Beginning March 2nd, 2020 the Mailing Lists functionality on RootsWeb will be discontinued. Users will no longer be able to send outgoing emails or accept incoming emails. Additionally, administration tools will no longer be available to list administrators and mailing lists will be put into an archival state.
Administrators may save the emails in their list prior to March 2nd. After that, mailing list archives will remain available and searchable on RootsWeb
I've "rescued" an Intentions of Marriage Certificate belonging to William
COBURN of Parkman, Maine and Miss Keziah KEEN of Sumner, Maine. The
certificate is dated 26 December 1826 and is signed by the Town Clerk of
Sumner, ME, Bethuel CAREY. Based on limited research I was able to gather
the following information regarding this couple:
William COBURN was b. abt 1800 in Parkman, ME to parents Joshua COBURN (b.
13 Feb 1771 in Dracut, MA) and Rebecca TIBBETTS (b. Lisbon, ME). William
was one of 6 children born to this couple including, Margaret; Samuel; Mary;
William; Russell; and Rebekah COBURN, all born between 1797 and 1812.
William's Mother Rebecca died in 1812 and his father remarried and had 6
additional children including, Lemuel; Rachel; Orin; Eliphalet; Ruth; and
Judith COBURN all born between 1814 and 1826. William COBURN died 12 Dec
1861 and is buried in the Parkman Baptist Cemetery in Parkman, ME.
Kezia or Keziah KEEN was born 15 Aug 1798 to parents Meshach KEEN (b. 8 Oct
1758 in Pembroke, MA) and Keziah KEEN (b. 6 Oct 1760 in Hingham, MA). She
was one of 10 children born to this couple including, Abel; Nancy; Meshach;
Daniel; Melzar or Melzor: Freeman; Edward B.; Keziah; Peggy; and Tubal KEEN,
all born between 1785 and 1803, all in Sumner, ME. Keziah KEEN COBURN died
29 Sept 1860 and is also buried in the Parkman Baptist Cemetery in Parkman,
ME.
William and Keziah COBURN had three children, Edwin; Nancy; and Julia Ann
COBURN all born between 1828 and 1838.
Census records provide the following information:
1860 census of Parkman, ME:
William COBURN, age 59, a Farmer, born ME
? COBURN, age 61, born ME
Edward COBURN, age 31, a Farmer, born ME
Julia K. COBURN, age 22, born ME
I am hoping to locate someone from this family so that the document can be
returned to the care of family. If you are a member of this family, or you
know someone who might be, please contact me.
Thanks,
Shelley