Born in South Thomaston, Knox, Maine, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Coombs
and Elizabeth (Gamble) Coombs
Sister of
Archibald Coombs, Joseph Coombs, Isabella H. (Coombs) Prince, George Coombs, Nancy Hay (Coombs) Fuller, Abigail (Coombs) Berry, Washington Coombs and Asa Coombs
Wife of
James Dow
— married
after 17 Mar 1806 (to about 1823) in Thomaston, Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States
Wife of
Nathaniel Simmons
— married
9 Feb 1839 in Camden, Waldo, Maine, United States
Descendants 
Died [date unknown]
in South Thomaston, Knox, Maine, United States
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| Created 12 Oct 2012
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Biography
Elizabeth COOMBS, born at Thomaston, ME, on 18 Nov 1787; died at Thomaston; her marriage (1st) intentions were published at Thomaston on 17 Mar 1806 to James DOW, both of Thomaston.[1] James was born circa 1785 in the British Provinces (Canadian Maritimes) and died circa 1823 when Elizabeth was referred to as “widow Eliza Dow.”[2] He was a master mariner and a Captain in the ME State Militia. She m. (2nd) int. published at Thomaston on 26 Jan 1839 to Nathaniel SIMMONS of Camden, ME,[3] and they were married 9 Feb 1839 at Camden. Nathaniel was born circa 1771 and died circa 1855.
Elizabeth Coombs and James Dow had three children: Abigail Coombs Dow, George Coombs Dow, and James Dow.
Sources
- ↑ Thomaston, ME, Vital Records, page 285.
- ↑ Lincoln County, Maine; Wiscasset, ME; Registry of Deeds, Book 147, page 350.
- ↑ Thomaston, ME, Vital Records, page 415.
- Anthony Coombs and Dorcas Woodin of Rochester, Massachusetts -- Their Origins and Descendants. Baltimore, MD: Otter Bay Books, 2019, pages 383-386.
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 28 August 2018, 14:34), entry for Elizabeth Coombs(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:2736-6K8); contributed by various users.
- https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/2736-6K8
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Coombs-255 and Coombs-1758 appear to represent the same person because: Same birth year, same parents, same year of death, same spouse and same children.
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