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 Justice Precinct 5, Johnson, Texas, United States in 1880 and Rushford, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States in 1905. She died in 1884, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, at the age of 34.
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The United States Congress passed a package of five separate bills in an attempt to decrease tensions between the slave states and free states. The compromise itself was received gratefully, but both sides disapproved of certain components contained in the laws. Texas was impacted in several ways; mainly, the state surrendered its claim to New Mexico (and other claims north of 36°30′) but retained the Texas Panhandle. The federal government also took over the public debt for Texas.
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.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
English (Devon): habitational name from Clumstock (Devon). This surname is now rare in Britain.
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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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