Brief Life History of Israel
When Israel Comstock was born on 7 January 1799, in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York, United States, his father, Solomon Comstock, was 23 and his mother, Elizabeth Comstock, was 25. He married Elizabeth Betsy Fuller on 1 April 1823, in Otsego, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Ronald Township, Ionia, Michigan, United States in 1850 and Bushnell Township, Montcalm, Michigan, United States in 1860. He died on 6 June 1862, in Palo, Ronald Township, Ionia, Michigan, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Palo, Ronald Township, Ionia, Michigan, United States.
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- Israel Comstock, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Israel Comstock - birth: 7 January 1799; Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York, United States
- Unknown, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1805
The Territory of Michigan was organized as an incorporated territory of the United States on June 30, 1805, with Detroit as the territorial capital.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English (Devon): habitational name from Clumstock (Devon). This surname is now rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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