Phoebe Coues

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1. Boston Globe / Legacy Mildred Coues obituary (published 2007-12-02): "She leaves her daughter, Pamela Coues Dimond, of Norwalk, CT, her son and daughter-in-law, Pearce and Phoebe Coues of Manchester, MA and grandchildren Phoebe Coues Houghton of Harrisville, NH, Amanda Coues Sheriff of Magnolia, MA, Benjamin Coues of Wenham, MA, Renwick Dimond of Richmond, VA and Ashley Dimond Giese of Baltimore, MD." Corroborates Pamela as daughter of Mildred x Peter Coues and Renwick Dimond + Ashley Dimond Giese as her children (Pearce's three grandchildren named separately).

   Mildred Coues (b. 1914-03-04 Kansas City MO; d. 2007-11-27 Prouts Neck ME) married 61 years to William Pearce Coues (Peter) d. 1996; leaves daughter Pamela Coues Dimond of Norwalk CT, son and daughter-in-law Pearce and Phoebe Coues of Manchester MA, and grandchildren Phoebe Coues Houghton of Harrisville NH, Amanda Coues Sheriff of Magnolia MA, Benjamin Coues of Wenham MA

2. Hartford Courant 1994-12-24 obituary: Allen Dewing, 84, husband of Phoebe Ogden (Prentice) Dewing, of Manchester-by-the-Sea MA, died Dec. 22 [1994]; born Hartford Dec. 1, 1910; Kent School 1930, Yale '34; Pratt & Whitney; married Phoebe Ogden Prentice in Buffalo NY in 1939; moved to Manchester MA 1974; 'he leaves two daughters, Mrs. W. Pearce (Phoebe) Coues, and Mrs. Charles K. (Anne) Gifford of Manchester, Mass.; two sons, John P. Dewing of Beverly Farms, Mass., and Allen Dewing Jr. of Carlisle, Mass.' Matches phoebe-coues (wife of Pearce Coues, Manchester MA).

   Hartford Courant 1994-12-24 obituary: Allen Dewing, 84, husband of Phoebe Ogden (Prentice) Dewing, of Manchester-by-the-Sea MA, died Dec. 22 [1994]; born Hartford Dec. 1, 1910; Kent School 1930, Yale '34; Pratt & Whitney; married Phoebe Ogden Prentice in Buffalo NY in 1939; moved to Manchester MA 1974; 'he leaves two daughters, Mrs. W. Pearce (Phoebe) Coues, and Mrs. Charles K. (Anne) Gifford of Manchester, Mass.; two sons, John P. Dewing of Beverly Farms, Mass., and Allen Dewing Jr. of Carlisle, Mass.' Matches phoebe-coues (wife of Pearce Coues, Manchester MA).

3. Boston Globe / Legacy Mildred Coues obituary (published 2007-12-02): "She leaves her daughter, Pamela Coues Dimond, of Norwalk, CT, her son and daughter-in-law, Pearce and Phoebe Coues of Manchester, MA and grandchildren Phoebe Coues Houghton of Harrisville, NH, Amanda Coues Sheriff of Magnolia, MA, Benjamin Coues of Wenham, MA, Renwick Dimond of Richmond, VA and Ashley Dimond Giese of Baltimore, MD." Corroborates Pamela as daughter of Mildred x Peter Coues and Renwick Dimond + Ashley Dimond Giese as her children (Pearce's three grandchildren named separately).

   Mildred Coues (b. 1914-03-04 Kansas City MO; d. 2007-11-27 Prouts Neck ME) married 61 years to William Pearce Coues (Peter) d. 1996; leaves daughter Pamela Coues Dimond of Norwalk CT, son and daughter-in-law Pearce and Phoebe Coues of Manchester MA, and grandchildren Phoebe Coues Houghton of Harrisville NH, Amanda Coues Sheriff of Magnolia MA, Benjamin Coues of Wenham MA

4. Boston Globe wedding notice clipped on Newspapers.com (clip 82550786; announcement indexed as Dec. 14, 1997): "Coues/Swan — Mrs. Benjamin P. Coues. Penelope Swan and Benjamin P. Coues were married at the First Church of Christ in Longmeadow. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur M. Swan of Longmeadow, graduated from the University of New Hampshire at Durham and is employed at Pendleton James Associates Inc. in Boston. The groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Pe[arce Coues…]" (snippet truncates mid-sentence). Matches penelope-swan-coues (daughter of Wilbur M. & Judith Swan of Longmeadow; sister of Jennifer Swan Stone who married at the same church 1986) × ben-coues aka Benjamin P. Coues (son of Pearce/W. Pearce Coues of Manchester MA). Exact ceremony calendar date not in visible clip text; place and ~1997 year locked from the announcement.

   Boston Globe wedding notice clipped on Newspapers.com (clip 82550786; announcement indexed as Dec. 14, 1997): "Coues/Swan — Mrs. Benjamin P. Coues. Penelope Swan and Benjamin P. Coues were married at the First Church of Christ in Longmeadow. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur M. Swan of Longmeadow, graduated from the University of New Hampshire at Durham and is employed at Pendleton James Associates Inc. in Boston. The groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Pe[arce Coues…]" (snippet truncates mid-sentence). Matches penelope-swan-coues (daughter of Wilbur M. & Judith Swan of Longmeadow; sister of Jennifer Swan Stone who married at the same church 1986) × ben-coues aka Benjamin P. Coues (son of Pearce/W. Pearce Coues of Manchester MA). Exact ceremony calendar date not in visible clip text; place and ~1997 year locked from the announcement.

5. Hartford Courant 2001-01-03 obituary: Phoebe Prentice Dewing, wife of the late Allen Dewing, died Dec. 25, 2000 at Oakwood Nursing Home, Manchester MA, age 81; married 57 years before Al's death Dec. 1994; moved to Manchester from West Hartford; 'devoted mother of Phoebe Coues of Manchester, MA, John Dewing of Edgartown, MA, Anne Gifford of Manchester, MA and Allen Dewing, Jr. of Carlisle, MA'; 12 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren; buried Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Matches phoebe-coues (Manchester MA; husband W. Pearce Coues per 1994 obit).

   Hartford Courant 2001-01-03 obituary: Phoebe Prentice Dewing, wife of the late Allen Dewing, died Dec. 25, 2000 at Oakwood Nursing Home, Manchester MA, age 81; married 57 years before Al's death Dec. 1994; moved to Manchester from West Hartford; 'devoted mother of Phoebe Coues of Manchester, MA, John Dewing of Edgartown, MA, Anne Gifford of Manchester, MA and Allen Dewing, Jr. of Carlisle, MA'; 12 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren; buried Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Matches phoebe-coues (Manchester MA; husband W. Pearce Coues per 1994 obit).

6. Hartford Courant 1994-12-24 obituary: Allen Dewing, 84, husband of Phoebe Ogden (Prentice) Dewing, of Manchester-by-the-Sea MA, died Dec. 22 [1994]; born Hartford Dec. 1, 1910; Kent School 1930, Yale '34; Pratt & Whitney; married Phoebe Ogden Prentice in Buffalo NY in 1939; moved to Manchester MA 1974; 'he leaves two daughters, Mrs. W. Pearce (Phoebe) Coues, and Mrs. Charles K. (Anne) Gifford of Manchester, Mass.; two sons, John P. Dewing of Beverly Farms, Mass., and Allen Dewing Jr. of Carlisle, Mass.' Matches phoebe-coues (wife of Pearce Coues, Manchester MA).

   Hartford Courant 1994-12-24 obituary: Allen Dewing, 84, husband of Phoebe Ogden (Prentice) Dewing, of Manchester-by-the-Sea MA, died Dec. 22 [1994]; born Hartford Dec. 1, 1910; Kent School 1930, Yale '34; Pratt & Whitney; married Phoebe Ogden Prentice in Buffalo NY in 1939; moved to Manchester MA 1974; 'he leaves two daughters, Mrs. W. Pearce (Phoebe) Coues, and Mrs. Charles K. (Anne) Gifford of Manchester, Mass.; two sons, John P. Dewing of Beverly Farms, Mass., and Allen Dewing Jr. of Carlisle, Mass.' Matches phoebe-coues (wife of Pearce Coues, Manchester MA).