History and directory of Newton and Ransom townships, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania; . He serv-ed from June 17, 1781 to about Dec. 15, 1782. HISTORY OF NEWTO,N TOWNSHIP 117 JUDSON C. AND GILES N. COMSTOOK are sons of Zel^ulon, Jr. and Hila Comstock, andgrandsons of Zebulon, Sr. one of the pioneersettlerp of Newton township. Giles N. was born in Exeter townshijD, Lu-zerne county, March 9, 1846. His father died(June 12, 1846) about three months afterGiles birth, and about two years later hismother married Llenry Walter and moved toNewton on the farm now owned by Chas. The five broth
History and directory of Newton and Ransom townships, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania; . He serv-ed from June 17, 1781 to about Dec. 15, 1782. HISTORY OF NEWTO,N TOWNSHIP 117 JUDSON C. AND GILES N. COMSTOOK are sons of Zel^ulon, Jr. and Hila Comstock, andgrandsons of Zebulon, Sr. one of the pioneersettlerp of Newton township. Giles N. was born in Exeter townshijD, Lu-zerne county, March 9, 1846. His father died(June 12, 1846) about three months afterGiles birth, and about two years later hismother married Llenry Walter and moved toNewton on the farm now owned by Chas. The five brothers ,fous;ht for the Soldiers Home in Johnson City, Tenn., havingserved in the Navy during the war. Lie railaway from home when a small boy and wenton a whaling vessel. He had been a lifelongsailor until he Avent to the Home about was born in iNewton township, May 8,1840 and died about 1906 in Missouri. Zsenalhwas born Feb. 27, 1842 and died about was born Oct. 25, 1843 and is the wifeof Thomas Fitzgerald and lives at 720 Tunk-hannock Ave., West RESIDENCE OF GEORGE LEVI COON Union in the Civil War. Giles and Judsonenlisted Feb. 29, 1864 in 11th Pa. Calvary atScran ton, and served until mustered out, , 1865. Giles also enlisted April 11, 1872in the U. S. Army and served in the 4th U. for five years, and fought several bat-tles against the Indians through the was the only one of the five brotherswho ever married. Zebuloi^ Comstock, Jr. was born May 14,1808, near Forty Fort, and his wife, AszeniathCrossier, was bom in New Jersey, July 1, 1811and died Jan. 9, 1884. Their oldest son, Kings-ley, was born Aug. 12, 1833, and was killed inthe army, June 14, 1862. Judson C. was bornin Carbondale, Nov. 23, 1836. Raymond, bornin Newton township, Feb. 8, 1838, and is at the GEORGE LEVI COON George Levi Coon was born in Brenchville,Ya., Sept. 22nd, 1858, and when three years oldcame to Newton townshii^ with his grandfat
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