Lieut. Joseph Coombs

1752 - 1817  (65 years)

Elizabeth Gamble

1755 - 1845  (90 years)

Birth	3 Jun 1755	Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine
Died	28 Dec 1845	South Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine
Buried	Weskeag Village Cemetery, South Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine
Family	Lieut. Joseph Coombs           b. 10 Mar 1752, Brunswick, Cumberland Co., Maine
Married	6 Jun 1776
Children	+ 1. Capt. Archibald Gamble Coombs           b. 4 Jun 1777   2. Isabella Coombs           b. 9 Apr 1781

Capt. Archibald Gamble Coombs

1777 - 1818  (41 years)

Birth	4 Jun 1777
Died	28 Oct 1818	Lost at sea
Buried	Weskeag Village Cemetery, South Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine
Father	Lieut. Joseph Coombs           b. 10 Mar 1752, Brunswick, Cumberland Co., Maine
Mother	Elizabeth Gamble           b. 3 Jun 1755, Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine
Married	6 Jun 1776
Family	Nancy Mingerson           b. Abt 1774
Married	27 Mar 1798
Children	+ 1. Nancy Coombs           b. 17 Sep 1807

Nancy Mingerson

Abt 1774 - 1819  (45 years)

Birth	Abt 1774
Died	18 Aug 1819	South Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine
Family	Capt. Archibald Gamble Coombs           b. 4 Jun 1777
Married	27 Mar 1798
Children	+ 1. Nancy Coombs           b. 17 Sep 1807

Isabella Coombs

1781 - 1840  (59 years)

Birth	9 Apr 1781
Died	2 Dec 1840
Buried	Elm Grove Cemetery, Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine
Father	Lieut. Joseph Coombs           b. 10 Mar 1752, Brunswick, Cumberland Co., Maine
Mother	Elizabeth Gamble           b. 3 Jun 1755, Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine
Married	6 Jun 1776

• Name	Joseph Coombs  [1]
  Prefix	Lieut.
  Birth	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.
  Death	22 Nov 1817	South Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine   [2]
  Burial	Weskeag Village Cemetery, South Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine   [3]
  	http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=59952543
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  Notes	Eaton and the Gamble history show that he had 9 children. [4]
  Person ID	I2588
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Elizabeth Gamble           b. 3 Jun 1755, Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine           d. 28 Dec 1845, South Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	6 Jun 1776  [2]
  Children	1 son and 1 daughter
  + 1. Capt. Archibald Gamble Coombs           b. 4 Jun 1777             d. 28 Oct 1818, Lost at sea (Age 41 years) └─ Nancy Mingerson  (Age 45 years)  m. 27 Mar 1798   2. Isabella Coombs           b. 9 Apr 1781             d. 2 Dec 1840 (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F1690	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 10 Mar 1752 - Brunswick, Cumberland Co., Maine  Death - 22 Nov 1817 - South Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine  Burial - - Weskeag Village Cemetery, South Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine   = Link to Google Earth
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• Histories

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• Reference

  Pitard, D. "Lieut. Joseph Coombs". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I2588&tree=1sttree (accessed March 24, 2025).