Deborah (Welch) Comstock (1721 - 1787)

Born 7 Aug 1721 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut

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Died 5 Feb 1787 at age 65 in Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Deborah Welch, daughter of John and Deborah (Ferris) Welch was born 7 Aug 1721 a New Milford.^[1] She married John Comstacke (Comstock) 17 Dec 1743 at New Milford with the Rev Daniel Bordman presiding.^[2][3][4][5] She passed away 5 Feb 1787 at New Milford.^[2][6] and was interred at Center Cemetery, New Milford.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ New Milford Vital Records, Barbour Collection, LR2:349. Note that Barbour uses both spellings of Welch and Welsh
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} New Milford Vital Records, Barbour Collection, LR5:6
3. ↑ Bailey, Frederic W. Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997. p 110
4. ↑ Comstock, Cyrus B., A Comstock Genealogy : descendants of William Comstock of New London, Connecticut, New York, Knickerbocker Press, 1907, pg 29
5. ↑ Comstock, John A., A History and Genealogy of the Comstock Family in America, privately printed, Los Angeles, 1949, pg 42 Note that this source does not provide primary source documentation.
6. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772–1934." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah
7. ↑ The Charles R. Hale Collection. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions. Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library. Vol 35:31.

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