SIXTH GENERATION

241. Christopher Columbus COMEE ⁽¹⁾ was born on 28 Jan 1827 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts. During the Civil Was he was a First Sergeant of Company G, 94th Reg new York Volunteers. On 14 May 1862 he was commissioned a First Lieutenant and on 1 November 1862 to Captain. He served in the Battle of Cedar Mountain, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Christopher was taken prisoner 1 July 1863 at Gettysburg and taken to Libby prison until 7 March 1864 when he was delivered to the U.S. authorities at City Point, Virginia. He was taken to Annapolis, Maryland and eventually to Camp Parole where he was seen by medical personnel. He was said to have been very weak in body. He was given 20 days leave of absence which he used to visit his family at Bellville, New York. At the Battle of Cold Harbor, 12 Jun 1864, Christopher took ill and was carried from the field. He never really recovered from his incarceration at Libby Prison.

He was married to Maroa GRISWOLD (daughter of Sylvester GRISWOLD) on 2 Sep 1847 in Adams, New York. Christopher Columbus COMEE and Maroa GRISWOLD had the following children:

+413 i. Emma Jane COMEE.
+414 ii. Sylvester Griswold COMEE.
+415 iii. Adelaide Lavera COMEE.
416 iv. Irene Mozelle COMEE⁽¹⁾ was born on 17 Dec 1857 in Ellisburg, New York.
417 v. Florence Viletta COMEE⁽¹⁾ was born on 29 Aug 1860 in Bellville, New York.
418 vi. Ellen Miriam COMEE⁽¹⁾ was born on 23 Jan 1862 in Belleville, New York. She died on 9 Jan 1867.
419 vii. Sarah Bertha COMEE⁽¹⁾ was born on 2 Jul 1866 in Waseka, Wisconsin.
+420 viii. Joseph Frederick COMEE.