Comfort Cory (Hicks)

Comfort Hicks Cory BIRTH 24 Oct 1745, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA DEATH 9 Mar 1826 (aged 80), Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA BURIAL Phillip Cory Lot, Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA, MEMORIAL ID 72002834

Comfort married Philip Cory, 18 Mar 1764 in Tiverton, RI. They had 12 children all born in Tiverton:

-William Cory (1764-1822) -Abner Cory (1766-1786) -Elizabeth Cory (1768-1830) -Hannah Cory (1770-1853) -Philip Cory (1772-1794) -Joseph Cory (1774-1830) -Edward Cory (1775-1802) -Barney Cory (1777-1838) -Deborah Cory (1780-1843) -Nathaniel Barney Cory (1781-1846) -Mary Cory (1784-1817) -Andrew Cory (1790-1866)

Comfort was raised in Dartmouth, MA, and was the oldest of 12 children. Once she and Philip settled in Tiverton, they remained on their farm for the rest of their lives. Comfort survived Philip by 13 years and did not remarry.

Parents Joseph Hicks, 1722–1798 Elizabeth Waite Hicks, 1727–1827

Spouse Phillip Cory, 1741–1802 (m. 1764)

Siblings Barney Hicks, unknown–1832 Durfee Hicks, 1757–1844 Thomas Hicks, 1766–1839

Children William Cory, 1764–1822 Abner Cory, 1766–1786 Elizabeth Cory Hicks, 1768–1830 Hannah Cory Almy, 1770–1853 Philip Cory, 1772–1794 Joseph Cory, 1774–1830 Edward C. Cory, 1775–1802 Nathaniel Barney Cory, 1781–1846 Mary Cory Cook, 1784–1817 Andrew Cory, 1790–1866

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