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Anselm Comstock

Birth
Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Death
2 Jun 1879 (aged 81)
Antwerp Township, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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Anselm is probably buried here but it could not be verified.

1850 Census

Name: Ansel Comstock
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 52
Birth Year: abt 1798
Birthplace: Connecticut
Home in 1850: Sweden, Monroe, New York, USA
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: Agriculture
Real Estate: 5250
Line Number: 35
Dwelling Number: 583
Family Number: 639
Inferred Spouse:
Sibyl Comstock
Household Members (Name) Age
Ansel Comstock 52
Sibyl Comstock 52
De Courey Comstock 28
Mary Comstock 22
Emma A Comstock 23
Albert Comstock 19
Jone Comstock 1
Thomas Welch 16
Augustus Hinsel 63

In A History and Genealogy of the Comstock Family in America, Ansel is the head of Family 181. The book lists his him as dying in Paw Paw (on the western edge of Antwerp Township) on 18 February 1880. But, the Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952 database lists his date of death (copied below) as 2 June 1879. The 1879 date is presumed to be correct.

Name: Ansel Comstock
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital status: Widowed
Death Age: 82
Birth Date: 1797
Birth Place: Connecticut
Death Date: 2 Jun 1879
Death Place: Antwerp, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
File Number: 37
Anselm is probably buried here but it could not be verified.

1850 Census

Name: Ansel Comstock
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 52
Birth Year: abt 1798
Birthplace: Connecticut
Home in 1850: Sweden, Monroe, New York, USA
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: Agriculture
Real Estate: 5250
Line Number: 35
Dwelling Number: 583
Family Number: 639
Inferred Spouse:
Sibyl Comstock
Household Members (Name) Age
Ansel Comstock 52
Sibyl Comstock 52
De Courey Comstock 28
Mary Comstock 22
Emma A Comstock 23
Albert Comstock 19
Jone Comstock 1
Thomas Welch 16
Augustus Hinsel 63

In A History and Genealogy of the Comstock Family in America, Ansel is the head of Family 181. The book lists his him as dying in Paw Paw (on the western edge of Antwerp Township) on 18 February 1880. But, the Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952 database lists his date of death (copied below) as 2 June 1879. The 1879 date is presumed to be correct.

Name: Ansel Comstock
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital status: Widowed
Death Age: 82
Birth Date: 1797
Birth Place: Connecticut
Death Date: 2 Jun 1879
Death Place: Antwerp, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
File Number: 37


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  • Created by: Dave C.
  • Added: Oct 12, 2020
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216850098/anselm-comstock: accessed ), memorial page for Anselm Comstock (9 Sep 1797–2 Jun 1879), Find a Grave Memorial ID 216850098, citing Prospect Hill Cemetery, Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Dave C. (contributor 47250389).