anthony - Born 1642 in France, d ?? s/o ?? Anothony m 5 Feb 1688, Dorcas Wooden of York, ME. He settled in America in 1675. Children: Mary bpd 3 Sep 1689 at Salem, MA; Peter bpd 18 Aug 1691; Tabitha bpd 1693 at Wenham, MA; Anthony bpd 1695 Wenham, MA; John (2d) b 18 Mar 1699 at Rochester, MA; Hannah b 30 Nov 1700; Rosanna b 23 Nov 1702; Ithamer b 20 Nov 1704; Joshua b 23 Jul 1706; Francis (dau) b 20 Jul 1708; Jane b 29 Mar 1710. [p 123 Anthony Coombs & His Descendants by W C Coombs 1913][VR Bowdoin ME printed]

COOMBS Anthony - Born ?? bpd 1695, d ??, m 22 Oct 1722, Mercy Hodgkins. Children: Hannah b 27 Aug 1727 at Gloucester, MA; Anthony b 28 Jul 1729 at Falmouth (portland), ME; Sylvanus b 6 Apr 1731; Dorcas b 4 Jul 1733; Mercy b 3 Jul 1735; John b 1 Mar 1738. [p 124 Anthony Coombs & His Descendants by W C Coombs 1913]

COOMBS Anthony - Born 14 Feb 1739 at Rochester, MA, d ??, s/o John & Lydia (Wooden) Coombs. Anthony Coombs m Mercy Snow d/o Deacon Isaac Snow Sr, a revolutionary soldier. Children: John b 1770; Isaac; Joseph; Elisha; Anthony. [p 145 Anthony Coombs & His Descendants by W C Coombs 1913]

COOMBS Arthur L - Born 1822*?, d ??, 6' tall, s/o ______ & Mary ( ) Coombs. Arthur Coombs m int 10 Jul 1856, Margaret L Garish of Bowdoin ME. Children: Jesse S b 2 Apr 1857; Harriett b 18 Oct 1859. *[Lincoln C Jail Records][VR Bowdoin ME printed]

COOMBS Asa - Born ?? of Brunswick, ME, m int 24 Feb 1822, Mary Pratt of Lisbon, ME

COOMBS Benjamin - Born ??, d ??, s/o ??. Benjamin Coombs m Deborah ______. Listed in the 1790 Census of Bakerstown, ME, counted 1-4-4. He lived on lot 89 in Poland, ME in 1798 (now Auburn, ME). Children: Joseph b 27 Jul 1776 at Brunswick, ME; Thankful b 14 Mar 1778 at Brunswick; Benjamin b 29 Feb 1780 at Brunswick; Abigail b 4 Apr 1784 at Poland; George b 26 Feb 1786 at Poland; Joshua b 1 Feb 1788; Deborah b 4 Jan 1790; Samuel Emerson b 2 June 1792; Salley b 6 Apr 1794; William b 10 Apr 1796; Rachel b 19 Feb 1798; Timothy Merit b 25 Sep 1799. [VR Poland, ME printed in NEHG Register in 1934]

COOMBS Brown - Born ?? d ?? s/o ?? Brown Coombs m Harriet Stanwood. Children: Ann b 14 Jul 1838. [VR Bowdoin ME printed]

COOMBS Charles - Born 1827 at Bowdoin ME, d ??, s/o ?? Charles Coombs m _______. He was listed as a deserter 4 Mar 1862, 15th ME, B Compamy. [Adjutant Genernal's Record]

COOMBS Charles B - Born ?? d ?? s/o ?? Charles Coombs of Bowdoin ME m int 16 Dec 1861, Ellura W Skilton of Bowdoin ME. [VR printed Bowdoin ME]

COOMBS Charles B - Born ?? d ?? s/o ?? Charles Coombs of Bowdoin ME m int 15 Dec 1872, Mary Maloon of Bowdoin ME. [VR printed Bowdoin ME]

COOMBS Daniel - Born ??, d ??, s/o ?? Daniel Coombs m Narcissa _______ d 22 Apr 1906 ae 73y, widow, at Lisbon ME. They lived in Bowdoin ME. [LWJ 25 Apr 1906] COOMBS David - Born ?? d ?? s/o ?? David Coombs m Ann Masters. Children: William M b ?? d 11 Mar 1867 at Bath ME. [VR Bowdoin ME printed]

COOMBS David Capt - Born ?? d 24 Apr 1856 ae 53y s/o Peter & Sarah (Coombs) Coombs. David Coombs m Sarah Coombs. Children: Albert M b 1834; David E d 29 Oct 1867 ae 37y 3m lost at sea. [VR Bowdoin ME printed]

COOMBS Delbert Dana - Born ??, d 7 Dec 1938 ae 88y at Auburn, ME, s/o William G Coombs. D D Coombs m Martha Lufkin. He was a well-known artist. Children: ____ m Lewis Foster. [Obit of Delbert D Coombs 8 Dec 1938]

COOMBS Dorcas - Born ??, d ??, m __________. Children: Austina A b 7 Apr 1846; James E (twin) b June 1850; George A (twin) b June 1850. [VR Lisbon, ME]

COOMBS E N - Born ?? at Lisbon ME, d ?? s/o ?? E N Coombs moved to Nevada and was visiting Lisbon in 1880, "for the first time in eighteen years". [LWJ 4 Nov 1880]

COOMBS Edwin W - Born 1835, d ??. [71-75 Census 1860 Lisbon, ME]

COOMBS George - Born ??, d ??, s/o Peter Coombs. George m Abigail Berry, a cousin. Children: Peter, a mute, known as "dumb Peter"; George m _____ Parsley of Bath, ME; Asa m ____ Thomas; Joseph b 10 Mar 1752 at Brunswick, ME; Thomas m _____ Coombs res Whitefield, ME; Joanna m _____ Coombs res Portland, ME; Abigail m 16 Feb 1773, Lieut Thomas Berry of Portland; Betsy m _____ Cowing res Lisbon, ME; Isabella m ___ Donahue res Brunswick, ME. [p 127 Anthony Coombs & His Descendants by W C Coombs 1913]

COOMBS George W - Born 1833 at Lisbon ME, d 27 Dec 1882, occ' shoemaker, postmaster & operative s/o ?? George W Coombs m 3 Nov 1855, Leinice/Leoneice H Hewey b 1835 at Topsham ME, d ??. [281-302] Census 1860 Lisbon, ME][ACM] Children: Lida/Lydia A b 24 Jul 1866 at Lisbon, ME d 8 Jul 1911 ae 43y 11m at Durham ME m ______ Niles. [VR Lisbon, ME][Durham ME VR]

COOMBS Hezekiah - Born 1755 at Harpswell, ME, d 1839 at Lisbon, ME, a revol soldier, settled in Little River Plt, Lisbon, ME, about 1785, [editors note: "Hezekiah Combs" listed in 1790 Census of Bowdoin, ME,(part set off to from Lisbon & Webster, ME), counted 1-2-2] m(1) Margaret _______b 1756, m(2) 15 May 1828, Frances Warren. Children: Margaret b 1798; William b 1788 at Little River Plt; Joseph. *[p 108 Atlas 1873][S&S of Maine by Fisher][pen # 6641 records Lincoln Court] In 1796 Abraham Whitney of Little River Plt & Hez'kiah Combs of Bowdoin, ME pointed Samuel Thompson Esq of Topsham, ME their lawyer to defend them in a court againsted Amos Gordon. This witnessed by William Potter, James Purinton. dated 3 July 1796. [AHS record]

COOMBS Hezekiah - Born ??, d ??, m _____. Children: Apphia b 22 Jul 1828. [VR Lisbon, ME] COOMBS Isaac - Born ??, d ??, s/o Anothy Coombs (3G). Children: William; Isaac. [p 145 Anthony Coombs & His Descendants by W C Coombs 1913]

COOMBS Jacob - Born ?? at New Portland, ME, d ??, m Sally Jackson of Harpswell, ME. Children: Charlotte b ?? at Harpswell, ME, d 29 Aug 1916 at Durham, ME. [VR Lisbon, ME]

COOMBS James - Born 1799, d ??, occ' blacksmith, m ______. Children: Nathan L b 25 Nov 1853. [VR Lisbon, ME][267-287 Census 1860 Lisbon, ME]see check ???

COOMBS James - Born 7 Nov 1795, d 21 Sep 1880 ae 85y 10m, s/o Joshua Coombs. James Coombs m(1) 1 Jul 1819, Lovey Getchell of Durham, ME, m(2) 13 Nov 1852, Mrs Mary Gould a widow of Lisbon ME. Children: William Given at Bowdoin, ME; Nathaniel b 5 Feb 1821; John; James m Harriet Allen; Mary b 1825?; Daniel b 4 Mar 1828; Charles; Ruth; Martha; Frank; Susan F b ?? d 3 Jan 1842 ae 2y 6m. Children by 2nd wife: Nathan S b 25 Nov 1853. [p 169 Anthony Coombs & His Descendants by W C Coombs 1913] [VR Bowdoin ME printed]

COOMBS John Capt - Born 11 Nov 1748, d 20 Apr 1836 ae 88y at Bowdoin, s/o Joshua Coombs. John Coombs m(1) Savia Brown, m(2) Charlotte Tarr d 7 Nov 1844 ae 71y at Bowdoin, ME. He resided at Fosters Point and moved to Bowdoin ME. He was a Revolutionary soldier. He was known as "John of the one thumb." Children by 1st wife: James lost at sea; Joshua b 7 Jul 1775; Zebulon b 20 Mar 1780; Sarah b 8 Jul 1783; John; Savia; Joseph d.y. Children by 2nd wife: Charity b 28 Nov 1791; Mary b 29 June 1794; Jane b 14 Nov 1796; Joseph b 10 Dec 1798 d 9 Apr 1886 ae 87y; Thomas b 25 Jan 1801; Josiah Colby/Colby b 4 Aug 1804;Abigail b 21 Jan 1810. [p 165 Anthony Coombs & His Descendants by W C Coombs 1913][VR Bowdoin, ME]

COOMBS John - Born 1770, d ??, res Brunswick, ME, s/o Anthony Coombs of Rochester, MA. John Coombs m ??. Children: Abner went to Wisconsin; Isaiah res in Bath, ME; Joseph; John. [p 145 Anthony Coombs & His Descendants by W C Coombs 1913]

COOMBS John - Born 1810, d ??, m Abigail ______ b 1812. [228-248 Census 1860 Lisbon, ME]

COOMBS John - Born ??, d ??, m 1 Oct 1829, Abigail Green of Lisbon, ME. [VR Lisbon, ME]

COOMBS John - Born ??, d ??, m Marcia ______. Children: Cornelia G b 7 Jan 1860, d 1926 at Lisbon, ME, m ________ Fessenden d 1900; ________ m William Hollis.[undertaker F E Crosman, Obit LE 19 Mar 1926] Bertha b 1 Sep 1858.

COOMBS John - Born 1807 at Bowdoin, ME, d 7 Dec 1897**/1896* at Lisbon, ME, s/o Zebolon & Nancy (Campbell) Coombs. John Coombs m Abigail ______. b 1809, d 1894. *[Center Lisbon Cem, Lisbon, ME] Children:(likely) William Green b 22 Oct 1831. **[VR Lisbon, ME] COOMBS John - Born 8 Jan 1810 at Bowdoin, ME, d 7 Dec 1897, occ' sea-captain & farmer, s/o Zebulon Coombs. John Coombs m 30 June 1836, Betsy Powers b 10 Oct 1811 at Kingsfield, ME, d 21/22 Sep 1896 at Lisbon, ME, d/o David & Ruth (Campbell) Powers of Bowdoin/Arrowsic, ME. He was a sea captain & farmer. Children: Velgore b 13 June 1838; Sarah b 19 Jan 1840 at Bowdoin, ME, d 20 June 1912 ae 72y 1m at Lisbon, ME ; Luella b 20 Jan 1850, d 14 Jul 1867; Abner b 15 Sep 1851. [VR Lisbon, ME][p 171 Anthony Coombs & His Descendants by W C Coombs 1913]

COOMBS John - Born ??, d 29 Jan 1907 ae 75y 3m, occ' fire plate worker, m 5 Nov 1856, Maria G Gould d 11 Jan 1913 ae 74y 6m. Children: Bertha N b 1858; _______ b 1859; William G d 13 Jan 1913 ae 48y 21d [Hillside Cem, Lisbon, ME][289-311 Census 1860 Lisbon, ME]

COOMBS John G - Born ??, d ??, m Eliza Ann ______. Children: Frances F b 15 Feb 1844; Mary Susan b 21 Mar 1847; John F b 15 Mar 1852. [ VR Lisbon, ME]

COOMBS Joseph - Born 10 Mar 1752 at Brunswick, ME, d ??, m 6 June 1776, Elizabeth Gamble. Children: Capt Archibald G b 4 June 1777; Capt Joseph b 3 June 1779, 22 June 1841; Isabella b 9 Apr 1781, d 2 Dec 1840, m Hezekiah Prince; Col George b 19 Dec 1783/85; Elizabeth b 18 Nov 1787, m James Dow; Nancy b 31 Dec 1789, m Capt Samuel Fuller; Abigail b 10 Jan 1792, m Joseph Berry; Washington b 18 May 1794, d 18 Mar 1797; Asa b 28 Aug 1796. [p 128 Anthony Coombs & His Descendants by W C Coombs 1913]

COOMBS Joseph - Born 1785, d 6 Sep 1869 ae 84y 2m 6d,[g.s.] s/o Hezekiah Coombs. Joseph Coombs m int 18 Feb 1815,** Bridget Wetherell of Monmouth, ME, d 12 Oct 1878 ae 85y 4 14d [g.s.]. He lived in the eastern part of Lisbon, ME, adjoining Webster, ME, on the farm owned by Winter Marr in 1873. Children: Margaret b 13 Oct 1815; Martha b 4 June 1817; Hannah b _____, m John H Green; ______ b 7 Mar 1819; William b 9 Nov 1820; Hezekiah b 31 Jul 1824; John Henry b 1 Nov 1831, f 29 Jan 1907 ae 75y 2m at Lisbon, ME. [Atlas 1873][Hillside Cem, Lisbon, ME] **[VR Lisbon, ME][40-42 Census 1860 Lisbon, ME]

COOMBS Joseph Capt - Born 3 June 1779 d 22 June 1841 s/o ?? Joseph Coombs m __________. [VR Bowdoin ME printed]

COOMBS Joseph - Born ??, d before 1847, m Margaret _______. After the death of Joseph Coombs, William Neal was appointed guarian of his Children: William Dunham b 21 Jan 1830; Robert b 19 May 1831; Emmer b 13 Oct 1834; Albert b 9 May 1836. [VR Lisbon, ME][see Lincoln Co Probate 53-176]

COOMBS Joseph - Born ??, d ??, s/o John. Joseph Coombs m(1) Margaret Allen, m(2) int 8 Apr 1836, Frances Princess (Edgecomb) Kimball wid/o Evat Kimball. Children: Thomas d 29 Dec 1843 ae 15y; Margaret; John; Allen. Children by 2nd wife: Charity Edgecomb b 1837, m int 6 May 1861, Abram A Cornish; Colby. [p 168 Anthony Coombs & His Descendants by W C Coombs 1913] [VR Bowdoin ME printed]

COOMBS Joshua - Born 23 Jul 1706 at Rochester, MA, d ??, m 10 Sep 1729, Elizabeth Pratt. d/o Eleazer Pratt. Children: Elizabeth b 23 Feb 1731; Joshua b 11 June 1737 at Newburyport, MA; Stephen b 1 Apr 1739; Daniel b 25 Jul 1741; Mary b 27 Feb 1743; Sarah b 24 Mar 1745; Ebenezer b 31 Jan 1747; John b 11 Nov 1748; Jacob b 12 June 1751. [p 127 Anthony Coombs & His Descendants by W C Coombs 1913] COOMBS Joshua - Born 11 Jul 1737, d ??, s/o Joshua & Elizabeth (Pratt) Coombs. Coshua Coombs Jr m _________. Children: Rhoda m Abner Nutting; Joshua drowned at sea; Susanna; Rebecca m Robert Fulton; Abner m Abigail Dodd of Lisbon, ME; Margaaret m John Purington; EBen m Margaret Hill; Betsey m John Todd; Deliverance m Samuel Haskins. [p 207 Anthony Coombs & His Descendants by W C Coombs 1913]

COOMBS Joshua - Born 7 Jul 1775, d 29 Nov 1851 ae 76y**, s/o John Coombs. Joshua Coombs m Mary Given d 18 Oct 1843 ae 71y**. Children: James b 7 Nov 1795, m Love ____ d 20 Dec 1851 ae 50y**; Martha. [p 165 Anthony Coombs & His Descendants by W C Coombs 1913] **[p16 Bowdoin Cem)

COOMBS Joshua - Born ??, d ??, m ________, his widow, d 1825 ae 34y at Lisbon, ME [Maine Baptist Herald 23 Aug 1825]. Children: Abner

COOMBS Josiah Colby - Born ??, d ?? in New York, s/o John. Josiah Coombs m Abigail Eaton b 25 Dec 1808 d/o Esquire Solomon & Peggy (Randall) Eaton of Bowdoin, ME. Children: Roland L E b ?? at Cincinnati, OH, d ?? ae 2y at Bowdoinham, ME; Charlotte A; Margaret R m David Woodbury; Roland L E (2d); Viola V b 6 Feb 1844; John Colby b 9 Mar 1854, d 7 Jan 1905. [p 168 Anthony Coombs & His Descendants by W C Coombs 1913][VR Bowdoin ME printed]

COOMBS Levi T - Born ??, d 2 Jul 1880 ae 55y [gs] or d 2 Aug 1880 ae 57y, Center Lisbon Cem, Lisbon, ME, hemorrage of the lungs, deputy sheriff & Merchant, died at his home in Lisbon, ME, s/o Capt William Coombs. Levi T Coombs m 8 Dec 1854 [ACM] Frances A Foss b ?? at Belfast ME, d 31 Mar 1912 ae 86y. His wife was the twin sister to widow Mrs Florella Antoinette Turner, the wife of the late Josiah Turner, she who was ae 86y 4m then her twin, Mrs Coombs died. The twins were the d's/o Dr & Mrs Simeon Foss. The girl's mother died when they were 2y 6m old. Dr Foss had practised in Lisbon for years. [Ferry Rd Cem, Lisbon, ME] Children: William Francis b 29 Aug 1859, d 14/17 Mar 1879 ae 19y 6m at Lisbon ME, of consumption [LWJ 3 Apr 1879]; Norris F b 14 Nov 1861, d 23 DEc 1863; Walter Foss b 7 Feb 1865, lived in Bangor ME; Simeon lived in Holden/Bangor ME. [180-192 Census 1860 Lisbon, ME][VR Lisbon, ME][LWJ 3 Apr 1912][LWJ 1900]

COOMBS Margaret -Born 1740, d 1825 ae 85y at Lisbon, ME [Maine Baptist Herald 16 Aug 1825][Christian Mirror 19 Aug 1825]

COOMBS Mary - Born ??, d 19 June 1858 m _____________. Children: Arthur qv. [VR Lisbon, ME]

COOMBS Nathan - Born 25 Nov 1853, d Mar 1917 at Lisbon, ME, s/o ?? Nathan Coombs m _______ she d same year. Children: Charles E of Rockland, MA; James of Lisbon. [Obit of Nathan 23 Mar 1917 Lisbon Enterprise]

COOMBS Nathaniel - Born 5 Feb 1821, d 20 Oct 1876, s/o James Coombs. Nathaniel Coombs m Harriet Cornish b 15 Jul 1823, d 16 Oct 1902. Children: Hannah b 6 Apr 1843; Elbridge. [p 174 Anthony Coombs & His Descendants by W C Coombs 1913]

COOMBS Peter - Bpd 18 Aug 1691, d Jan 1768, bur at New Meadow (Brunswick), ME, m Joanna Hodgkins at Gloucester, MA. Children: George; Peter; Samuel; Caleb; Abigail m 23 Oct 1757, John Jordan of Brunswick, ME. [p 124 Anthony Coombs & His Descendants by W C Coombs 1913]

COOMBS Peter - Born ?? d ?? s/o ?? Peter Coombs m Sarah Coombs. Children: David b 7 May 1803; Saviah b ?? d 8 Oct 1829. [VR Bowdoin ME printed]

COOMBS Robert - Born 1776 at Harpswell, ME, d 5 Jul 1847 ae 71y (g.s.), m Margaret Kilgore b ?? at Lisbon/Harpswell, ME, d 29 Apr 1869 ae 83y 13d (g.s.). Children: Margaret b 26 Oct 1803; Joseph b 18 May 1805; John b 26 Nov 1807; Mary b 20 Jul 1809, d 6 Feb 1905 ae 95y 6m 11d; Caroline b 18 June 1811; Priscilla b 26 Oct 1813; Mehettable b 14 Jan 1817; Hannah b 1 Sep 1819; Joann b 14 Nov 1821; Lydia Jane b 6 Dec 1825, d 21 Oct 1840 ae 15y (g.s.); Robert b 14 Jan 1828 at Lisbon, ME, d 26 Jan 1913 ae 85y (g.s.) at Lisbon m Dolly J Gould b 28 Jul 1833, d 20 May 1906 ae 73y (g.s.)/72y 9m 22d at Lisbon, ME d/o Stephen & Lydia Jane (Prince) Gould*; Elizabeth b 21 Sep 1830. [VR Lisbon, ME] [g.s. Center Lisbon Cem, Lisbon, ME][79-83 Census 1860 Lisbon, ME][Lincoln Probate 53-344 of Robert Coombs][VR Lisbon]

COOMBS Robert - Born 17 Jan 1828 Lisbon, ME, d 26 Jan 1913 ae 85y, m 22 Nov 1854, Polly/Dolly Jane Gould b 1825. Children: Frederick G b 20 Sep 1856; Frank Augustus b 21 Mar 1857, d 3 Mar 1949 ae 91y 11m 19d, occ' carpenter; Elizabeth T b 12 Jan 1859; Flora E m ______ Crockett; Fannie M m _____Hunnewell. [79-83 Census 1860 Lisbon, ME][ACM] [VR Lisbon, ME]{obit 31 Jan 1913 The Lisbon Enterprise]

COOMBS Samuel - Born ??, d ae 24y at Lisbon, ME at Lisbon, ME [PG 22 Feb 1820] COOMBS Stephen Sr - Born 1 Apr 1739, d 17 Nov 1808 at West Bath ME, s/o Joshua. Stephen Coombs m Jemima Dow. He lived at Foster's Point, on the East side of New Meadows River (Brunswick?), ME. He was a lieutenant under Governor Hancock in the American Revolution. Children: Stephen b 6 Jan 1762; David b 27 May 1764, d 1803; Sarah b 11 Dec 1766, m ____ Lyon;(2) Luke Ryerson; (3) Benjamin Coxe; Jemima b 9 Jan 1769; Daniel b 8 Jul 1771, d 1 Aug 1841, m Deborah Cowing; Mary b 25 Aug 1773, m ______ Ayling; Nathaniel b 14 Jan 1779 m Elizabeth Turner; Judith b 18 Feb 1781; Jonathan b 6 June 1785, d 29 June 1811; Lucretia. [p 205 Anthony Coombs & His Descendants by W C Coombs 1913]

COOMBS Stephen Jr - Born 6 Jan 1762, d 14 Dec 1840, s/o Stephen Coombs. Stephen Coombs Jr m 16 Oct 1796, Sarah Haynes of Brunswick, ME b 30 Aug 1777, d 8 Dec 1861. Children: Harriet b 26 Jul 1787; Samuel b 10 Oct 1798, d 1823 (murdered near Brunswick, ME) occ' blacksmith; Warren b 19 Aug 1800, d 8 Dec 1840; Stephen b 1802 went away from home never heard by his family again; Almira b 21 Aug 1811. [p 124 Anthony Coombs & His Descendants by W C Coombs 1913] [VR Bowdoin ME printed]

COOMBS Thomas - Born ?? d 1833 at Bowdoin, ME, fell dead while cutting wood at a neighbor's door. [Maine Pree Press of Hallowell, ME, issue 4 Jan 1833]

COOMBS William - Born ??, d ??, s/o Hezekiah Coombs. William Coombs m int 24 Feb 1816, Lydia Killgore. After he became of age he purchased a farm on the ridge now owned by Mr Hannaford in 1873. William an energetic businessman held town office as a Democrat. His opposition was Aaron Dwinal, the leader of the Whigs. Children: Eliza b 25 Apr 1818; Anne b 20 Dec 1819; Lydia b 19 Nov 1821; Levi T b 5 Aug 1823, a deputy sheriff & dealer in stoves & hardware at Lisbon; William Jr b 2 Oct 1825; Penelope b 14 Oct 1828; James Witherell b 10/13 Feb 1831; George W b 22 Feb 1833, a tailor at Lisbon Falls, ME; Edwin N b 14 June 1835; Martha C b 20 Mar 1838. [Atlas 1873][VR Lisbon, ME]

COOMBS William Capt - Born ??, d 23 Oct 183?ae 49y, m 2 Oct 1834, Lydia Hammon b 1794, d 23 Jan 1855 ae 61y. [Hillside Cem, Lisbon, ME][VR Lisbon]

COOMBS William - Born ??, d May 1864 ae ?3y. [Hillside Cem, Lisbon, ME]

COOMBS William B - Born 1804, d 15 Oct 1840 ae 36y, m Lydia C Bisbee b 1817, d 21 May 1881 ae 64y 11m 12d, she m(2) Levi Randall. Children: David W d 25 Dec 1861 ae 23. [Lisbon Center Cem]

COOMBS William D -Born ??, d 11 May 1901 ae 71y, m Angella F ______ b 5 Mar 1836, d 25 Mar 1883. [Hillside Cem, Lisbon, ME]

COOMBS W D Mrs died last week was buried Sunday [LWJ 29 Mar 1883]

COOMBS William Given - Born 1 Oct 1819 at Bowdoin, ME, d 6 Mar 1898 ae 78y at Auburn, ME, s/o James Coombs. William Coombs m Clarinda Kinsley b ?? of New Gloucester/Auburn, ME, d 20 Jul 1901 at Lisbon Falls, ME. His early days were passed in Bowdoin, ME, however, at age 21yrs he found employment at Barker Brooks in Auburn, blacksmithing. In 1852 he went into the blacksmithing business in New Gloucester, ME, until he moved to Auburn, ME, 25 yrs before his death. He bought the old blacksmith shop on Miller St, Auburn, ME. He was 1st a member of the Free Baptist Church of Bowdoin, ME, however, join the Universalist Church. [Obit of William Coombs AHS files] Children: James E b 3 Jul 1845; Delbert Dana b 26 Jul 1850 in Lisbon Falls ME, d 7 Dec 1938 ae 82y 4m 11d at Auburn ME, occ' artist. [VR 6-48 Lisbon, ME][p 174 Anthony Coombs & His Descendants by W C Coombs 1913] [VR Lisbon, ME][VR New Gloucester ME]

COOMBS Zebulon - Born 20 Mar 1780, d 12 Apr 1850, s/o John Coombs. Zebulon Coombs m Aug 1800, Nancy Campbell b 4 Feb 1779, d 14 Dec 1863** d/o William Campbell of Bowdoin, ME. He was a volunteer in War of 1812.** Children: Brown b 21 June 1803; Sarah b 15 June 1805; Abner b 3 Aug 1807; John b 8 Jan 1810; Nancy b 21 May 1812; William Bates b 11 Nov 1814; Dexter Brown b 26 June 1817; Dennis Deering b 3 Oct 1820. [p 166 Anthony Coombs & His Descendants by W C Coombs 1913] **[p 75 Bowdoin Cr]


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