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John Collins Comfort, Esq.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Deerpark Township, Orange County, New York, United States
Death: April 05, 1850 (73)
Lanesboro, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Place of Burial: Lanesboro, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Richard Comfort and Charity Comfort
Husband of Phoebe Comfort and Lydia Anne Comfort
Father of Sarah Marie Cargill; Hannah Cargill; Rev. Silas Gildersleeve Comfort; James S. Comfort; Charity Lamb and 4 others
Brother of Edward Comfort; Robert Comfort; Elizabeth Tyler; Jacob Comfort; Sarah DePuy and 7 others

Managed by: Andrew Quinn Champion
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About John Collins Comfort, Esq.

John was one of Lanesboro's founders. He built a sawmill in 1810 and a gristmill in 1812.

John was a captain of the 76th Regiment. He also held the positions of County Commissioner and Justice of the Peace.

Children of John Collins Comfort and Phoebe Gildersleeve

  • Hannah Comfort 1797
  • Sarah Comfort 1799
  • Silas Gildersleeve Comfort 1803
  • James Comfort 1805
  • Charity Comfort 1809
  • Isaac Lewis Comfort 1811
  • Mary Comfort 1816
  • Elizabeth Gildersleeve Comfort 1819

Daughter of John Collins Comfort and Lydia Anne Bridgman

  • Sarah Ann Comfort 1833

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John Collins Comfort, Esq.'s Timeline

1776
October 4, 1776
Deerpark Township, Orange County, New York, United States
1799
March 14, 1799
Orange, New York, United States
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1803
May 18, 1803
Orange County, New York, United States
1805
September 17, 1805
Orange County, New York, United States
1809
1809
1811
May 15, 1811
1816
1816
1819
July 24, 1819
Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States