Anthony Coombs (1781 - 1836)

Born 17 Feb 1781 in Vinalhaven, Waldo, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Allen) Coombs — married 25 Jun 1802 in Vinalhaven, Waldo, Maine, United States

Descendants

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Biography

Anthony Coombs, the son of Anthony Coombs and Anne Stinson, was born 17 Feb 1781 at Vinalhaven, Knox, Maine; marriage intentions published at Vinalhaven on 7 Jun 1802 to Elizabeth "Betsy" Allen, both of Vinalhaven, and they were married at Vinalhaven on 25 Jun 1802, by William Vinal, Esq.^[1]; and he died 22 Jun 1846 at age 65 and he was buried at Castine Cemetery, Castine, Hancock, Maine.

Known children of Anthony Coombs and Betsey Allen were as follows:^[2]

• i. Margaret Coombs; b. 20 Jan 1803 at Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine; m. James S. Collins, son of John Collins and Polly Lamphier; d. 21 Apr 1846 at Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine, at age 43.
• ii. Capt. Jessee Coombs; b. 20 Jan 1805 at Knox, Maine; m. Desire Harding 20 Jan 1830 at Vinalhaven, Knox, Maine; d. 22 Mar 1875 at Castine, Hancock, Maine, at age 70; he was buried at Castine Cemetery, Castine, Hancock, Maine, Æ 71.
• iii. Rosanna Coombs; b. 18 Nov 1806 at Fox Island, Isle au Haut, Knox, Maine; m. John Collins, son of John Collins and Polly Lamphier, 5 Apr 1824 at Castine, Hancock, Maine; d. 19 Oct 1893 at Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, at age 86; Æ 87y 3m.
• iv. Hannah Coombs; b. 3 Jul 1808 at Maine.
• v. Jonathan A. Coombs; b. 12 Jul 1810 at Maine; b. 14 Jul 1810 at Vinalhaven, Knox, Maine; m. Sarah Richardson 28 Sep 1845 at Castine, Hancock, Maine; d. 28 Dec 1888 at age 78; he was buried at Castine Cemetery, Castine, Hancock, Maine, Æ 78y 5m 16d.
• vi. Hiram D. Coombs; b. 27 Jan 1812 at Vinahaven, Knox, Maine; d. 8 Jun 1892 at Canton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, at age 80.
• vii. Sabre C Coombs; b. 1 Jun 1814 at Vinalhaven, Knox, Maine; m. Valentine Ames 12 Aug 1838 at Vinalhaven, Knox, Maine; d. 7 May 1894 at Camden, Knox, Maine, at age 79; Æ 79y 11m 7d.
• viii. Elizabeth Ann Coombs; b. 18 Dec 1816 at Vinalhaven, Knox, Maine; m. Paul M. Coombs, son of Anthony Coombs and Marcia Colson, 27 May 1833 at Castine, Hancock, Maine.
• ix. Christiana Coombs; b. 20 Dec 1818 at Maine; d. 29 Sep 1894 at Camden, Knox, Maine, at age 75.
• x. Abizer Coombs; b. 3 May 1821 at Maine.
• xi. James Richard Coombs; b. 14 Aug 1823 at Maine.

Sources

1. ↑ Vinalhaven, ME, Vital Records, pages 65 and 40.
2. ↑ Vinalhaven, ME, Vital Records, page 6.

• Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW1F-285 : 10 February 2018), Anthony, Jun. Coombs, 17 Feb 1781; citing ; FHL microfilm 12,274.
• "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4D4-M6D : 10 February 2018), Anthony Coombs and Betsy Allen, 25 Jun 1802; citing , reference 422; FHL microfilm 12,274.
• "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMB-1223 : 16 March 2018), Anthony Coombs, 1846; citing Burial, Castine, Hancock, Maine, United States, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,769,514.
• Whitney John Coombs. Anthony Coombs and Dorcas Woodin of Rochester, Massachusetts -- Their Origins and Descendants. Baltimore, MD: Otter Bay Books, 2019, pages 592-593.