Comfort
Randall Comfort
Second Cousin Four Times Removed
Randall Comfort was born on Apr. 27, 1871 in New York. Randall married Anna Pauline Albertes on Aug. 24, 1918.
White, James T. The National Cyclopædia of American Biography. Vol. XVIII. New York, 1922. 184. Web.
COMFORT, Randall, lawyer and historical author, was born in New York city, Apr. 27, 1871, son of John Elijah and Lucy (Randall) Comfort. He was prepared for college at Columbia Grammar School, and was graduated with honors at Columbia College in 1892. After making a tour of Europe he entered the New York Law School, was graduated three years later and admitted the New York bar. In addition to his legal practice he has become an enthusiastic antiquarian and student of historical relics in and about New York. He has discovered a quantity of interesting historical documents in the possession of members of the older New York families and has been carefully making photographic copies of the most valuable of these historical data to preserve for the future historian. During his researches Mr. Comfort discovered the remains of an old Indian cave and surrounding fortifications. He is the author of: "The History of Bronx Borough" (1906) and the Bronx section of "Historical Guide to the City of New York" (1911). He was married Aug. 24, 1918, to Anna Pauline, daughter of John Albertes of Orange, N. J., a member of an old American family of Italian descent.
Francis Vivian Comfort 1891–1918
Third Cousin Four Times Removed
Francis Vivian Comfort was born in 1891 in Stillwater, Minnesota. Francis died in 1918 in France.
Atwood Comfort 1890–1918
Third Cousin Four Times Removed
Atwood Comfort was born in 1890 in Stillwater, Minnesota. Atwood died in 1918 in France.
Edwin Comfort 1845–1863
Second Cousin Five Times Removed
Edwin Comfort was born on Sep. 25, 1845 in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. Edwin died in 1863 in Virginia. His death was due to disease.
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Oscar Henry Comfort 1843–1916
Second Cousin Five Times Removed
Oscar Henry Comfort was born on Mar. 19, 1843 in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. Oscar married Adaline Martha Woodward on Feb. 15, 1872 in Madison, Wisconsin. He passed away on Mar. 12, 1916 in Saint Paul, Minnesota at age 72. He was buried in the Oakland Cemetery in Saint Paul.
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Marion Comfort
Fourth Cousin Thrice Removed
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Martha Comfort
Second Cousin Four Times Removed
Martha Comfort was born in 1893 in Pennsylvania.
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Dorothea Comfort
Third Cousin Four Times Removed
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Elizabeth Comfort
Fourth Cousin Thrice Removed
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Mary Jessica Comfort
Third Cousin Thrice Removed
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Mary Bowring Comfort
Third Cousin Four Times Removed
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John Comfort
Seventh Great Uncle
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William Wistar Comfort 1874–1955
Sixth Cousin Thrice Removed
William Wistar Comfort was born on May 27, 1874 in Pennsylvania. William married Mary Lawton Fales in 1902. He passed away on Dec. 24, 1955 in Pennsylvania at age 81.
"Biographical Note." Haverford College, Apr. 2006. Web.
William Wistar Comfort (1874-1955), son of Howard and Susan Foulke Wistar Comfort, was born in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. and raised a Quaker, attending Meeting as a youth at the Meeting at Coulter and Greene Streets in Germantown . He graduated from Haverford College in 1894 and received a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1902. His thesis was titled: “The Development of the Character Types in the French Chansons de Geste.” In 1902, he married Mary Lawton Fales. He returned to his alma mater (Haverford) to teach from 1897-1898, also 1902-1909, took many trips abroad and taught Romance Languages at Cornell University, 1909-1917. In 1917 he returned to Haverford to serve as its president until 1940, thus spanning the two World Wars. He often lectured on Quaker topics at the college.
Comfort was an elder, later minister in the Society of Friends. He was Clerk of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting from 1934-1953, president of Friends Historical Association from 1941-53, member of the Board at Lingnan University, China. In 1937, he traveled to France at the request of the American Friends Service Committee to lecture on Quaker topics.
William Wistar Comfort was the author of a number of books primarily on Quaker topics, written both in French and English.
George Comfort 1831–1908
Fourth Great Uncle
George Comfort was born Apr. 28, 1831 in Pennsylvania. George married Helen Wickes on Nov. 26, 1851 in Pennsylvania. He married Marian Gertude Ackley in 1889. He passed away on May 12, 1908, at home in Lanesboro, Pennsylvania at age 77. He was buried in the Lanesboro Cemetery.
18 May 1908. Susquehanna County Historical Society. 18 May 2008. Web.
Lanesboro - Rev. George Comfort, aged 77, died at his home on Tuesday evening. Mr. Comfort was injured in a railroad accident a number of years ago, while traveling in Utah, and has been in poor health ever since. He was a pioneer missionary in Montana, going there in 1868, when it had been but four years a territory. Prior to that time he had been 7 years a minister in the Methodist church, joining the Wyoming Conference in 1862. He was a son of James Comfort and was born at Comfort's Pond, Harmony Twp., April 28, 1831, the eldest of 13 children. He is survived by his second wife, the former Marian G. Ackley, of Tunkhannock and an adopted son residing in Helena, Montana.
King, George D. Proc. of The Montana Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Miles City. Helena, 1908. 36-37. Web.
George Comfort was born at Comfort's Pond, Pa., April 28, 1831, and died at Lanesboro, Pa., May 12, 1908. He was the eldest of thirteen children. He was received into Wyoming Conference in 1862. He was an evangelist and saw several sweeping revivals.
In 1867 Bishop Kingsley appointed him missionary to Montana. Rev. A. M. Hough, first Superintendent of this new Mission, organized 1864, was soon after obliged to leave on account of his wife's health. Brother Comfort was thus left the only traveling preacher in the Territory of our Church, and he believed, the only Protestant Minister. He lived in Helena. W. W. Alderson of Bozeman and Hugh Duncan at Virginia City gave efficient service as local preachers and life long friends. The next year Rev. S. G. Lathrop came to Helena as Superintendent and pastor, and Brother Comfort became missionary at large.
With great physical strength, a good singer, a pleasing speaker, a genial, social nature, he was well fitted for the work. He preached the first sermons in Beaverhead and Bitter Root valleys, and visited all the settlements and encouraged our scattered membership.
After three years' pioneer work, Brother Comfort made a trip East, and was detained to work in his own Conference. Again in 1878, he returned to Montana and became pastor at Bozeman, spending in all nearly twenty-five years in Montana. He served a full term as Presiding Elder of Bozeman District.
He was chaplain of both branches of Montana Legislature for one year, and was Superintendent of the Orphans' Home at Twin Bridges from 1894 to 1898. In 1899 he returned to Pennsylvania and spent the last years of his life at Lanesboro.
In 1903 he visited our Conference, then in session in Livingston, in a church which he had built in 1883. After visiting friends at Bozeman, Twin Bridges, Missoula, etc., he went on to Portland and San Francisco. Returning, he was almost killed in a railway wreck in Nevada, and lay for twelve weeks in the railway hospital at Ogden. From this injury he never fully recovered.
Brother Comfort was twice married. In 1851 to Miss Helen Wickes, who died in 1887. In 1889 he was married to Miss Maria Ackley, a faithful Christian whom he leaves to our love and care. A foster-son still resides in Montana.
Each year he wrote a cheerful, fervid letter to his brethren, to assure us that his faith was strong and that his Savior's presence caused him to rejoice with joy unspeakable.
Thus has passed one of the best known and best loved of the heroic founders of Methodism in Montana.
"A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers daunted and no labors tire."
"And he was not for God took him." Transferred to the Church triumphant.
"Servant of God, well done; Thy glorious warfare past. Thy battle is fought, thy victory won, And thou art crowned at last!"
Nellie Mary Comfort Garlick
Great-Grandmother
Nellie Mary Comfort married Harry Mellor Garlick. She died at home. She was buried on Feb. 26, 1919.
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| 1900 | Hellen Comfort | 08 | Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania | PA | PA | |
| 1910 | Nellie Comfort | 19 | Central City, Gilpin, Colorado | PA | PA | |
"Mrs. Harry Garlick a Victim of Influenza." Arvada Enterprise 1 Mar. 1919. Print.
This community was greatly grieved and shocked to learn Sunday of the death of Mrs. Harry Garlick, wife of the exchange manager of the local telephone system, which occurred at 12:30 a. m. Sunday morning, at her home in north Berkeley. A baby daughter had arrived to Mr. and Mrs. Garlick only the preceding Wednesday, and altho her condition was not considered precarious, at the time, grave fears were felt that serious complications might set in. Everything possible was done for her, but the Angel of Death proved the victor. Mr. Garlick was also quite sick at the time of her death with the same malady, but he has rallied and seems to be recovering slowly under his terrible experience in the loss of his beloved companion. The funeral took place Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, from Olinger chapel, where a large crowd of sorrowing and sympathetic friends were gathered to show their last respects to a noble little mother and wife, neighbor and friend. Rev. Cage of the Wheat Ridge Methodist church, spoke comforting words to the bereaved ones. The pall-bearers were, Messrs. C. Graves, A. H. Barth, Isaac Hardy, W. E. Peterson, William J. Bennett, and Richard Rodda. The interment was made in Crown Hill cemetery. Nellie Comfort Garlick was born in Pennsylvania, October 25, 1890. She was married to Harry M. Garlick at her home in Central City, August 6, 1914. Besides her husband she leaves three small children, Mellor Comfort, aged 26 months, Frances Lenore, aged 13 months, and the infant born a week ago Wednesday. She also leaves three sisters, one in Boulder, Colo. who was present at the funeral, one in Ogden, Utah, and one in Florida.
Frank Nelson Comfort 1864–1918
Great-Great-Grandfather
Frank Nelson Comfort was born on Jan. 10, 1864 in Pennsylvania. Frank married Mary McCoy on Nov. 11, 1886 in Windsor, New York. He passed away on Jan. 26, 1918 in Central City, Colorado at age 54. He was buried in the Central City Cemetery.
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| 1870 | Frank N Comfort | 06 | Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania | PA | NJ | |
| 1880 | Frank N Comfort | 16 | Trapper Gulch, Beaverhead, Montana | PA | NJ | |
| 1900 | F M Comfort | 36 | Machinist | Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania | ||
| 1910 | Frank N Comfort | 46 | Central City, Gilpin, Colorado | |||
The Scranton Tribune 25 May 1901: 9. Web.
A gold mine at Central City, Colorado, of which Messrs. F. M. Comfort and F. E. McCoy, of Lanesboro, are part owners, has produced ore yielding 881.25 to the ton. Messrs. Comfort and McCoy have been in Colorado over a year.
Mary McCoy Comfort 1864–1908
Great-Great-Grandmother
Mary McCoy was born on Jan. 14, 1864 in Pennsylvania. Mary married Frank Nelson Comfort on Nov. 11, 1886 in Windsor, New York. She passed away on May 18, 1908 in Central City, Colorado at age 44. She was buried in the Central City Cemetery. Her headstone was erected by the Women of Woodcraft.
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| 1870 | Mary McCoy | 06 | Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania | |||
| 1880 | Mary Mc Coy | 16 | Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania | NY | NY | |
| 1900 | Mary Comfort | 36 | Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania | |||
4 Apr. 1902. Susquehanna County Historical Society. 4 Apr. 2002. Web.
Lanesboro - We are informed that Mr. and Mrs. Comfort, Charles E. McCoy, Esq., Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tarbox and others, will on Thursday next, leave for Central City, Colorado, where they will in the future reside.
Nelson Rounds Comfort 1839–1900
Third Great Grandfather
Nelson Rounds Comfort was born on Dec. 12, 1839 in Lanesboro, Pennsylvania. Nelson married Frances Lenore Martin on Sep. 6, 1859 in Pennsylvania. He passed away on Sep. 26, 1900 in Pennsylvania. His death at age 60 was due to gastroenteritis. He was buried on Oct. 1, 1900 in the Lanesboro Cemetery. There is a Masonic symbol on his headstone.
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| 1860 | Nelson Comfort | 20 | Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania | |||
| 1870 | N K Comfort | 30 | Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania | |||
| 1880 | Nelson Comfort | 40 | Lumbering | Trapper Gulch, Beaverhead, Montana | ||
| 1890 | Nelson R Comfort | Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania | ||||
| 1900 | Nelson Comfort | 61 | Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania | NY | NY | |
A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Comp. Frederick H. Dyer. Des Moines, 1908. 1587. Web.
29th Regiment Emergency Militia Infantry.
Organized at Harrisburg June 23, 1863, for the protection of Pennsylvania against Lee's invasion. Duty in the Dept. of the Susquehanna during Gettysburg Campaign. Mustered out July 29, 1863.
"The Gang of Robbers." The Tri-States Union [Port Jervis] 3 Nov. 1887: 1. NYS Historic Newspapers. Web.
Our neighbors at McClure and Lanesboro have been visited by thieves, and with officer Vanorsdale of Windsor were in Deposit, Monday, investigating matters. Saturday night the barn of N. R. Comfort, near Lanesboro, was broken open, the rascals breaking through a window and opening the doors. All of the wheels were taken from his buggy, together with a robe, cushion and whip. On Sunday night while John Cunningham of McClure Settlement was eating supper, his barn was entered and a double harness, single harness, collar and head-stall taken.
"Nelson Comfort." Montrose Democrat 4 Oct. 1900. Stevens Point, PA. Web.
Nelson Comfort, a prominent and highly-esteemed resident of Harmony township, died on Thursday, Sept. 27th, 1900, after a day's illness of cholera morbus. His age was sixty years. He is survived by the widow and several adult children. The funeral occurred on Saturday.
Pennsylvania. Deaths. 1900. Stevens Point, PA. 4 July 2010. Web.
Name: N. R. Comfort
Death Date: September 27
Death Place: Harmony
Burial: Lanesboro Cemetery
"Susquehanna County." The Scranton Tribune 1 Oct. 1900: 3. Chronicling America. Web.
The funeral of the late Nelson R. Comfort took place and was largely attended from the family residence in Harmony this afternoon. Rev. Mr. Meekin, pastor of the Lanesboro Methodist church officiated. The Windsor Masonic lodge attended in a body, and had charge of the services in the Lanesboro cemetery.
United States. Census. Special Schedule. 1890. FamilySearch. Web.
State: Pennsylvania
County: Susquehanna
Township: Harmony
Name: Nelson R Comfort
Rank: Private
Company: F
Regiment: 29 Pa Vols
Enlistment: Jun. 17, 1863
Discharge: Aug. 1, 1863
Service: 1 Month 15 Days
Frances Lenore Martin Comfort 1841–1928
Third Great Grandmother
Frances Lenore Martin was born on Feb. 13, 1841 in New Jersey. Frances married Nelson Rounds Comfort on Sep. 6, 1859 in Pennsylvania. She passed away on Jun. 17, 1928 in Greene, New York at age 87. She was buried in the Lanesboro Cemetery in Lanesboro, Pennsylvania.
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| 1850 | Frances L Martin | 09 | Union, Broome, New York | NJ | NJ | |
| 1860 | Francis Comfort | 19 | Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania | |||
| 1870 | Francis Comfort | 29 | Keeping House | Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania | ||
| 1880 | Fanny L Comfort | 39 | Keeping House | Trapper Gulch, Beaverhead, Montana | NJ | NJ |
| 1900 | Fanna L Comfort | 58 | Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania | NJ | NJ | |
| 1910 | Fannie L Comfort | 69 | Windsor, Broome, New York | NJ | NJ | |
| 1920 | Fannie Comfort | 78 | Greene, Chenango, New York | NJ | NJ | |
James Comfort 1805–1885
Fourth Great Grandfather
James Comfort was born on Sep. 17, 1805 in New York. James married Mary Anne McKune on Jun. 3, 1830 in Pennsylvania. He passed away on Jan. 17, 1885 in Lanesboro, Pennsylvania at age 79. He was buried in the Lanesboro Cemetery.
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| 1840 | James Comfort | Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania | ||||
| 1850 | James Comfort | 44 | Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania | |||
| 1860 | James Comfort | 55 | Farmer | Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania | ||
| 1870 | James Comfort | 64 | Farmer | Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania | ||
| 1880 | James Comfort | 74 | Blacksmith | Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania | NY | NJ |
Riddle, Steve. RootsWeb. Ancestry. Web. Circuit riders were clergy in the Methodist Episcopal Church.
He was a circuit rider preacher, sometimes gone two years at a time.
United States. Census. 1840. Web.
State: Pennsylvania
County: Susquehanna
Township: Harmony
Head of Family: James Comfort
Males: 6
Under 05: Nelson Rounds Comfort, 1839
05 to 10: Oliver Comfort, 1832
05 to 10: George Comfort, 1831
15 to 20: Unidentified
30 to 40: James Comfort, 1805
30 to 40: Unidentified
Females: 5
Under 05: Sarah Ann Comfort, 1837
Under 05: Phebe Ann Comfort, 1836
05 to 10: Esther Lyons Comfort, 1833
15 to 20: Unidentified
20 to 30: Mary Anne Comfort, 1810
Mary Anne McKune Comfort 1810–1884
Fourth Great Grandmother
Mary Anne McKune was born on Sep. 9, 1810 in New York. Mary married James Comfort on Jun. 3, 1830 in Pennsylvania. She passed away on May 3, 1884 in Lanesboro, Pennsylvania at age 73. She was buried in the Lanesboro Cemetery.
Gilbert, Florence Comfort. "History of the Comfort Ancestors." RootsWeb. Ancestry, 2001. Web. Lee was at West Point from 1825 to 1829.[Mary] rejected a proposal of marriage from Robert E. Lee, who was then a student at West Point. |
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| 1860 | Mary A Comfort | 50 | Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania | |||
| 1880 | Mary Ann Comfort | 69 | Keeping House | Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania | NY | NY |
John Collins Comfort 1776–1850
Fifth Great Grandfather
John Collins Comfort was born on Oct. 4, 1776 in New York. John married Phoebe Gildersleeve in 1798. He passed away on Apr. 5, 1850 in Lanesboro, Pennsylvania at age 73. He was buried in the Lanesboro Cemetery.
Newell, Linda K., and Valeen T. Avery. "Emma and Joseph." Mormon Enigma: Emma Hale Smith. Second ed. Champaign: U of Illinois, 1994. 7. Web.John Comfort had earlier called Treadwell down for drinking, laziness, and general dissolution. Treadwell, angered and insulted at Comfort's interference, repeatedly threatened him. Comfort had also made a trip down the river and planned to return home the same day as Oliver Harper. The two men resembled each other in size and appearance and were dressed much alike. A man with killing on his mind and alcohol in his blood, hiding nervously in the bushes, could easily mistake one for the other. If the suspicions of the townspeople were correct, Jason Treadwell killed the wrong man. He had lain in ambush to take revenge on John Comfort and murdered Oliver Harper instead. After his gun was found hidden in a log and a partial confession was taken, Treadwell was tried, convicted, and hanged. United States. Census. 1820. Web.State: Pennsylvania County: Susquehanna Township: Harmony Head of Family: John Comfort Males: 4 Under 10: Isaac Lewis Comfort, 1811 10 to 16: James Comfort, 1805 16 to 18: Silas Gildersleeve Comfort, 1803 16 to 26: Silas Gildersleeve Comfort, 1803 26 to 45: John Collins Comfort, 1776 Females: 5 Under 10: Elizabeth Gildersleeve Comfort, 1819 Under 10: Mary Comfort, 1816 10 to 16: Charity Comfort, 1809 16 to 26: Hannah Comfort, 1797 26 to 45: Phoebe Comfort, 1776 United States. Census. 1830. Web.State: Pennsylvania County: Susquehanna Township: Harmony Head of Family: John Comfort Males: 7 05 to 10: Unidentified 10 to 15: Unidentified 15 to 20: Unidentified 15 to 20: Unidentified 15 to 20: Isaac Lewis Comfort, 1811 20 to 30: James Comfort, 1805 50 to 60: John Collins Comfort, 1776 Females: 6 10 to 15: Elizabeth Gildersleeve Comfort, 1819 10 to 15: Mary Comfort, 1816 15 to 20: Unidentified 15 to 20: Unidentified 20 to 30: Charity Comfort, 1809 50 to 60: Phoebe Comfort, 1776 |
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Phoebe Gildersleeve Comfort 1776–1830
Fifth Great Grandmother
Phoebe Gildersleeve was born on Oct. 23, 1776 in New Jersey. Phoebe was baptized on Oct. 19, 1777. She married John Collins Comfort in 1798. She passed away on Dec. 27, 1830 in Pennsylvania at age 54. She was buried in the Lanesboro Cemetery in Lanesboro, Pennsylvania.
History of the First Presbyterian Church. Morristown, 1885. 86. Web.Gildersleeve, Phebe; born 22 Oct. 1776; Baptized 19 Oct. 1777. The Joseph Smith Jr. and Emma Hale Smith Historical Society. Web. John Comfort joined the Methodists in 1809.When John and Phoebe Comfort moved to Harmony in 1808, built a large sawmill, opened a mercantile institution, farmed hundreds of acres of prime land, and purchased the large Pickering "country house," they instantly became not only one of the wealthiest families in the township, but members of this same elite group that established social order and respectability for the rest of their remote mountain valley. When the Comforts joined the Methodists the year after their arrival, during the period when Methodism became Harmony's dominant religion, they became closely allied with the prominent Hale family. After the Hale family built their own "mansion" during the time of the Comfort conversions, the two families had a great deal in common. Methodists in the township met at either one home or the other for worship services, elections, court sessions, or other community events. Both families were financially well placed and both played a significant role in community life. |
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Richard Comfort 1745–1824
Sixth Great Grandfather
Richard Comfort was born on Aug. 15, 1745 in Fishkill, New York. Richard married Charity Perkins. He passed away on Mar. 6, 1824 in Southport, New York at age 78. He was buried in Wellsburg, New York.
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The Minnesota Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Year Book. Comp. William H. Grant. St. Paul, 1895. 239. Web.He was a private in Capt. Abraham Storm's Company, in Col. Brinkerhoff's Regiment, New York State Troops. He was present at the battles of White Plains, Princeton and Brandywine. United States. Census. 1790. Web.State: New York County: Ulster (Sullivan) Town: Mamakating Head of Family: Richard Comfort Males: 5 Over 16: Richard Comfort, 1745 Over 16: Unidentified Under 16: John Collins Comfort, 1776 Under 16: Benjamin Comfort, 1784 Under 16: Richard Comfort, 1787 Females: 5 |
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Charity Perkins Comfort 1747–1815
Sixth Great Grandmother
Charity Perkins was born on Nov. 17, 1747. Charity married Richard Comfort. She passed away on Aug. 11, 1815 in New York at age 67. She was buried in Wellsburg, New York.
Towner, Ausburn. A History of the Valley and County of Chemung. Syracuse, 1892. 508. Web.The first church edifice was that of the Baptist Society, built in the year 1812. It was originally erected on the site of the present building, but has undergone several changes and has been enlarged. The graveyard that surrounds this church was the first piece of ground that was set off for the interment of the dead, and many old and time-worn stones mark the resting place of generations that have lived and died in Ashland. Here lie the remains of such persons as Judge Henry Wells; Nathan Roberts and his wife Hanna; Richard Comfort and his wife Charity; James Roberts, son of Nathan Roberts and father of Miles, also his wife Mary; David Bush and wife; and only a few days since were laid to rest here the remains of Richard Caton Lockwood, long time a resident of Wellsburg, who lived always honored and respected and died sincerely mourned. |
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Elizabeth Ann Betts Comfort
Seventh Great Grandmother
Elizabeth Ann Betts was born in New York. Elizabeth married Robert Comfort on Oct. 9, 1722 in New York.
Cooke, George H. Vol. LXXI. New York: American Society of Civil Engineers, 1911. 452. Web.
Robert Comfort, the son of the first Robert Comfort, married Elizabeth Betts
Fannie Comfort Naylor 1887–1980
Great-Great-Aunt
Fannie Comfort was born on Oct. 26, 1887 in Pennsylvania. Fannie married James Fredrick Harrington on Dec. 19, 1907 in Colorado. She married Wilson Samuel Naylor in 1943 in Florida. She passed away on Aug. 2, 1980 in Florida at age 92. She was buried in the Greenwood Cemetery in Orlando, Florida.
John Robert Comfort 1844–1905
Fourth Great Uncle
John Robert Comfort was born on Apr. 2, 1844 in Lanesboro, Pennsylvania. John married Frances May Watrous. He passed away on Sep. 18, 1905, at home at age 61. He was buried in Twin Bridges, Montana.
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"Fell off a Ladder While Picking Apples in Orchard." The Dillon Tribune 22 Sept. 1905: 2. Montana Newspapers. Montana Historical Society. Web.
The following report of the death of John R. Comfort, of Twin Bridges, clipped from Monday's Miner, will be of interest to many old-timers in this county who were well acquainted with the deceased:
Jno R. Comfort, a pioneer of this place died this morning at his home as a result of injuries received last Wednesday by falling from a ladder while gathering apples from his orchard. He was near the top of the ladder and in some way slipped, and in order to save his little grandchild, who was standing under the tree, from harm he fell in such a manner as to receive internal injuries which proved fatal.
Mr. Comfort was one of the best known citizens in this part of Montana, and he had a wide acquaintance throughout the state. He came to Montana from Pennsylvania, his native state, in 1879, and located at this place, where he has since made his home. When Mr. Comfort came to Twin Bridges the town consisted of a store, saloon, blacksmith shop, hotel and three families. He engaged in the blacksmith business with gratifying success, and was soon one of the most prominent men of the community.
Fraternally Mr. Comfort was identified with Westgate lodge, No. 27, A. F. and A. M., of this city and for twelve years he was master of the lodge. He was also a member of the order of Eastern Star, and the Ancient Order of United Workmen. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and for a time was commander of Custer post No. 5.
Mr. Comfort was elected to the legislature in the fall of 1888, the last territorial assembly of Montana, and he served a number of terms as justice of the peace of Twin Bridges. In politics he was a republican. He has also served as one of the board of trustees in the state orphans' home. He was a member of the Business Men's association, and was United States land commissioner for this district. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. At the time of his death he was 65 years of age.
Besides his widow, Mr. Comfort leaves three children to mourn his death: Linn Comfort, a merchant and postmaster of Twin Bridges; Mrs. L. J. Williams, a teacher in the public schools of this city, and Mrs. J. M. Nye, of the Centennial valley.
The funeral was held in Twin Bridges Tuesday under the auspices of the Masonic lodge.
Silas Gildersleeve Comfort 1803–1868
Fifth Great Uncle
Silas Gildersleeve Comfort was born on May 18, 1803 in New York. He passed away on Jan. 10, 1868 in New York at age 64. He was buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Endicott, New York.
Beauchamp, William M. Past and Present of Syracuse and Onondaga County New York. Vol. II. 1908. 232-35. Web.
Rev. Dr. Silas Comfort was a prominent minister in the Methodist church. In 1835 he was transferred by Bishop Morris from Potsdam, New York, to the First Methodist Episcopal church in St. Louis, Missouri. By his ruling in introducing the testimony of a negro (slave) church member in the trial (which resulted in the expulsion) of a white member, he originated the famous “Silas Comfort Negro Testimony Case,” which in the general conference at Baltimore, Maryland, in 1840, nearly disrupted that church on the subject of slavery and largely contributed to the tension which caused the secession of the southern Methodists in 1844. Owing to the violence of the agitation in Missouri caused by this “Negro Testimony Case,” he returned to New York state in 1842, taking the pastorate of the Methodist church in Cazenovia and afterward the presiding eldership of the Wyoming, Oneida and Cazenovia districts of the Oneida conference. He was a member of the general conference of 1848 and 1852. He was a great student in theology and history, contributed articles to the Methodist Quarterly Review, and was the author of: The Exposition of the Articles of Faith of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the End of the Argument (on universal salvation) and Man’s Moral History. He always stood for reform and progress and it is therefore fitting that the recent prohibition presidential candidate, Silas Comfort Swallow, should have been named in his honor.
Isaac Lewis Comfort 1811–1881
Fifth Great Uncle
Isaac Lewis Comfort was born on May 15, 1811 in Pennsylvania. Isaac passed away on Apr. 5, 1881 in Pennsylvania at age 69. He was buried in the Lanesboro Cemetery in Lanesboro, Pennsylvania.
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Sara Ann Comfort Hotchkiss 1833–1908
Fifth Great Aunt
Sara Ann Comfort was born on Feb. 14, 1833 in Lanesboro, Pennsylvania. Sara married Jedediah Hotchkiss on Dec. 21, 1853. She passed away on Feb. 23, 1908. Her death at age 75 was due to pneumonia. She was buried in the Thornrose Cemetery in Staunton, Virginia.
"Mrs Jed Hotchkiss." Staunton Spectator and Vindicator 28 Feb. 1908: 3. Web.
Mrs. Sara Hotchkiss, widow of the late Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, died Sunday night of pneumonia, aged 75 years. She was born in Lanesboro, Penn., and was a daughter of John and Anna Comfort. She was educated at Kingston Seminary, where she distinguished herself as a student, mastering several languages beside her own. She was married in 1853 to Maj. Hotchkiss and came with him to Mossy Creek, where he was principal of the Academy at that place, and to whom she was of the greatest assistance in his work. They moved from that place to Churchville where Maj. Hotchkiss conducted the Loch Willow Academy. She was noted during the war for her kindness to the sick and wounded soldiers, while her husband was away with Stonewall Jackson's army. After the war closed they moved to Staunton, where they resided until death. Mrs. Hotchkiss was a lovely Christian woman, devoted to her family and church, and will be greatly missed by a large circle of friends. Surviving her are two devoted daughters, Mrs. George Smith Holmes of Charleston, S. C., and Mrs. Allen M. Howison, of this city, and a lovely granddaughter, little Miss Ellen Moore Howison. Major Hotckiss died January 17, 1899. The funeral services were held at the residence on East Main street at 3:30 Wednesday afternoon and were conducted by Mrs. Hotchkiss' pastor, Rev. Dr. W. N. Scott. J. E. B. Stuart Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy, attended the funeral, as well as a delegation from Stonewall Jackson camp of veterans, of which her distinguised husband was a member, and a past commander. The pall-bearers were: Capt. H. M. McIlhany, Capt. Thomas D. Ranson, Hon. Wm. H. Landes, Mr. W. P. Eskridge, Col. S. Brown Allen, Hon. Jacob Yost, Mr. G. G. Child and Mr. Frank T. Holt. Those in charge of the flowers were: Messrs. H. M. Lewis, R. H. Bell, Jr., H. H. Kerr and Heiskel Argenbright.
Florence Eliza Comfort Gilbert 1893–1978
First Cousin Thrice Removed
Florence Eliza Comfort was born on Aug. 6, 1893. Florence passed away on Nov. 27, 1978 at age 85.
DAR #339682
Harold Martin Comfort 1895–1998
First Cousin Thrice Removed
Harold Martin Comfort was born on Aug. 10, 1895 in Pennsylvania. Harold married Hazel Innis Wade on Sep. 23, 1923 in New York. He passed away on Jun. 8, 1998 in Oxford, New York at age 102.
| Branch: | Unit: 3rd Platoon Co. G. 4th Inf. N.Y.G. | Rank: Private |
Lathrop, Thomas. RootsWeb. Ancestry. Web.
During World War I he served in the National Guard.
Phebe Alice Comfort Anderson 1875–1960
First Cousin Four Times Removed
Phebe Alice Comfort was born on Dec. 15, 1875 in Lanesboro, Pennsylvania. Phebe passed away on Feb. 26, 1960 in San Diego, California at age 84. She was buried in San Diego.
DAR #107826
George Fisk Comfort 1833–1910
First Cousin Five Times Removed
George Fisk Comfort was born in 1833 in Berkshire, New York. He married Anna Amelia Manning on Jan. 19, 1871. He passed away on May 5, 1910 in Montclair, New Jersey. He was buried in the Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse, New York.
The New International Encyclopædia. Ed. Frank M. Colby and Talcott Williams. Second ed. Vol. V. New York, 1918. 653-54. Web.
COMFORT, George Fisk (1833–1910). An American educator. He was born at Berkshire, N. Y., and graduated at Wesleyan University in 1857. He was one of the leaders in organizing the American Philological Association (1869) and also in establishing the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City (1869–72). From 1872 to 1887 he was professor of modern languages and æsthetics in Syracuse University and in 1872 founded there the College of Fine Arts, of which he was dean from 1873 until 1893. In the latter year he became president of the Southern College of Fine Arts, at La Porte, Tex., and in 1896 organized the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts, of which he became the director. He published: Art Museums in America (1869); Modern Languages in Education (1886); Woman's Education and Woman's Health (1894); The Land Troubles in Ireland (1898); and a series of German textbooks.
Who's Who in New York City and State. Ed. Lewis R. Hamersly. Revised ed. New York, 1905. 209. Web.
COMFORT, George Fisk:
Educator, author, art critic; born Berkshire, N. Y., Sept. 20, 1833; son of Rev. Silas C. (D. D.) and Electa (Smith) Comfort; was graduated from Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., 1857; L. H. D., University of the State of N. Y., 1888; LL.D., Syracuse University, 1893; traveled and studied art, history, philosophy and philology in Europe and the Orient, 1860-65; two years at the University and Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin; traveled and studied in Europe in 1879, 1887 and 1891; professor of esthetics (the first in America) and modern languages and literature in Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa., 1865-68; lecturer on Christian art and archæology in the Drew Theological Seminary, Madison, N. J., 1868-74; one of the founders of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, N. Y. City, 1869-72; lecturer in the same, 1898; organized the American Philological Association, 1869; its secretary, 1869-74; elected professor of esthetics and modern languages in Syracuse University, 1871; originated and organized, in 1873, in this university, the College of Fine Arts, coordinate with the Colleges of Liberal Arts throughout the country, with curricula of four years' length in each of the different branches of fine arts, being the first college of its kind in America, and in some respects the first of its kind in the world; dean of this college, 1873-93; originated for its graduates scholastic degrees in fine arts, architecture, painting, sculpture and music; organized, in 1896, the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts (on the same plan as the Metropolitan Museum of Art), of which he has been the director since its beginning; organized, in 1901, the Central N. Y. Society of Artists, which holds annual exhibitions in the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts; author: Art Museums in America; Modern Languages in Education; a series of text books of the study of the German language and literature; has contributed many articles upon art history and criticism to encyclopædias and the periodical press; art editor of the Northern Christian Advocate, 1872-93; corresponding member of the Archæological Institutes of Rome, Berlin and Paris; member of the Society of Arts, London; honorary fellow for life of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and of Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts; honorary member of the American Anthropological Society and of the Texas Historical Society; member of the National Arts Club, the Society of American Authors, the American Philological Association, the National Art Theatre Society, the Municipal Art Society of New York, the Syracuse University Club, the Onondaga County Historical Society, the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity, and other clubs; married Dr. Anna Manning (q. v.), Jan. 19, 1871. Address, Metropolitan Museum of Art, N. Y. City.
John Elijah Comfort 1837–1901
First Cousin Five Times Removed
John Elijah Comfort was born on Oct. 6, 1837 in Manchester, Missouri. John married Lucy Ann Randall on May 23, 1867. John passed away on May 29, 1901 in New York, New York at age 63.
| Branch: USA | Unit: 60th Regiment, New York Infantry | Rank: Assistant Surgeon |
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White, James T. The National Cyclopædia of American Biography. Vol. XVIII. New York, 1922. 184. Web.
COMFORT, John Elijah, physician and surgeon, was born in Manchester, Mo., Oct. 6, 1837, son of Silas and Electa (Smith) Comfort. His father was a Methodist Episcopal clergyman. He was graduated at Albany (N. Y.) Medical College in 1864 with the degree M.D. and immediately enlisted in the Federal services for the civil war, joining the 60th regiment, New York volunteer infantry, as assistant surgeon. He sailed for Savannah, Ga., with his regiment, joining Sherman’s army at the completion of the campaign in Georgia, and going northward with that army to Richmond and Washington. At the close of the war he was honorably discharged and began the practice of his profession at Sandy Hill, now Hudson Falls, N. Y. Three years later he removed to the old village of Morrisania, N. Y., now a part of the Bronx borough, New York city, and there practiced with marked success throughout the remainder of his life. When Morrisania was annexed to New York in 1874, he was appointed a sanitary inspector of the board of health, a post he retained for thirteen years, until the growth of his practice claimed his entire time. He numbered among his patients many of the oldest and wealthiest families of the Bronx borough, yet he always found time for innumerable charity cases. He was a vestryman and senior warden in the Protestant Episcopal church. Dr. Comfort was married May 23, 1867, to Lucy A., daughter of Samuel S. Randall (q. v.) of New York city, and left one son: Randall Comfort (below). He died in New York city, N. Y., May 29, 1901.
Melville Lane Comfort 1843–1916
First Cousin Five Times Removed
Melville Lane Comfort was born on Dec. 5, 1843. Melville married Eva White. He passed away on May. 16, 1916 at age 72. He was buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Endicott, New York.
"Small People Locate Here." Utica Herald-Dispatch 11 Jan. 1913. Web.
Melville L. Comfort and his wife, Eva W. Comfort, of Owego, arrived here yesterday and have taken up their residence at the Masonic Home. Both Mr. and Mrs. Comfort are far below ordinary stature, the former not standing much taller than the ordinary table, while Mrs. Comfort is slightly taller than her husband, who is 71 years old. Both are very pleasing talkers and easily make friends with all whom they meet. Mr. Comfort, who is a son of a Methodist minister, for a number of years conducted a store in Owego. Having considerable ability as an elocutionist. Mr. Comfort has frequently given entertainments especially for the children.
Quest, Richard E. "Making a Living." Tioga County, New York. Arcadia, 1999. 47. Web.
Melville L. Comfort conducted a jewelry business on Lake Street in Owego for 25 years. He and his wife took great pleasure in entertaining local organizations at the beginning of the 20th century with the latest technology—the phonograph.
Silas Gildersleeve Comfort 1863–1910
First Cousin Five Times Removed
Silas Gildersleeve Comfort was born in 1863 in New York. He died in 1910.
"Col. Comfort, P.M.C., Dead." Binghamton Press and Leader 13 July 1910. Web.
Chester, Pa., July 13.—The body of Colonel Silas E. Comfort, vice-president of the Pennsylvania Military College and prominent in city affairs, was found today in Leiperville Creek, near here. Foul play is suspected. The body when discovered was submerged head down in the shallow water of the creek to the waistline. Colonel Comfort's hat was found on the bank, leading to the belief that it had been knocked off in a struggle. There was a bruise on the head and the watch chain was broken as though an assailant had grabbed for the dead man's watch. Colonel Comfort was about 50 years old. He was born In New York State but had resided in Chester for many years. The police are of the belief that Colonel Comfort committed suicide because of criticism that had been directed at him following his appointment as consulting engineer of the city of Chester. It is also known that he had suffered from the heat.
Lucy Ann Randall Comfort 1836–1914
First Cousin Five Times Removed's Wife
Lucy Ann Randall was born on Feb. 23, 1836 in New Berlin, New York. Lucy married John Elijah Comfort on May 23, 1867. She passed away on Dec. 11, 1914, at home in Pleasantville, New York at age 78.
| The Consumptive | 1849 |
| Amy Rayner, or, The Tangled Path | 1860 |
| The Lover's Decision | 1865 |
| Folks and Fairies: Stories for Little Children | 1868 |
| Flora Fairfax, or, The Curse of the Crimson Cross | 1870 |
| Ida Chaloner's Heart, or, The Husband's Trial | 1870 |
| The Newport Bride: A Story of the Summer Season | 1870 |
| Barbara's Life, or, The Heir of Remington | 1871 |
| Love at Long Branch, or, Inez Merivale's Fortunes | 1871 |
| The Belle of Saratoga | 1876 |
| Eve, the Factory Girl, or, An Undisciplined Heart | 1879 |
| Love at Saratoga, or, Married in Haste | 1879 |
| Black Bell: A Story of Woman's Love and Loyalty | 1880 |
| Corisande, or, The Ladder of Gold | 1880 |
| Three Sewing Girls | 1880 |
| His First Love, or, Poynsett of Poynsett Hall | 1881 |
| Nina, or, The Mystery of Love | 1881 |
| Vendetta, or, The Southern Heiress | 1882 |
| Elfrida, or, A Young Girl's Love Story | 1883 |
| Jewel, the Heiress: A Girl's Love Story | 1884 |
| Married for Money | 1884 |
| Only Mattie Garland | 1884 |
| Gratia's Trials, or, Making Her Own Way | 1888 |
| Her Husband's Secret | 1888 |
| Margery's Mistake | 1889 |
| Cecile's Marriage, or, The Heiress of Earnscliff | 1890 |
| Love and Jealousy | 1890 |
| Lottie and Victorine, or, Working Their Own Way | 1891 |
| A Widowed Bride, or, The Mystery of Glenhampton | 1891 |
| Wild and Willful, or, To the Bitter End | 1891 |
| Claire's Love Life: A Tale of English Society | 1892 |
| His First Sweetheart | 1912 |
| A Lover Scorned | 1912 |
Bright summer’s smile is on me, But I shall never view again, They bring me lovely roses, They tell me, ere the autumn But when autumn skies are lovely, O let me find a refuge"Lucy R. Comfort Dead." The New York Times 12 Dec. 1914. Web.
Mrs. Lucy Randall Comfort, once a popular novelist, died yesterday at her home in Pleasantville, Westchester County, N. Y., in her eightieth year. She was the daughter of Samuel S. Randall, the author and educator, who was Superintendent of the public schools of this city from the early ‘50s until 1870. Her husband was Dr. John E. Comfort, for thirty years a prominent physician of upper New York City, and at one time Health Officer of what is now the Bronx, and also the assistant surgeon of the Sixtieth New York Veteran Volunteers. Mrs. Comfort was a contributor to The New York Ledger when it was published by Robert Bonner, and her work appeared with that of Fanny Fern, Edward Everett, Henry Ward Beecher, and many other prominent authors. She also contributed to The Fireside Companion and other publications. Mrs. Comfort had lived in the house in which she died ever since the beginning of the civil war. She is survived by a son, Randall Comfort.
Randall, Lucy A. "The Consumptive." Ed. Samuel S. Randall. The District School Journal of the State of New-York X.V (1849). Web.
And her breath is on the air;
And the violet is blooming,
And the rose is bright and fair.
The gaily rippling brook;
Below the hillside in the glen,
Where I was wont to look.
And they bring the lily’s bloom;
And they bid me gay and joyously,
To drive away my gloom.
I shall be well again;
And they picture to me brightly,
A ramble to the glen.
I shall sleep within the grave;
And over me the cedars dark,
And evergreens shall wave.
From sorrow in the Lord;
When the golden bowl is broken,
And loosed the silver cord.
White, James T. The National Cyclopædia of American Biography. Vol. XVIII. New York, 1922. 184. Web.
COMFORT, Lucy Randall, novelist, was born at New Berlin, Chenango co., N. Y., Feb. 23, 1836, daughter of Samuel S. and Sarah (Hubbell) Randall. Samuel S. Randall, father of the subject, was a lawyer, author, and educator; he was superintendent of the public schools of New York city for nearly a score of years, until 1870, and for more than a quarter of a century was identified with educational activities in New York city and state. Mrs. Comfort was known throughout the country as a noted novelist. She was a contributor to the New York “Ledger” when it was published by Robert Bonner (q.v.), and her work appeared with that of “Fanny Fern,” Edward Everett (q.v.), Henry Ward Beecher (q.v.) and other prominent authors. She also contributed to the “Fireside Companion” and other leading publications of her day. In addition more than half a hundred novels by her pen were published, which in the Seaside Edition were immensely popular. Among them were: “A Widowed Bride”; “A Lover Scorned”; “His First Sweetheart”; “Love and Jealousy”; “Gratia’s Trials”; “Her Husband’s Secret”; “Claire’s Love Life”; “Margery’s Mistake”; “Wild and Wilful”; “The Belle of Saratoga”; “Married for Money”; “Lottie and Victorine”; “Cecilie’s Marriage”; “Love at Saratoga”; “Ida Challoner’s Heart”; “Three Sewing Girls”; “Black Bell”; “His First Love”; and “Love at Long Branch.” She was a gentle, kindly woman. Simple, unpretending, thoughtful of everybody but herself, her courtesy was the natural expression of her nature. She married in New York city, May 23, 1867, Dr. John Elijah Comfort (q.v.), a physician, health officer of the Bronx, and during the civil war assistant surgeon in the Federal army. She died at her country home at Pleasantville, N. Y., Dec. 11, 1914.
Anna Amelia Manning Comfort 1845–1931
First Cousin Five Times Removed's Wife
Anna Amelia Manning was born on Jan. 19, 1845 in Trenton, New Jersey. Anna married George Fisk Comfort on Jan. 19, 1871. She passed away on Jan. 11, 1931. Her death at age 85 was due to pneumonia. She was buried in the Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse, New York.
“Take up the white man’s burden,”— “Take up the white man’s burden,”— “Take up the white man’s burden,”— “Take up the white man’s burden,”— “Take up the white man’s burden,”— “Take up the white man’s burden,”— “Take up the white man’s burden,”—Comfort, Anna Manning. "Home Burdens of Uncle Sam." Ed. Louis F. Post. The Public [Chicago] 13 May 1899: 14. Web.
Yes, Uncle Sam, oh, do!
But why seek other countries
Your burdens to renew?
Great questions here confront you,
Then, too, we have a past—
Don’t pose as a reformer!
Why, nations look aghast!
But try to lift more true.
Recall the poor wild Indian
Whom ruthlessly we slew.
Ignoble was our treatment,
Ungenerously we dealt
With him and his hard burden,
‘Tis known from belt to belt.
The negro, once our slave!
Boast lightly of his freedom,
This problem still is grave.
We scoff and shoot and lynch him,
And yet, because he’s black,
We shove him out from office
And crowd him off the track.
Yes, one of them is sex.
Enslaved are your brave women,
No ballot, while you tax!
Your labors and your conflicts
Columbia’s daughters share,
Yet still denied the franchise,
Quick give! be just! deal fair!
Start in with politics.
Clean out the rotten platform,
Made up of tricks and tricks,—
Our politics disgraceful,
In church and school and state.
We have no “ruling bosses,”
Oh, no! the country's great.
But, oh, if you are wise
You’ll seek not “motes” far distant,
With “beams” in your own eyes.
Why fight the foreign despots,
Or Filipino isles?
Come, “scrap it” with “home tyrants!”
And politicians’ wiles.
Right here In our own times.
Give justice, ‘tis demanded
This side of distant climes.
Yes, take the white man’s burden,
But take it here at home;
With self, oh, Samuel, wrestle,
And cease the seas to roam!
Who's Who in New York City and State. Ed. Lewis R. Hamersly. Revised ed. New York, 1905. 209. Web.
COMFORT, (Mrs.) Anna Manning:
Physician; born Trenton, N. J., Jan. 19, 1845; daughter of Alfred Curling and Elizabeth (Price) Manning; academic education in Boston, Mass.; was graduated from the first class of the N. Y. Medical College for Women in 1865; was the first woman medical graduate to practice in the State of Connecticut; later a lecturer in the college from which she was graduated, and specialist in gynecology in N. Y. City and Syracuse; author: Woman's Education and Woman's Health; also of many fugitive articles in prose and poetry in various medical and other periodicals; married Professor George F. Comfort (q. v.), Jan. 19, 1871. Address, Syracuse, N. Y.
John Comfort 1725–1795
First Cousin Eight Times Removed
John Comfort was born in 1725 in New York. John passed away on Oct. 1, 1795 in Montgomery, New York. He was buried in Montgomery.
| DAR #A024717 | Service: New York | Description: Patriotic Service |
William Comfort
First Cousin Eight Times Removed
William Comfort married Elizabeth Maul.
| DAR #A024720 | Service: New York | Rank: Private |
Robert Elliott Comfort 1829–1904
Second Cousin Five Times Removed
Robert Elliott Comfort was born on Jul. 31, 1829 in New York. Robert married Lucinda Henry. He passed away on Aug. 4, 1904 at age 75. He was buried in the Ashland Cemetery in Wellsburg, New York.
| Branch: USA | Unit: 171st Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry | Rank: Private |
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Edmund Comfort 1836–1902
Second Cousin Five Times Removed
Edmund Comfort was born in 1836 in Southport, New York. Edmund passed away on Jan. 15, 1902 in Southport. He was buried in New York.
| Branch: USA | Unit: 147th Regiment, New York Infantry | Rank: Private |
| United States. National Park Service. The Civil War. Web. | ||
Samuel Comfort 1760–1802
Second Cousin Seven Times Removed
Samuel Comfort was born in 1760 in New York. Samuel married Anna Maria Youngblood. He passed away on Sep. 25, 1802 in New York. He was buried in Montgomery, New York.
| DAR #A024719 | Service: New York | Rank: Private |
Sarah Catherine Comfort 1871–1954
Third Cousin Four Times Removed
Sarah Catherine Comfort was born on Jan. 8, 1871. Sarah passed away on Oct. 1, 1854 at age 83.
DAR #33401
Harry Comfort 1895–1972
Fourth Cousin Thrice Removed
Harry Comfort was born on Jan. 26, 1895. Harry married Kathleen Gilbert. He passed away on Aug. 13, 1972 at age 77. He was buried in Vestal, New York.
| Branch: USA | Rank: Private |
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