Brief Life History of Loraine
When Loraine Comstock was born about 1851, in Cattaraugus, New York, United States, her father, George Edward Comstock, was 24 and her mother, Cornelia M. Durfee, was 22. She married Marlow Merrill on 28 May 1868, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Wisconsin, United States in 1870 and Justice Precinct 5, Johnson, Texas, United States in 1880. She died in 1884, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, at the age of 34.
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Sources (7)
- Loraine Merrill in household of M W Merrill, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Loraine Comstock - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Loraine Comstock
- Loraine Comstock in entry for Edward Freeman Merrill, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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World Events (8)
1854 · The Creation of the Republican Party
A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim that the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.
1859 · Oregon Becomes a State
Oregon became the 33rd state admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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Marlow Merrill
Marlow was born to Solomon and Polly (Harrington) Merrill. Marlow married Loraine Comstock in 1869 in Fondulac, WI. Marlow Merrill in Nov. 1871 moved his family to Sioux Co. in Iowa and bought land …
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