Lieut. Joseph Coombs

1752 - 1817  (65 years)

• Name	Joseph Coombs  [1]
  Prefix	Lieut.
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  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]
  Person ID	I2588	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2018

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Elizabeth Gamble           b. 3 Jun 1755, Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine           d. 28 Dec 1845, South Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine  (Age 90 years)
  Married	6 Jun 1776  [2]
  Children	+ 1. Capt. Archibald Gamble Coombs           b. 4 Jun 1777           d. 28 Oct 1818, Lost at sea  (Age 41 years)   2. Isabella Coombs           b. 9 Apr 1781           d. 2 Dec 1840  (Age 59 years)
  Last Modified	9 Nov 2012
  Family ID	F1690	|  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 10 Mar 1752 - Brunswick, Cumberland Co., Maine  Died - 22 Nov 1817 - South Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine  Buried - - Weskeag Village Cemetery, South Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine   = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Pitard, Derrick. "Lieut. Joseph Coombs". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I2588&tree=1sttree (accessed September 23, 2020).