. The story of Anthony Coombs and his descendants . part of the original Alester Coombss purchase, and has been in the pos-session of one Coombs family ever since they settledhere, nearly two hundred years ago, the farm of 100acres having been passed down from one generation toanother. The lady holding the horse is a fine specimen of ourself-reliant American womanhood. Having proposed adrive, she has caught the horse for that purpose. Sheis not dressed up now, but when she comes out alittle later you will be prouder than ever of her, espe-cially when you know that she is a Coombs, and has agoo
. The story of Anthony Coombs and his descendants . part of the original Alester Coombss purchase, and has been in the pos-session of one Coombs family ever since they settledhere, nearly two hundred years ago, the farm of 100acres having been passed down from one generation toanother. The lady holding the horse is a fine specimen of ourself-reliant American womanhood. Having proposed adrive, she has caught the horse for that purpose. Sheis not dressed up now, but when she comes out alittle later you will be prouder than ever of her, espe-cially when you know that she is a Coombs, and has agood ancestry, as will be shown by the following: Consider Thomas Coombs, the father of this family,was born hi Brunswick, Me., October 20, 1831, anddied July 28, 1893. He married Emily H. Appleby,daughter of Nathaniel and Eachael (Temple) was educated in the country schools, LitchfieldAcademy, and a seminary in Lewiston, and taughtschool between terms to pay expenses. He learned themasons trade, and became a contractor in Auburn, Me., 112. TllK ) IIOISK AT :. NO but about l^7^, in iTibf ti> caif for bis paitiits, wbowere ^rowiug old, bo luovud U) Brunswick, and wbik-continuing bis business as a contractor did sonic farm-ing on the side. He was an active Cliristian, a member of Court StreetBaptist Church of Auburn, later transferring his mem-bersliip to the First Baptist Clmrcli of Brunswick, ofwliicb church he was elected deacon. Jolui Asa Coombs, father of Consider, was born inBrunswick, Me., March 15, 1805, and died in Brunswick,May 4, 1884. Olive Pratt, his wife, was born December30, 1804, and died August 24, 1882. John Coombs wasa farmer and blacksmith in his early days, but laterlearned the masons trade, which he followed more orless until his death. H«! always lived on the farm, how-ever, and died there. Although he was rather wild inhis youth, he reformed when the Washingtonian Move-ment swept the country. From that date he workedactively in the in
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