Margaret C. COMERFORD

1876 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Margaret C. COMERFORD
  Birth	1876	Boston, Suffolk, MA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I49132	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2009

  
  

  Father	Lawrence F. COMERFORD,   b. 1847, NL d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Margaret WELSH
  Family ID	F20420	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alma Walford HARNISH,   b. 19 Aug 1884, Hubbard's Cove, Halifax, NS d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	29 Nov 1908	Gloucester, Essex, MA   [2]
  Notes	Actually, the MA register has Alma HARNISH married to a Janet Rankin on this date (my transcription of the record has been verified as being accurate). But the 1910 Census of Gloucester, MA clearly proves that Alma W. HARNISH, son of Hezekiah (Alma's brother Seymour is a member of Alma's household), marries a Margaret COMERFORD (Lawrence COMERFORD, Alma's father-in-law is also a member of Alma's household); given that they have been married for one year on 1 April 1910, the odd are 3:1 that they were married in 1908. In addition, the birth and death records for a son who is born and dies on 31 Aug 1909 name the parents as Alma HARNISH and Margaret COMERFORD. So my suspicion is that somewhere in the MA Civil Marriage Registrations, someone who really married Janet RANKIN is shown as marrying Margaret COMERFORD. [Bob H] Actually, the MA register has Alma HARNISH married to a Janet Rankin on this date (my transcription of the record has been verified as being accurate). But the 1910 Census of Gloucester, MA clearly proves that Alma W. HARNISH, son of Hezekiah (Alma's brother Seymour is a member of Alma's household), marries a Margaret COMERFORD (Lawrence COMERFORD, Alma's father-in-law is also a member of Alma's household); given that they have been married for one year on 1 April 1910, the odd are 3:1 that they were married in 1908. In addition, the birth and death records for a son who is born and dies on 31 Aug 1909 name the parents as Alma HARNISH and Margaret COMERFORD. So my suspicion is that somewhere in the MA Civil Marriage Registrations, someone who really married Janet RANKIN is shown as marrying Margaret COMERFORD. [Bob H]
  Children	1. Mildred R. HARNISH,   b. 1899, MA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: Adopted]  [Mother: Adopted]   2. Infant HARNISH,   b. 31 Aug 1909, Gloucester, Essex, MA d. 31 Aug 1909, Gloucester, Essex, MA (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F17901	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S89] 1910 Census of *MA*, Essex County, ED 297 (Gloucester), family #108. [S1856] MA Vital Records, 1841–, 1908, Vol. 578, p.400, #163.