The Peter Colbeth Family

of Machiasport ME

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1    PETER COLBETH [# 2565] s/o? was born at ? abt 1752; died at ? bet 1832-1840; married at ? bef 1772 Hannah ⁵ Libby, d/o Josiah Libby and Mary Stone;

Peter Colbeth took up land at Bucks Harbor ME (now Machiasport) about 1772 and signed a petition in 1784 requesting a grant of the land [BHM pg 484].

During the Revolutionary War, Peter was mustered at Machias 24 Jul 1777 in Col McCobb's Regt [BHM pg 1327]. He was a Revolutionary War pensioner under act of 7 Jun 1832 (age 83, Machias) [BHM 1268].

Several children are assumed based on early census records. However, Hannah's age relative to the later children suggests problems with these assumptions.

2    JOEL W COLBETH [# 18499] s/o PETER COLBETH and HANNAH ⁵ LIBBY was born at Machiasport ME 8 Mar 1772; died at ? aft 1830; married at ? 20 Nov 1804 Susanna ⁶ Cole, d/o Ebenezer Cole and Elizabeth Wheeler Hall;

3    JOHN COLBETH [# 18505] s/o PETER COLBETH and HANNAH ⁵ LIBBY was born at ? abt 1789; died at ? bet 1850-1860; married at Machias ME 28 Jan 1816 Sally Clark [MachMR], d/o William Clark and Sally Crocker;

John was a farmer at Machiasport ME.

4    GEORGE COLBETH [# 2022] s/o JOEL W COLBETH and SUSANNA ⁶ COLE was born at Machiasport ME 19 Sep 1805; died at ? 20 Aug 1884; married at ? [marriage int filed at Harrington ME 3 Nov 1827] Elizabeth Ann ⁷ Cole, d/o Reuben Cole and Hannah Beaman; George is buried at Bucks Harbor Cemetery, Machiasport ME

George was of Machiasport 1827. He remained there as a farmer and fisherman.

5    JAMES COLBETH [# 18529] s/o JOEL W COLBETH and SUSANNA ⁶ COLE was born at Machiasport ME 15 Mar 1814 [calc]; died at Machiasport ME 1 Dec 1901 [MaineDR]; married at ? bef 1845 Lucy Johnson d/o ? and ?; James is buried at Bucks Harbor Cemetery, Machiasport ME

James was a farmer at Machiasport ME.

6    PETER COLBETH [# 18528] s/o JOEL W COLBETH and SUSANNA ⁶ COLE was born at Machiasport ME 3 Oct 1818; died at Machiasport ME 11 May 1893 [MaineDR]; married at ? bef 1870 Amanda Hepson(mn) d/o ? and ?;

Peter married 1st Roxanna Quimby and 2nd Amanda ---. Census records indicate that his parents were born in ME.

Peter was a seaman at Machiasport ME his entire life.

The Eastport Sentinel of 17 May 1893 says that Peter died at Buck's Harbor 4 May 1893 age 75y 4m 1d.

7    REUBEN COLBETH [# 18520] s/o JOEL W COLBETH and SUSANNA ⁶ COLE was born at Machiasport ME 3 Feb 1823 [calc]; died at Machiasport ME 2 Aug 1895 [MaineDR; gs]; married at ? [marriage int filed at Harrington ME 5 Nov 1845] Rebecca Nash Perry, d/o Josiah Wallace Perry and Diana Cole; Reuben is buried at Bucks Harbor Cemetery, Machiasport ME

Reuben was of Machiasport in 1845. He was a farmer and carpenter there his entire life.

Circumstantial evidence suggests that the Rebecca N Mitchell that he married was really Rebecca Perry. A Rebecca Perry had married Reuben Mitchell about 1839 who must have died by 1845. Note that Augusta J Mitchell, born about 1841, was living with Reuben & Rebecca in 1850 & 1860. Was Augusta a child of Rebecca and a husband named Mitchell?

8    RICHARD COLBETH [# 18508] s/o JOHN COLBETH and SALLY CLARK was born at Machiasport ME abt 1827; died at ? aft 1860; married at ? bef 1853 Pamelia Phinney, d/o Nathaniel Phinney and Pamelia Tobey;

Richard was a sailor at Machiasport ME in 1860.

9    THOMAS JEFFERSON COLBETH [# 18510] s/o JOHN COLBETH and SALLY CLARK was born at Machiasport ME abt 1833; died at ? abt 1885 [gs]; married at ? bef 1860 Mary Elizabeth ⁷ Libby, d/o Luther C Libby and Sarah Quimby; Thomas is buried at Bucks Harbor Cemetery, Machiasport ME

Thomas was a seaman at Machiasport ME.

10   WILLIAM A COLBETH [# 18511] s/o JOHN COLBETH and SALLY CLARK was born at Machiasport ME abt 1839; died at ? bet 1864-1870; married at Machias ME 26 Jun 1859 Emeline Augustus Mitchell [MachMR] d/o Reuben C Mitchell and Rebecca Nash Perry;

William was a sailor at Machiasport ME.

11   BENJAMIN COLBETH [# 18514] s/o GEORGE COLBETH and ELIZABETH ANN ⁷ COLE was born at Machiasport ME abt 1839; died at ? aft 1880; married at ? bef 1862 Laura E Thompson, d/o Thomas Wilson Thompson and Eleanor T Thompson(mn);

Benjamin was a farmer and laborer at Machiasport ME. He was a widower there in 1880.

12   NATHANIEL HUCKINS COLBETH [# 18517] s/o GEORGE COLBETH and ELIZABETH ANN ⁷ COLE was born at Machiasport ME abt 1846; died at ? 28 Nov 1932; married at ? 19 Sep 1880 Laura A Beal, d/o ? and ?; Nathaniel is buried at Bucks Harbor Cemetery, Machiasport ME

13   IRA W COLBETH [# 22761] s/o THOMAS JEFFERSON COLBETH and MARY ELIZABETH ⁷ LIBBY was born at Machiasport ME 1 May 1863; died at ? 5 Feb 1929; married at Machias ME 8 Apr 1886 Eddsville L ⁹ Cole, d/o William W Cole and Lucy A Lancester;

14   WILLIAM AUSTIN COLBETH [# 26629] s/o WILLIAM A COLBETH and EMELINE AUGUSTUS MITCHELL was born at ? abt 1860; died at ? abt 1937 [gs]; married at ? abt 1880 Ada Lorena ⁹ Cole, d/o Joseph Wallace Cole and Philena Johnson; William is buried at Bucks Harbor Cemetery, Machiasport ME

15   ALDEN SAMUEL COLBETH [# 22757] s/o WILLIAM A COLBETH and EMELINE AUGUSTUS MITCHELL was born at Machiasport ME 14 Sep 1863; died at ? 2 Dec 1936; married at ? 14 Jan 1888 Sarah Elizabeth ⁹ Cole, d/o Joseph Wallace Cole and Philena Johnson; Alden is buried at Bucks Harbor Cemetery, Machiasport ME