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Elijah Comstock 1774–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 JAN 1774

Birth Location: Lyme, Conn.

Death Date: 11 DEC 1858

Death Location: Hadlyme, Conn.

Father: Asa Comstock

Mother: Submit Marsh

Spouse(s): Laura Selden

Children(s): Edward Comstock, Charles Comstock, Henry Comstock, Henry Comstock, Frederick Comstock, Elizabeth Comstock, Edward Comstock

Elijah Comstock was born in 1774 in Lyme, Conn., the child of Asa Comstock And Submit Marsh. Elijah Comstock married Laura Comstock Selden, and had children including Charles Gordon Comstock, Edward Elijah Comstock, Elizabeth Selden Comstock, Frederick William Comstock, Henry Tracy Comstock, Henry Tracy Comstock. Elijah Comstock passed away in 1858 in Hadlyme, Conn..

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Biography

  • Elijah Comstock was born in 1774 in Lyme, Conn., the child of Asa Comstock And Submit Marsh.
  • Elijah Comstock married Laura Comstock Selden, and had children including Charles Gordon Comstock, Edward Elijah Comstock, Elizabeth Selden Comstock, Frederick William Comstock, Henry Tracy Comstock, Henry Tracy Comstock.
  • Elijah Comstock passed away in 1858 in Hadlyme, Conn..

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Elijah Comstock's Ancestors

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Elijah Comstock
1774–1858
Birth Place: Lyme, Conn.
Parents
Asa Comstock
1732–1832
Lyme, Conn.
Submit Marsh
1738–1791
Grandparents
John Comstock
1676–1747
Lyme, Conn.
Mary (Elizabeth) Colt
1691–
Lyme, Conn.
Great-Grandparents
John Comstock
1624–1680
Abigail Chappell
1644–
John Colt
1665–
Joanna Lay
1667–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Comstock
1595–1683
Elizabeth Daniel
1608–1665
George Chappell
1620–
Christian Bell
1620–
John Colt
1636–1665
Ann Skinner
1639–1666
John Lay
1650–1711
Joanna Smith
1650–1711

Elijah Comstock's Descendants

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Elijah Comstock (13 JAN 1774–11 DEC 1858) m. Laura (Comstock) Selden (ABT 1775–05 OCT 1850)
  1. 1. Edward (Elijah) Comstock 1810–
  2. 2. Charles (Gordon) Comstock 1811–
  3. 3. Henry (Tracy()) Comstock 1813–
  4. 4. Henry (Tracy) Comstock 1815–
  5. 5. Frederick (William) Comstock 1817–
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Selden) Comstock 1821–
  7. 7. Edward (Elijah) Comstock 1826–

Elijah Comstock's Timeline

2 Records

1774
13 JAN 1774
Birth of Elijah Comstock in Lyme, Conn.
Lyme, Conn.
1858
11 DEC 1858
Age 84
Death of Elijah Comstock in Hadlyme, Conn.
Hadlyme, Conn.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 JAN 1774
    Event Place: Lyme, Conn.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Elijah Comstock was a merchant, shipbuilder and farmer, and was a manof prom inence and wealth in the community. He left a number of journals from which many of the facts concerning his family have been gleaned.He also added ent ries to the Selden-Comstock Bible, which came down to descendants through his son Frederick William. He was a deacon inthe Hadlyme Society from May 1833 , to 1846.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 DEC 1858
    Event Place: Hadlyme, Conn.

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