Comfort William Fadden

1784 - 1874  (89 years)

• Name	Comfort William Fadden
  Birth	17 Aug 1784	Rensselaerville, Albany County, New York
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	1812
  	War of 1812
  Death	2 Apr 1874	Rouses Point, Clinton County, New York
  Burial	Saint Georges Anglican Cemetery, Clarenceville, Québec
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39871816/comfort_william-fadden
  Notes	WAR OF 1812 (Canadian) VETERAN- Comfort W. Fadden was the son of John Fadden and Catherine A. Vanderwerken. He was born 17 August 1784 in the Manor of Rensselaerswyck, Albany County, New York. He may have been named for his step-grandfather, Comfort Whiting, who raised his father from the age of 5. He married at Noyan, Nov. 25, 1809 to Nancy Scott. Living in Canada many years, after his wife's death, was with son Ira's family in Clarenceville, Can (1861) migrated to Vermont with dau. Catherine's family (1870) and New York, living with spinster daughter Jane. He died 2 April 1874 at Rouses Point, Clinton County, New York. Known children were Lydia, Catharine Amanda, William, Sally, Jane, Ira Flagg, Nancy, Richard, and Melvina. There were about 57 grandchildren.
  Person ID	I52838	OurNorthernRoots | Kimberley's Ancestor
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Sergeant John Fadden, Jr.,   b. 7 Sep 1754, Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 29 Jul 1825, Alburgh, Grand Isle County, Vermont (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Catherine Amanda VanDerWerken,   b. 1759, Fort Plain, Herkimer County, New York d. 9 Feb 1849, Noyan, Québec (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	4 Dec 1778	Albany, Albany County, New York
  Family ID	F19261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane Scott,   b. 1795, Noyan, Québec d. 4 Jun 1880, New Auburn, Sibley County, Minnesota (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	28 Nov 1809	Alburgh, Grand Isle County, Vermont
  Children	+ 1. Thomas Albert Fadden,   b. 1813, Ontario d. 6 Jun 1874, Le Sueur, Le Sueur County, Minnesota (Age 61 years)   2. Richard Fadden,   b. 6 Jul 1826, Québec d. 29 Sep 1912 (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F19260	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 17 Aug 1784 - Rensselaerville, Albany County, New York Marriage - 28 Nov 1809 - Alburgh, Grand Isle County, Vermont Death - 2 Apr 1874 - Rouses Point, Clinton County, New York Burial - - Saint Georges Anglican Cemetery, Clarenceville, Québec  = Link to Google Earth
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