Individual Details
Alfred Comstock
(14 Feb 1806 - 10 Jul 1897)
Alfred moved to Port Huron in 1832 where he was engaged in lumbering and farming.
The census indicates that Alfred had another occupation:
1850 Census. Village of Port Huron, St Clair Co, MI. Hh 199
Alfred Comstock, age 41, Hotel Keeper, b. NY
Harriet, 30, b. MI
Andrew W. 10, Ellen E. 8, William 6, Marie 4, George 2, Joseph age 7 months
17 persons are listed as living in the hotel - including several young females and the majority of them have listed no employment, although three were Sailors and one was a lumberman. One of the residents was Oscar A. Comstock, age 12.
1860 Census. Town of Burtchville, P.O. Lakeport, St Clair MI. Hh 222
Alfred Comstock, age 50, farmer, b. NY
Harriet, 40, b. MI
Andrew, 22, assist farmer. Helen, 19, school teacher. William, 17, assist farmer
Mary, 14. George 12. Albert 10. Chas. F. 7. Alfred 4. Uphemia age 2.
12 persons listed - apparently they are still running a hotel. Most were day laborers. All were males, except for the wife of O. Adams, Civil Engineer. Oscar Comstock, sailor, age 23, was still living with Alfred and family.
1870 Census. Grant, St Clair, MI, Hh 3
Alfred Comstock, age 63 [indexed as 33}, Farmer, b. NY
Harriet, 50, b. MI
George 22, works on farm. Mary 24. Charles, 18, works on farm.
Alfred 14, Adam 12, Joseph 10. All listed as males and attending school [Euphemia should have been the 12-year-old...]
Nellie Fountain, age 10, lives with the family - also in school. She was born in Canada - her parents marked "of foreign birth".
1880 Census. Grant Twp, St Clair, MI, Hh 122
Alfred Comstock, age 74, farmer, b. NY
Harriet J., 59, wife, b. MI
Alfred, 24., son, b. MI
Adella Younger, age 12, servant, b. MI
FindAGrave Memorial #85609064. Buried Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron. there are links to his wife and many of their children.
Events
| Birth | 14 Feb 1806 | Western, Oneida County, New York | |||
| Marriage | 30 Mar 1836 | Port Huron, Saint Clair County, Michigan - Harriet Jane Westbrook | |||
| Death | 10 Jul 1897 | Port Huron, Saint Clair County, Michigan |
Families
| Spouse | Harriet Jane Westbrook (1821 - 1890) |
| Child | Andrew Westbrook Comstock (1838 - 1908) |
| Child | Helen Eugenia Comstock (1840 - 1925) |
| Child | William Baker Comstock (1842 - 1905) |
| Child | Clift Comstock (1844 - 1844) |
| Child | Maria Louisa Comstock (1845 - 1874) |
| Child | George Beal Comstock (1847 - 1880) |
| Child | Albert Clift Comstock (1850 - 1866) |
| Child | Ada E. Comstock (1851 - 1862) |
| Child | Charles Frederick Comstock (1852 - 1880) |
| Child | Alfred Morrison Comstock (1856 - 1905) |
| Child | Euphemia Comstock (1858 - 1888) |
| Child | Joseph Baker Comstock (1860 - 1894) |
| Father | William Comstock (1777 - 1839) |
| Mother | Abigail Waldo (1783 - 1872) |
| Sibling | Clift Comstock (1800 - 1844) |
| Sibling | Abiathar Comstock (1803 - ) |
| Sibling | Anna Comstock (1807 - ) |
| Sibling | Lucy Comstock (1809 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Sarah Comstock (1811 - 1888) |
| Sibling | Joseph Baker Comstock (1813 - 1895) |
| Sibling | Louisa Comstock (1816 - 1902) |
| Sibling | Marietta Comstock (1818 - ) |