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Wilton in Fairfield County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Major Samuel Comstock

 
 
Major Samuel Comstock Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, May 5, 2010
1. Major Samuel Comstock Marker
Inscription.
In Memory Of
Major Samuel Comstock
1739 --- 1824
A Private
In The French and Indian War
A Captain In The Revolutionary War
July 1776 --- June 1783
Serving At
White Plains Germantown Fort Mifflin
Valley Forge Monmouth Yorktown
Commissioned Major October 10, 1783
His Wife
Mercy Mead
1741 - 1816

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, French and IndianWar, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1783.
 
Location. 41° 11.891′ N, 73° 26.649′ W. Marker is in Wilton, Connecticut, in Fairfield County. Marker can be reached from Ridgefield Road (Connecticut Route 33) 0.2 miles north of Belden Hill Road, on the left when traveling north. Located in Hillside Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wilton CT 06897, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Joseph Edward Turner, M.D. (a few steps from this marker); Hillside Cemetery World War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilton Roll of Honor (approx. 0.6 miles away); Wilton Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Wilton (approx. 1.1 miles away); Captain Clapp Raymond (approx.
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1.2 miles away); Weston (approx. 3.4 miles away); Weston Vietnam War & Persian Gulf War Monument (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilton.
 
Major Samuel Comstock Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, May 5, 2010
2. Major Samuel Comstock Marker
Major Samuel Comstock Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, May 5, 2010
3. Major Samuel Comstock Marker
Hillside Cemetery image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, May 5, 2010
4. Hillside Cemetery
Established 1818
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,335 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 8, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.

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