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Abigail “Nabby” <I>Gorham</I> Comstock

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Abigail “Nabby” Gorham Comstock

Birth
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death
12 Dec 1842 (aged 74)
New Lisbon, Otsego County, New York, USA
Burial
Hartwick, Otsego County, New York, USA
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On page 115 of North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Abigail is listed as being born on 19 July 1770 but the Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630 - 1920 database has a record of her baptism on 19 June 1768. Logically, she was born shortly before her baptism but the exact date is not known. Her baptism date is used here as the default and 1768 is the correct year as her tombstone lists her age as 74 meaning she must have been born in 1768, not 1770.

Her personal bible from 1789 (privately held) has survived and the pages with family information are attached. Because the writing is the same for all of the names, they must have been entered by one of Abigail's descendants using family records but it's not known who wrote them in the bible.
On page 115 of North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Abigail is listed as being born on 19 July 1770 but the Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630 - 1920 database has a record of her baptism on 19 June 1768. Logically, she was born shortly before her baptism but the exact date is not known. Her baptism date is used here as the default and 1768 is the correct year as her tombstone lists her age as 74 meaning she must have been born in 1768, not 1770.

Her personal bible from 1789 (privately held) has survived and the pages with family information are attached. Because the writing is the same for all of the names, they must have been entered by one of Abigail's descendants using family records but it's not known who wrote them in the bible.

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In Memory of Abigail Wife of Salmon Comstock Who Died Dec 12, 1842 Aged 74 Years

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