Elizabeth Comstock
- Given Name
- Elizabeth
- Surname
- Comstock
- Maiden Name
- Blair
- Nickname
- Betty
- Birth Date
- April 25, 1841
- Death Date
- August 6, 1872
- Mother
- Caroline Rebecca Blair
- Father
- Montgomery Blair
- Spouse(s)
- Cyrus Ballou Comstock
- Marriage Date
- February 3, 1869
- Biographical Information
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Elizabeth "Betty" Blair Comstock was the daughter of politician Montgomery Blair and his first wife, Carolina Buckner Blair. After Caroline's death in 1844, Elizabeth went to live with her paternal grandparents, Francis Blair Sr. and Eliza Blair. She was formally adopted by them in 1846 when Francis remarried.
Elizabeth married Cyrus Ballou Comstock in 1869. Comstock was a career officer in the US military. The couple had one daughter, also named Elizabeth.
- Citation(s) for Biographical Information:
- Find a Grave. Last modified August 19, 2022. Accessed on August 19, 2022.
- Google Books. Last modified August 19, 2022. Accessed on August 19, 2022.
- Citation(s) for Birth Information:
- C.B. Comstock. A Comstock Genealogy. The Knickerbocker Press: New York, 1907.
Additional notes: https://books.google.com/books?id=rzoJAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA254&dq=elizabeth+blair+comstock+genealogy&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiOt_v65dP5AhUpk4kEHV1fCUQQ6AF6BAgIEAI#v=onepage&q=elizabeth%20blair%20comstock%20genealogy&f=false - Citation(s) for Death Information:
- C.B. Comstock. A Comstock Genealogy. The Knickerbocker Press: New York, 1907.
Additional notes: https://books.google.com/books?id=rzoJAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA254&dq=elizabeth+blair+comstock+genealogy&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiOt_v65dP5AhUpk4kEHV1fCUQQ6AF6BAgIEAI#v=onepage&q=elizabeth%20blair%20comstock%20genealogy&f=false