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HANNAH CLAFLIN, b. March 29, 1833; d. Jan. 13, 1852.
EUGENE HAMILTON, b. Dec. 1, 1834; res. in Mil.
Mr. Wenzell d. June, 1854, a. 55 yrs. Mrs. Polly m., 2d, George Blake of Medway; cer., date not given, by Rev. Dr. Jacob Ide; res. in Holl. No chn.
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William Henry Harrison m., 1st, Polly C. Adams; dates and particulars not given. Issue :-
AMOS FISHER, b. March 19, 1836; m. Nellie Sherwin. They res. in Holl., and have 1 son, Lewis Adams, b. Med., July 11, 1865.
Mrs. Polly d., date not given ; and the hus. m., 2d, Margaret Railton Thomp- son, dr. of John and Margaret (Hart) Railton, and adopted dr. of an aunt Thompson, all of Glasgow, Scotland. Her mr. d. when she was but 6 mos. old, and her fr. when she was about 2 yrs. She was brought over to Medway by the Thompson family at the age of 11 yrs., and was m. to W. H. H. Claflin in Med., April 28, 1839, by Rev. Dr. Ide. Their chn .: -
POLLY, b. Sept. 19, 1840; m. J. B. Moore, Hop., July 27, 1862.
MARGARET HART, b. March 2, 1842; m. Waldo Phipps, Aug. 17, 1862.
Mrs. Margaret d. in Holl., March 17, 1861, a. 43 yrs. 4 mos. and 11 ds. W. H. H. Claflin suffered long from a cancer. He was disabled from business 3 yrs., and d. in Mil., Aug. 1, 1873, a. 59 yrs. and 4 mos.
Hamlet was m. to Betsey Curtis, Med., April 2, 1839, by Rev. Dr. Ide. Their chn. : -
CALVIN, b. Aug. 31, 1840; d. March 31, 1871.
JOSEPH CURTIS, b. Sept. 26, 1842; res .. Holl.
ELIZA CURTIS, b. Sept. 24, 1846; d. Sept. 13, 1865.
Thomas Whittemore Claflin was m. to Lucy Ann P. Walker of Holl., at Mendon, Feb. 8, 1842, by the writer. Their chn. were, -
PHINEHAS ADAMS, GEORGE D., d. young; GEORGE D., 2d, and HANNAH ALMIRA, d. young.
Present res. of this family unknown to me.
Ethan Calvin Claflin was m. to Amy Ann Winsor, Holl., June 8, 1853, by Rev. John Nichols. Their chn. were, -
HANNAH JANE, b. Aug. 7, 1856; d. Nov. 24, 1858.
HELEN FRANCES, b. Jan. 20, 1866.
Ethan C. and family res. in So. Milford.
Grandchn., 17; now living, 7. Gt. grandehn., 30; now living, 20.
CLARK. Our oldest Clark families were near neighbors, rather than towns- folk; though some of them became such.
CLARK, THEOPHILUS, of Holl., is said to have been a son of Theophilus in Medway, who was a descendant, perhaps son, of Joseph of Medfield, who, with wf. Experience, may have been the parents of Hephzibah Clark that m. Dea. Gideon Albee in 1745-46. Theophilus, 2d, had, -
CLARK, NAHUM, who res. on our border, and had intimate relations with our Mil. people, m. Mary Stearns, dr. of Jonathan and Beulah (Chadwick) . Stearns, b. in our Precinct, Feb. 6, 1753; cer. July 9, 1772, by Rev. A. Frost. Their chn. :-
JOTHAM, b. Holl., Jan. 13, 1773; an intellectual genius and adventurer.
BEULAH, b. Holl., Jan. 12, 1775; m. Artemas Albee.
ABIJAH, b. Holl., Sept. 1, 1776; m., 1st, Lydia Whitney, 1798; 2d, Judith Hayward, 1808.
CYNTHIA, b. Holl., July 1, 1778; m. Nathaniel Ward.
THEOPHILUS, b. Holl., Feb. 16, 1784; m. Betsey Green.
NAHUM, Jun., b. Holl., Nov. 27, 1786; m., 1st, Zilpha Thayer; 2d, Olive Fairbanks.
LUCINDA, b. Holl., April 2, 1790; m. Moses Claflin.
The parents, and, after them, Nahum, jun., owned a farm just in the edge
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of Holl., formerly, but later Med., on the old crooked road to Med., long since discontinued. They were connected with our Cong. ch., and, until 1812, at- tended pub. worship here. But about that time Mr. C. fell under censure for what the ch. deemed laxity in keeping the sabbath. He would acknowledge no sin in the case, and was finally cast out of the ch. Twelve yrs. later, when I came to know him and his wf., they had become Universalists. I ministered at both their funerals. . He d. July 8, 1829, a. 80 yrs. Mrs. Mary, his wid., d. June 14, 1840, a. 87 yrs. She was a sister of Lieut. David Stearns.
CLARK, JOTHAM, as already said, was an intellectual genius, and quite an adventurer in quest of fortune. My friend Alfred Bragg gave me, some yrs. ago, the outlines of his biography; but my recollection is too indistinct to repeat them with decent accuracy. He was a particular friend of Col. Arial Bragg, and stood high in the estimation of many personal acquaint- ances. Two letters to his bro. Nahum, written from the far South, were left by Mr. B. in my possession; and, as they give some insight into his genius and character, I take the liberty to offer them to my readers. They are as follows : -
Mr. NAHUM CLARK.
CHARLESTON, S.C., Dec. 13, 1822.
Dear Sir, - When I saw you last, you requested me to write to you if I left Boston. Little did I think of writing from this place. I left Boston on the 4th of October, in the brig "Sarah Morrill," Capt. Lord, bound to New Orleans. Nothing interesting happened on our passage, till the 8th of Novem- ber. We left Salt-Key Bank in the morning; and, about ten o'clock, we dis- covered a sail to the windward, standing down under a press of sail. We did not like her appearance, and made all sail possible, but found she came up with us fast. For my part, I watched them with the spy-glass till I felt convinced that they were pirates, and then went below, and put on two shirts and two pairs of pantaloons, vest, coat, and a new eight-dollar hat. I then put my watch in the spout of the pump. By the time I had done this, they had come so nigh us that we could plainly discover they were armed, and the deck covered with men. They fired a shot to the windward, and we hove to. They then manned their boat, and boarded us, armed with muskets, pistols, sabres, etc., drove us into the cabin, and tacked ship for Cuba. They then drove us out of the cabin into the forecastle, and shut over the hatch. We found our new lodgings to be very uncomfortable, - twelve of us stowed in so small a place, with but very little air, - and our burden of clothes soon made the heat almost insupportable. About eleven o'clock they ran the brig aground. Our feelings at this can better be imagined than described. Our last hope seemed to vanish with the shock. They then let go the sheet-anchor, but in a few moments cut her cable, and again let her drive against the shore. But, after some delibera- tion, they took the boats and crew of the ship "William and Henry" from New York, which they had captured, together with our crew, and commenced. towing her off. About daylight, to our great joy, she floated; and before sun- rise they permitted us to go on deck again. We found ourselves surrounded by two piratical schooners, one brig and one schooner from Boston, one schooner from Salem, and the above-mentioned ship. Soon after, we discovered two schooners standing into the bay, which proved to be the United-States schooner " Alligator," twelve guns, and the armed schooner " Plow-Boy." The pirates, on discovering these, left us, and took to their own vessels. The wind dying away at this time, " The Alligator " found it impossible to overhaul them, and marned
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her boats, and pursued them immediately. We ran down under the stern of " The Alligator," and came to an anchor. We then got into our launch, went on board " The Alligator," got some muskets and boarding-pikes, and made all haste to join the other boats. But before we could come up with them, the action was over, which terminated in the capture of the piratical schooner that captured us. She was armed with one eighteen-pounder and six sixes. All the men but one made their escape in their boats, and joined the other schooner. The boats then attacked the other schooner, but found it too well defended with cannon and musketry to be taken with open row-boats. Capt. Allen of " The Alligator" was killed, with three others, and several wounded. The pirates had several killed; and some jumped overboard, and were drowned. They robbed us of every thing they could lay their hands on, and put it on board their vessel. They took every thing from me, except what I had on; and several had their clothing taken from their backs. The coast was literally covered with wrecks of vessels, trunks, goods, etc. We all arrived at Matanzas two days afterwards, lay there seven days, and then sailed for this place, where we arrived the 25th of last month for adjudication, and to settle salvage. I don't expect to get a single article of my property back again. The United- States officers seem determined to swear me out of the whole. There have already some harsh compliments passed between us on the subject. Dec. 21. I expect to leave here to-morrow for New Orleans in the brig "Sarah Morrill," in company with the brigs "Belvedere" and "Iris." We all go armed with muskets, cannon, pistols, etc., and are determined not to be taken again alive. Our reasons for this are as follows: We have good reason to think, if taken again, our lives will not be spared, and had much rather sell them as dearly as possible, than to be murdered in cool blood by these Spanish robbers.
Yours very respectfully,
JOTHAM CLARK.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 15, 1823. Mr. NAHUM CLARK.
Dear Sir, -I have again taken the liberty to address you, as I am con- scious, that, wherever I am, you will do me the kindness to interest yourself in my welfare. It gives me pleasure to inform you that I am here at last. I arrived here on the 6th of February, destitute of clothes, and but three dollars and sixty-two cents of money, - the remainder of ten dollars that a friend gave me the day I left Charleston. I landed near the market; and, as the business in that part of the city is mostly done in the French language, and not knowing that any one was in the city whom I had previously been acquainted with, I had a hearty inclination to attend to those great and important questions : What am I? where am I? and for what ani I destined ? While wandering up and down the city in this unpleasant situation, I met a friend I had formerly been acquainted with in Boston, whom I had heard died of the yellow fever last season. He left Boston in the same situation that I did, about four years since. He invited me to his house, and told me to stay there till I could get something to do to advantage. I accordingly accepted his invitation, and staid there about ten days, and then let myself to tend a flat-boat where they traded in bacon, butter, lard, etc., for twenty dollars per month. I staid there about five weeks, and then tended a shoe-store about as much longer, when I was taken sick, and confined to my room until the middle of May. When I got able to go out again, my old friend, Tirrill, proposed to set me up in the boat.
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I accordingly accepted his offer; and he furnished me with about five hundred dollars, and I commenced business again on half-profit. We yesterday made our calculations, and found that I had cleared upwards of three hundred dol- lars. This pleased him so well, that he proposed to furnish me with groceries to go on a trading expedition to Bayo Sara. I think I shall accept the offer, and leave here for Natchez in the first steamer that leaves port, and go from Natchez to Bayo Sara. I think I shall return here again in the autumn, after the yellow fever is over. I wish you to call on Mr. Little of Boston, and get a quarto Bible and Buck's Theological Dictionary, and present them to my mother; and also get the New-York Magazine in four volumes, Paine's Works, Hymn-book, and some other books, which I do not recollect the title of now (for I lost my catalogue when I was taken), and keep them yourself. Mr. Little married David Brown's sister, and you will find him out by inquiring of Abel Brown. I should be glad to hear from you and all our friends to the northward. I have not heard one word from any of you since I left Boston. I wrote you from Charleston, and gave you some account of my capture by the pirates, which I expect you have received. I wish you to write me on the receipt of this, and direct it to the care of Joseph Tirrill of New Orleans; and also put me in a way to get a letter to and from my mother. Remember me to all our friends, and to my grandparents in particular. I proffer my warmest wishes to the Great Fountain of Honor, the Monarch of the Universe, for their welfare and happi- ness, - that he may through a long life crown with domestic bliss! And in bright cloudless skies may their last sun go down ! Remember me to Col. Bragg. Tell him I should be glad to receive a line from him, and hear how he and his family are prospering. I like this place very well for business. The quantity of produce brought here from the upper country is incredible to a Northerner. There are about a thousand flat-boats and barges arriving here annually from the upper country, with very valuable cargoes of pork, lard, flour, etc. The flat-boats are generally from sixty to ninety feet long, and about sixteen feet wide, and will carry a cargo worth from fifteen hundred to three thousand dollars. I shall conclude with begging you to give Mrs. Clark my warmest wishes for her welfare, and accept the same for yourself.
From
JOTHAM CLARK.
CLARK, ABIJAH, the next oldest son of Nahum and Mary (Stearns) Clark, m., as aforesaid, his two successive wives, and set. in Becket, where, I presume, he d. I shall be able to notice but one of his chn.
CLARK, THEOPHILUS, the next oldest son, was many yrs. a citizen of Mil., in the Bear-hill dist. He m. Betsey Green, dr. of Moses and Jerusha (Wis- wall) Green, b. Mil., Nov. 22, 1792; date and particulars of cer. not ascer- tained. Their chn .: -
NOAH WISWALL, b. Mil., Oct. 5, 1814.
MARY STEARNS, b. Mil., Jan. 13, 1817; m. Daniel Perry, Holl., Oct., 1839.
MOSES GREEN, b. Mil., Jan. 7, 1820.
SALLY, b. Mil., March 20, 1822.
BETSEY GREEN, b. Mil., Nov. 3, 1826.
THEOPHILUS ALBERT, b. Mil., June 22, 1830.
. Mrs. Betsey d. Aug. 1, 1840; and not long afterwards the fr. and his chn. removed to Ill., to Galena or its vicinity. No further traced.
CLARK, NAHUM, Jun., the youngest son, lived and d., if I mistake not, on the
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paternal homestead, or the near vicinity of Braggville. I cannot state with certainty how many chu. he had. I knew but one: -
ZILPHA THAYER, birth-date not ascertained; m. Moses Pond, jun., Nov. 21, 1838.
CLARK, ABIJAH STEARNS 6 (Abijah,5 Nahum,4 Theophilus,3 Theophilus,2 Joseph 1), gd. son of Nahum and Mary Stearns; b. Holl., 1804; mr.'s maiden name Lydia Whitney; m. Lucinda Partridge, dr. of Aaron and Abigail F. (Pond) Partridge, b. Bell., April 5, 1804; cer. Mil., Oct. 24, 1827, by Rev. D. Long. Issue : -
HARRIET AMANDA, b. Mil., July 28, 1828; m. Heman F. Hersey, 1848; she d. 1868.
GEORGE ALBERT, b. Mil., Dec. 5, 1829; m. Louisa Blake, Franklin, 1852.
CHARLES EVERETT, b. Mil., March 29, 1832; m. Harriet M. Madden, 1855.
Grandehn, 7. - ELLEN HERSEY, HENRY HERSEY, EVERETT HERSEY, AL- BERT HERSEY; NETTIE CLARK, CHARLES CLARK, ch. George A .; ALICE CLARK, dr. Charles E.
The fr. was a laborious carpenter and well-disposed citizen, who had a little homestead at the fork of Medway and Birch Sts. He d. there, March 28, 1864. Mrs. Lucinda, his wid., and her sons, survive him.
CLARK, LOVELL, son of Abel, a tradesman in Pomfret, Conn., and later in Woodstock; b. in Woodstock, Conn., Sept. 19, 1777; left an only surviving child at the age of 7 yrs., both parents dying within 3 ds. of each other; brought by his uncle Joseph Lovell from Woodstock to Medway, on horse- back behind said uncle, immediately after losing his parents ; lived with said uncle till manhood; m. Mary Bullen, dr. of Jeduthan and Dolly Bullen, b. Med., Oct., 28, 1774; cer. Med., May 15, 1794, by Rev. Nathan Buckman. Their chn .: -
ABEL, b. Mil., Feb. 14, 1795; m., 1st, Clarinda Kilburn; 2d, Amanda Albee. CHESTER, b. Mil., Nov. 13, 1796; m. Mary Pierce, Mil., April 2, 1822; he d. March 7, 1841.
BETSEY, b. Mil., Nov. 14, 1799; d. Mil., May 14, 1800.
ABIGAIL LOVELL, b. Mil., July 26, 1800; in. William Ware, April 7, 1822.
ROSALINDA, b. Mil., Aug. 5, 1802; unm .; res. Mil.
KEZIA LOVELL, b. Mil., Oct. 30, 1804; m. Edward Adams, E. Med., Oct. 4, 1829.
MARY, b. Mil., Feb. 14, 1806; d. Mil., March 16, 1807.
JOHN ADAMS, b. Mil., July 2, 1808; m. Dorinda Scammel, Mil., April 10, 1833.
NANCY, b. Mil., Nov. 20, 1810; m. Theodore Harding, E. Med., June 6, 1833; she d. Nov. 10, 1857.
DAVID, b. Holl., Nov. 26, 1812; d. Holl., April 30, 1814.
JOSEPH LOVELL, b. Holl., April 1, 1815; m. Anziana Maria Ide, April 16, 1843.
JOANNA, b. Holl., May 6, 1817; d. Holl., March 7, 1818.
Lovell Clark and wf. came from Med. immediately after mge., and took up their abode on the farm known in our time as the Eli Chapin place, now occu- pied by Fenner M. Inman. Mr. C. bought that farm of Benjamin Godfrey, March 19, 1794. There they dwelt 12 yrs., and then sold it to Eli Chapin. The next 2 yrs. they lived on hired farms in town. Next they purchased a home- stead in Holl., and dwelt thereon 12 yrs. In 1821 Mr. C. purchased the ancient Isaac Parkhurst farm of Marvel Chapin, and set. his family again in Mil.
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Hus. and wf. were steadfast members of the Cong. ch., and adorned their pro- fession by exemplary lives. They were sober, upright, industrious, unostenta- tious people, and justly held in solid esteem. Mr. C. was a very strict observer of the Sabbath, and a devoted attendant on public worship. Nothing but absolute necessity would prevent his regular attendance on the services of the sanctuary. He was a most reverent supporter of Rev. David Long during his pastorate. Five of his 12 chn. belonged to the same ch .; and Rev. Mr. Long solemnized the marriages of 7 of the family. He and wf. Mary had 3 sons and 5 drs. b. in Mil., and in Holl. 2 sons and 2 drs. 1 son and 3 drs. d. in infancy ; the other 8 lived to maturity. Of these, 7 were m., and only 1 remained single. 5 are now living, 3 in Mil. and 2 in Med.
Mr. C. and family had a mnost remarkable dog, - scarcely less pious than the rest of the household, especially in attendance on public worship, and deport- ment during the services. He equalled his master in punctuality and regular- ity. As surely as Sunday came and the Cong. bell rung, he gravely proceeded to ch., and posted himself directly under the pulpit, which was then supported by small pillars. There he remained during the services, invariably rising on his feet, as the congregation did, for singing, prayer, and benediction, and the rest of the time quietly sitting on his haunches, or lying recumbent. As to the Universalist ch. bell, he took no notice of it whatever, - having due aversion for the heresy to which it suminoned the reprobate.
At length his master was tempted so far from the path of rectitude as to tire of the dog's company in the house of God. So he shut him up in close quarters at home during the hours of divine service. But this was too severe a priva- tion for that canine devotee, who frequently made his escape, and repaired to his position under the pulpit, from which nothing but dire restraint could with- hold him.
But he was getting old, and his master hired an executioner to despatch him outright. One Thursday the exploit was attempted in the barn where the dog lay asleep. A terrible blow, presumed to be effectual, was given him on the head, which wounded him badly, but failed even to stun him. He leaped in agony from the presence of his would-be destroyer, ran away from the premises, and was supposed to have died on his flight. Yet he survived ; and lo! the next Sunday appeared at ch. again, to the astonishment of the family.
Poor abused worshipper! His master now relented, and tried to flatter him home with him, but could induce him to come only a part of the way. Finally one of the boys got him home, nursed his aching head, and it was unanimously resolved that his life should be held sacred. After this he lived several yrs., and attended ch. every Sunday regularly without molestation. Somehow at last he was lost on a journey to Providence, R.I., and never more found. Surely such a dog, if animals have immortality, ought to have a place among the blessed. The transmigrationists might plausibly claim him as a strong illustration of their doctrine. Anyhow, he was no heterodox dog.
Lovell Clark d., on his Purchase St. homestead, July 23, 1839. Mrs. Mary, his wid., d. April 23, 1857.
CLARK, ABEL 3 (Lovell,2 Abel1), b. Mil., Feb. 14, 1795; m., 1st, Clarinda Kil-
burn of Wardsbury, Vt. ; ptge., birth-date, etc., not ascertained ; cer. Oct., 1818, particulars not learned. I do not seem to find on our records any data relating to the issue of this inge. Mrs. Clarinda d. Dec. 2, 1824. The hus. m., 2d, Amanda Albee, dr. of Seth and Elizabeth (Lambert) Albee, b. Mil., July 26, 1804; cer. June 13, 1827, by Rev. D. Long. Issue, so far as I have ascertained, -
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MARY ELIZABETH, b. Mil., Dec. 31, 1829; d. July 1, 1836.
ELLEN MARIA, b. Mil., Nov. 15, 1831; m. Asa Parker Miller, Oct. 1, 1849; res. Pittsburg, Penn.
LOVELL WINSLOW, b. Mil., May 8, 1834.
SARAH ALBEE, b. Mil., Nov. 23, 1836; m. Henry Alger; res. Ashland.
LAURA ANN, b. Mil., Feb. 26, 1839.
CHESTER, b. Mil., Dec. 15, 1841; d. Aug. 31, 1843.
Abel Clark 3 d. at his homestead on Dilla St., Aug. 23, 1867. Mrs. Amanda, his wid., d. 1868.
CLARK, CHESTER 3 (Lovell,2 Abel1), b. Mil., Nov. 13, 1796; m. Polly, alias Mary Pierce, dr. of Nathaniel and Tryphena (Barber) Pierce, b. May 27, 1795; cer. April 2, 1822, by Rev. David Long. Issue :-
CHESTER, b. Aug. 24, 1824; d. July 3, 1833.
WILLARD, Capt., b. Dec. 5, 1829; m., 1st, Sarah Cheney; 2d, Amelia Rock- wood; 3d, Lizzie Tucker.
EMILY, b. Oct. 31, 1835; m. Timri Thurber, July 28, 1858.
A worthy family. Mr. C. was a house-painter by occupation, and a respected citizen. He d., in the prime of middle age, May 29, 1841. His wid. still survives. CLARK, JOHN ADAMS 3 (Lovell,2 Abel1), b. Mil., July 2, 1808; farmer; m.
Dorinda Scammell, dr. of Alexander and Ede (Daniell) Scammell, b. Mil., July 11, 1811; cer. April 10, 1833, by Rev. D. Long. Issue : -
JOANNA b. Mil., May 22, 1835; d. immediately.
JANE SCAMMELL (twins), b. Mil., May 22, 1835; m. Walter S. Haynes, March 15, 1854; 4 chn.
JOANNA MARIA, b. Mil., Dec. 14, 1836; m. Edwin A. Albee, Oct. 31, 1855; 1 child; res. No. Dana.
ELIZABETH LOVELL, b. Mil., Nov. 11, 1839; m. Moody T. Trevitt, 1860; she d. Feb. 4, 1861; 1 child.
JULIAN AUGUSTA, b. Mil., Dec. 12, 1841.
CHARLES AUGUSTUS, b. Mil., Oct. 26, 1844; m. Hannah Woodward, March 18, 1869; res. Spencer ; 2 chn.
ALBERT BULLEN, b. Mil., March 19, 1849; m. Alma J. Tainter, Oct. 15, 1873; res. Westboro'.
GEORGE HENRY, Rev., b. Mil., Oct. 29, 1850; m. Lizzie J. Packard, June 26, 1878; Meth. clergyman.
J. A. Clark and family res. many yrs. on the old Caleb Cheney place, Con- gress St. Their more recent home is in West Medway. Worthy family, in less prosperous circumstances than formerly.
CLARK, JOSEPH LOVELL 3 (Lovell,2 Abel1), b. Hol., April 1, 1815; farmer; m. Anziana Maria Ide, dr. of Timothy and Betsey (Allyn) Ide, b. East Providence, R.I., March 11, 1816; cer. Mil., April 16, 1843, by Rev. D. Long. Issue : -
LUCY MARIA, b. Mil., Feb. 25, 1844; res., unm., with parents.
CHESTER LOVELL, b. Mil., May 15, 1851; m. Lucetta Olive Hayward, Nov. 29, 1876.
ANNA ELIZABETH, b. Mil., Nov. 27, 1853; d. July 5, 1858.
Mr. Clark and family are among our worthy and substantial people. They own and occupy the paternal homestead on Purchase St. The spacious domi- cile in which the families of father and only son live was built by Marvel Chapin in 1815. It was in a large upper hall thereof that the famous Select Seminary was taught by Abigail Faxon Thayer, elsewhere noticed. Lovell
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Clark purchased and took possession of the estate in 1821. The present dwellers there can point with pride to a venerable elm-tree, near the south end of their mansion, nearly 12} ft. in circumference, which they claim must be over a cen- tury old. During a recent severe gale of wind and rain, a large limb with two branches was torn from it. One of these branches measured 55} ft. in length, and the other 35 ft. They are nursing another vigorous elm at the north end of the house, which J. L. Clark says he set out there in 1849, when about 2 ft. high and the size of a pipe-stem. Its circumference is now 4} ft. The future antiquary may have something to say of these and some other famous elms in town. They have, too, an old English pear-tree in their garden, 65 yrs. old, grafted with Bartlett scions in 1870, which now yields both kinds admirably.
Chester Lovell Clark, who is the mainstay of his fr. in business affairs, is quite a milk-producer, and supplies many customers. He and Mrs. Lucetta, his faithful helpmeet, have 1 dr .; viz. :-
BERTHA ANNA, b. Nov. 10, 1877.
CLARK, Capt. WILLARD 4; no family record obtained. See War-Record. CLARK, Dr. LYMAN S .; pedigree untraced; b. Feb. 14, 1786, in Wayne Co., N.Y .; m. Sarah (Johnson) White, wid. of Ezekiel White; cer. in Thompson, Conn., Aug. 12, 1838. No chn. Dr. Clark was the fr. of several chn. by a former wf., among whom were, -
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