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Margaret <I>Hamilton</I> Comstock

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Margaret Hamilton Comstock

Birth
Michigan, USA
Death
16 Oct 1918 (aged 74)
Summit, Union County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Summit, Union County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
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Note: Burial here is presumed and has not yet been confirmed.

Margaret's parents have not been identified. While there are several women with her name on the 1865 New York state census as well as the 1870 federal census in New York, it's not clear which one is correct.

Margaret and Anthony were married on 25 Jan 1871 in Brooklyn. The record below is from the U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970 database.

Name: Margaret Hamilton
Gender: Female
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 25 Jan 1871
Marriage Place: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Church: South Third Street Presbyterian Church
Spouse: Anthony Comstock

Their first daughter, Lillie, died on 28 June 1872. The notice of her death is attached but her burial location is unknown. She might be in the same cemetery as her father in Brooklyn.

The 1880 and 1910 census records both list her as being born about 1846 in Michigan. Her record from the New Jersey, U.S., State Census, 1905 is shown below and she listed her birth date as November of 1844.

Name: Margaret Comstock
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 61
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: Nov 1844
Birth Place: Michigan
Residence Year: 1905
Residence Place: Summit City, Summit, Union, New Jersey, USA
Page number: 5
Enumeration District: 2d Ward
Ward: Second
Line Number: 53
Street Address: P Beekman R
House Number: 35
Dwelling Number: 613
Family Number: 647
Father's Birth Place: Scotland
Mother's Birth Place: Scotland
Can Read: Y
Can Write: Y
Can Speak English: Y
Relatives (Name) Age
Anthony Comstock 61
Margaret Comstock 61
Adele R Comstock 23
Alma T Towkkale 29
Josephina T Kospi 27
Albert Gutzweiller 33

Her record from the New Jersey, U.S., State Census, 1915 is shown below and she listed her birth date as November of 1843. Her correct date of birth could not be determined and Nov 1843 was selected as the default.

Name: Margaret Comstock
Gender: Female
Race: W
Age: 72
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: Nov 1843
Birth Place: Michigan
Residence Year: 1915
Street Address: Beekman Road
Residence Place: City of Summit, Summit, New Jersey, USA
Enumeration District: First
Ward: Second
Occupation: House Wife
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Father's Birth Place: Scotland
Mother's Birth Place: Scotland
Page number: 8
Line Number: 85
House Number: 35
Dwelling Number: 149
Household Members (Name) Age
Anthony Comstock 72
Margaret Comstock 72
Adele Randolph Comstock 32
Helen Noble 27
Signa Clason 22
Souphia Jarvi 34
William Reininger 38

Margaret and her family were not found on the 1900 census.
Note: Burial here is presumed and has not yet been confirmed.

Margaret's parents have not been identified. While there are several women with her name on the 1865 New York state census as well as the 1870 federal census in New York, it's not clear which one is correct.

Margaret and Anthony were married on 25 Jan 1871 in Brooklyn. The record below is from the U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970 database.

Name: Margaret Hamilton
Gender: Female
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 25 Jan 1871
Marriage Place: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Church: South Third Street Presbyterian Church
Spouse: Anthony Comstock

Their first daughter, Lillie, died on 28 June 1872. The notice of her death is attached but her burial location is unknown. She might be in the same cemetery as her father in Brooklyn.

The 1880 and 1910 census records both list her as being born about 1846 in Michigan. Her record from the New Jersey, U.S., State Census, 1905 is shown below and she listed her birth date as November of 1844.

Name: Margaret Comstock
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 61
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: Nov 1844
Birth Place: Michigan
Residence Year: 1905
Residence Place: Summit City, Summit, Union, New Jersey, USA
Page number: 5
Enumeration District: 2d Ward
Ward: Second
Line Number: 53
Street Address: P Beekman R
House Number: 35
Dwelling Number: 613
Family Number: 647
Father's Birth Place: Scotland
Mother's Birth Place: Scotland
Can Read: Y
Can Write: Y
Can Speak English: Y
Relatives (Name) Age
Anthony Comstock 61
Margaret Comstock 61
Adele R Comstock 23
Alma T Towkkale 29
Josephina T Kospi 27
Albert Gutzweiller 33

Her record from the New Jersey, U.S., State Census, 1915 is shown below and she listed her birth date as November of 1843. Her correct date of birth could not be determined and Nov 1843 was selected as the default.

Name: Margaret Comstock
Gender: Female
Race: W
Age: 72
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: Nov 1843
Birth Place: Michigan
Residence Year: 1915
Street Address: Beekman Road
Residence Place: City of Summit, Summit, New Jersey, USA
Enumeration District: First
Ward: Second
Occupation: House Wife
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Father's Birth Place: Scotland
Mother's Birth Place: Scotland
Page number: 8
Line Number: 85
House Number: 35
Dwelling Number: 149
Household Members (Name) Age
Anthony Comstock 72
Margaret Comstock 72
Adele Randolph Comstock 32
Helen Noble 27
Signa Clason 22
Souphia Jarvi 34
William Reininger 38

Margaret and her family were not found on the 1900 census.


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  • Created by: Dave C.
  • Added: Nov 15, 2022
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/245677334/margaret-comstock: accessed ), memorial page for Margaret Hamilton Comstock (Nov 1843–16 Oct 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 245677334, citing Central Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden, Summit, Union County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Dave C. (contributor 47250389).