Individual Details
Nathan Comstock Jr.
(13 Jun 1773 - 28 Sep 1829)
Nathan's first seven children were born in Palmyra, New York, the others in the area that would be Lockport.
Nathan was a pioneer of Lockport, having settled there in the wilderness before 1816, several years before the canal was constructed. Joseph, Jared, and Darius also moved there as soon as the canal was located.
7 Apr 1818, first town meeting of Lockport, Nathan was elected one of the overseers of the the poor, one of the commissioners of highways, one of the inspectors, and one of the fence viewers.
In 1822, when the Erie Canal was laid out, it passed through his farm.
Letters of administration were issued on his estate, 15 Oct 1829, to his sons Stephen and Daniel.
Events
| Birth | 13 Jun 1773 | Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1801 | Chloe M. Brown | |||
| Death | 28 Sep 1829 | Lockport, Niagara County, New York |  |
Families
| Spouse | Chloe M. Brown (1781 - 1826) |
| Child | James Muzzey Comstock (1818 - 1870) |
| Father | Nathan Comstock (1735 - 1816) |
| Mother | Mary Staples (1739 - 1820) |
| Sibling | Jared Comstock (1764 - 1834) |
| Sibling | Jemima Comstock (1766 - 1793) |
| Sibling | Darius Comstock (1768 - 1845) |
| Sibling | Otis Comstock (1770 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Mary Comstock (1775 - 1814) |
| Sibling | John Comstock (1778 - 1851) |
| Sibling | Joseph Comstock (1780 - 1821) |
Endnotes
1. O. Turner, History of the Pioneer Settlement: Phelps and Gorham's Purchase and Morris' Reserve: Counties of Monroe, Ontario, Livingston, Yates, Steuben, Most of Wayne and Allegany, and Parts of Orleans, Genesee, and Wyoming [New York] (William Alling, Rochester. c1851 LDS Microfilm #0871566; Item 2), p.217-223.