Private, New Hampshire
Josiah, the son of William Comstock [Information The Comstock's were a large family of early settlers who migrated to America from England. Josiah was the oldest child and left behind 5 siblings; Lydia, Mary, William, James and Lucy. Source: A History and Genealogy of the Comstock Family in America,] enlisted on 20 April 1778 for 3 years at the age of 18.
He joined the 3rd New Hampshire, Captain Ellis' Company. He collected a Bounty of £ 20. His hometown, Gilsum, NH had 49 males over the age of 16 in 1775 and 20 of them went off to war.
Private Comstock was sick at Fishkill from July 1778 until he died 18 January 1779.
fold3.com- New Hampshire 3rd Regt (1776-80) Folder 32 p. 28,31,34, 37,40,43,46; NH 3rd Regt Service Records Josiah Comstock p. 3;
Josiah, the son of William Comstock [Information The Comstock's were a large family of early settlers who migrated to America from England. Josiah was the oldest child and left behind 5 siblings; Lydia, Mary, William, James and Lucy. Source: A History and Genealogy of the Comstock Family in America,] enlisted on 20 April 1778 for 3 years at the age of 18.
He joined the 3rd New Hampshire, Captain Ellis' Company. He collected a Bounty of £ 20. His hometown, Gilsum, NH had 49 males over the age of 16 in 1775 and 20 of them went off to war.
Private Comstock was sick at Fishkill from July 1778 until he died 18 January 1779.
fold3.com- New Hampshire 3rd Regt (1776-80) Folder 32 p. 28,31,34, 37,40,43,46; NH 3rd Regt Service Records Josiah Comstock p. 3;
Private, New Hampshire
Josiah, the son of William Comstock [Information The Comstock's were a large family of early settlers who migrated to America from England. Josiah was the oldest child and left behind 5 siblings; Lydia, Mary, William, James and Lucy. Source: A History and Genealogy of the Comstock Family in America,] enlisted on 20 April 1778 for 3 years at the age of 18.
He joined the 3rd New Hampshire, Captain Ellis' Company. He collected a Bounty of £ 20. His hometown, Gilsum, NH had 49 males over the age of 16 in 1775 and 20 of them went off to war.
Private Comstock was sick at Fishkill from July 1778 until he died 18 January 1779.
fold3.com- New Hampshire 3rd Regt (1776-80) Folder 32 p. 28,31,34, 37,40,43,46; NH 3rd Regt Service Records Josiah Comstock p. 3;
Josiah, the son of William Comstock [Information The Comstock's were a large family of early settlers who migrated to America from England. Josiah was the oldest child and left behind 5 siblings; Lydia, Mary, William, James and Lucy. Source: A History and Genealogy of the Comstock Family in America,] enlisted on 20 April 1778 for 3 years at the age of 18.
He joined the 3rd New Hampshire, Captain Ellis' Company. He collected a Bounty of £ 20. His hometown, Gilsum, NH had 49 males over the age of 16 in 1775 and 20 of them went off to war.
Private Comstock was sick at Fishkill from July 1778 until he died 18 January 1779.
fold3.com- New Hampshire 3rd Regt (1776-80) Folder 32 p. 28,31,34, 37,40,43,46; NH 3rd Regt Service Records Josiah Comstock p. 3;
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Photo is of his unmarked burial location-marked with a wreath
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