| Name |
Joseph Coombs [1] |
| Prefix |
Lieut. |
Relationship | with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
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| Born |
10 Mar 1752 |
Brunswick, Cumberland Co., Maine  [2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Military Service |
Revolutionary War veteran; DAR ID Number: 99975. There is a Joseph Coombs in the Maine Revolutionary War Bounty Applications, though he died in Brunswick on 24 Apr 1835; heirs are listed as Lucy Coombs and Thankful Given.
Joseph Coombs (1752-1817) served as a sergeant in the 1779 Bagaduce expedition under Capt. Philip M. Ulmer in Col. Samuel McCobb's regiment. He applied for a pension (or, Asa Coombs his child did) on 4 July 1856 (R. 2286).
The Bagaduce expedition was an effort to oust the British from the town of Castine, Maine. It was also called the Expedition to the Penobscot. It was a debacle. He was one of several Coombs in the expedition.
See DAR nos. 23872, 23873, 10275, 75896, 83605. |
| Died |
22 Nov 1817 |
South Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine [2] |
| Buried |
Weskeag Village Cemetery, South Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine [3] |
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| Notes |
- Eaton and the Gamble history show that he had 9 children. [4]
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| Person ID |
I2588 |
lansdalepitard |
| Last Modified |
22 Dec 2018 |
1752 - 1817 (65 years)
Language
1755 - 1845 (90 years)
