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(IV) Solomon, son of John (2) Clark, was born in Lee, New Hampshire, in 1783, and died in Barnstead, March 15, 1859. He married Sarah Daniels, who was born in Portsmouth, New Hamp- shire, in 1793, and died November 10, 1868. Their children were: Joseph, John D., Solomon, Albert, Abbie D. and Jewett Clark.
(V) John D., second child and son of Solomon and Sarah Clark, was born in Barnstead, February 14, 1820, and died in that town January 16, 1904. He lived at home with his parents until twenty years old, and then purchased the farm on which he afterward lived, and which is now owned by his son Alonzo. Mr. Clark's first wife was Eliza- beth N. Adams, born 1817, died October 20, 1870. His second wife was Louisa A. Berry, born in 1828 and died July 10, 1893. She was a daughter of Peter Berry. John D. and Elizabeth (Adams) Clark had seven children: Jane, Everett, Leonora F., Mary Ann, Emma, Levi A. and Alonzo.
(VI) Everett, second child and elder son of John D. and Elizabeth (Adams) Clark, was born in the town of Barnstead, July 19, 1845, on the farm where his great-grandfather settled previous to the Revolution, and which he himself now owns. In 1867 he left home and went to Boston, where he entered the employ of his uncles, who then were cotton waste merchants doing business under the firm style of Adams Bros. He eventually acquired an interest in the business, and in 1879 became its sole proprietor, successor to the firm, but always has retained the old firm name, which for half a century has been known in trade circles through- out the eastern states. In connection with his ex- tensive business interests in Boston, Mr. Clark still retains the old home farm in Barnstead, and has added to it until his lands in the town comprise four hundred acres. It is one of the best appointed farms in Belknap county, and the summer home of its owner, whose favorite pleasure is hunting in the country about the town where he was born.
(II) Jonathan (2), son of John and Zipporah Clark, was born July 16, 1715, in Stratham, New Hampshire, and resided in mature life at Epping, New Hampshire.
(III) Lieutenant Jonathan Clark, born July 14, 1750, in Epping, was married September 23, 1779. to Nancy Clifford, daughter of David Clifford, of Brentwood, New Hampshire. Their children were : George L., Greenleaf, Samuel (died young), Sam- uel and two others.
(IV) George Lewis, eldest child of Lieutenant Jonathan and Nancy (Clifford) Clark, was born April 28, 1780, in Epping. He served in the United States Navy, and died at Philadelphia, Pennsyl- vania, about 1843. He was married on Christmas day, 1800, to Charlotte Turner. She was born in Portsmouth, a daughter of Captain George Turner. The latter was born in 1731, and died July 17, 1821, in Portsmouth, aged ninety years. His second wife, Elizabeth Cottes, was born in 1751, and died May 24, 1790, in Portsmouth.
(V) Abbie Turner, daughter of George L. and Charlotte (Turner) Clark, became the wife of Dr. Ezra Carter, of Concord (see Carter, VIII).
(V) Selina Walker, daughter of George L. and Charlotte (Turner) Clark, was born December 22, 1818, in Portsmouth, and became the wife of George (2) Minot (see Minot, XIII).
(Third Family.)
The family of this name in New Hamp-
CLARK shire, which sprang from the immi- grant, Deacon James Clark, has con- tributed much toward the development of the state. Their ancestor, like the other Scotch-Irish. was fitted to fill his place in the wilderness in which he settled, and transmitted to his posterity many noble. traits of character.
(I) Deacon James Clark was born in Ireland in 1691, and died October 13, 1768, in Londonderry, New Hampshire, whither he came with the Scotch- Irish who became proprietors of Londonderry, he being one of them. He was a brother of John Clark, who died in Londonderry, January 13, 1721, and of Matthew Clark, who married Elizabeth Lindsay, and was drowned at Amoskeag Falls, May 28, 1731. Deacon Clark was a leading citizen in Londonderry, honored in life and distinguished by descendants of character and ability. He married, in Londonderry, May 22, 1722, Elizabeth (Fulton) Wilson, widow of James Wilson. The story of the capture of James and Elizabeth (Fulton) Wilson by pirates during the voyage to America is part of the well-known history of the Londonderry colon- ists : Elizabeth died July 9, 1732, and James Wilson died in Boston, in 1720. Deacon Clark married (second) Mary, who died April 19, 1762, aged sixty-three. Deacon Clark had children: John, Matthew, Eleanor, Samuel and George.
(II) Samuel, third son and fourth child of Dea- con James Clark, settled with his brother George in Windham, when that town was an unbroken forest. They built a camp near where Henry Clark, a descendant of George Clark, has since built a house, on a spot which is still pointed out. Together they owned a large tract of land, and finally ran a straight line through it for a division. Samuel Clark was a very honest and conscientious man, and would never receive more for an article than he would be willing to pay. It is related that a neighbor went to buy a cow of him and asked the price. "Wait a moment and I will tell you," said William, walking away a few rods and talking audi- bly to himself he said, "How much would Samuel (himself) be willing to pay? Would Samuel pay so much?" (naming a price). "No! Samuel would pay so much (naming another amount) and I will take that price." He returned to his neighbor, and the bargain was soon concluded. His death oc- curred under unusually sad circumstances. He was returning on horseback from Butler's mill one dark, stormy night, and lost his way. The last person he ever conversed with was the hunter. Butterfield, who camped beneath Butterfield's rock. Leaving
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him he started for his home, which he never reached. In the morning he was found by the side of the highway, holding his horse by the bridle rein, which was wound around his wrist. He died November 27, 1792, aged sixty-seven years. His children were: James, born February 21, 1758; Mary, October 3, 1759; John, December 3, 1761 ; Samuel, January 20, 1764; George, March 15, 1766; Robert, May 20, 1768; Matthew, May 21, 1770.
(III) John, third child and second son of Sam- nel (1) Clark, was born in Londonderry, Deceni- ber 3, 1761, and died in Acworth, where he spent the greater part of his life. George, John and Mary Clark, their sister, were residents of Acworth. John Clark married Sally Grey, and their children were : Robert, Patty, Samuel, Matthew, John, George, Bradley, Sally, James, Sophia and Thomas.
(IV) Samuel (2), third child and second son of John and Sally Grey, was born in Acworth, April 26, 1795, and died in Unity, New Hampshire, October 19, 1870, aged seventy-five years, and was buried at Wilton. He was reared to agricultural pursuits, and spent the most of his life in his native town. Politically he was a Democrat. He mar- ried Abigail Howe, who was born in Acworth, daughter of Asa and Lucy (Hayden) Howe. Asa Howe was a native of Marlborough, Massachusetts, who removed to Acworth in 1797. Abigail ( Howe) Clark was descended from Abraham Howe, whose name appears in Marlborough, Massachusetts, in the year 1660. He probably went from Roxbury to Marlborough, where he had a large family and where many of his descendants still live. Abra- ham Howe married, May 6, 1657, Ilannah Ward, and was the father of Joseph, born 1661, who mar- ried, 1688, Dorothy Martin, and had Abraham, born March 21, 1698. Abraham married, May 24, 1724. Rachel Rice, and had by her, November 30, 1733, Asa. Asa married. March 18, 1762, Rachel God- dard; their son, Asa, born December 2, 1768, moved to Acworth, New Hampshire, and married Lucy Hayden, and they were the parents of Abigail Howe, who married Samuel Clark. The children of this union were: Lucy, Moses, Horace, Alvina, Betsey, Louisa, Mary, Charles, Emeline, Dean and Elbridge.
(V) Elbridge, son of Samuel (2) and Abigail (Howe) Clark, was born in Acworth, March 24, 1839, and died in Wilton, August 14, 1874. He was a shoemaker by trade, and resided the greater part of his life in Wilton. His wife was Anna Averill, who was born December 15, 1844, daughter of Granville C. and Caroline W. (Averill) .Averill, of Milford. She died September 22, 1901. One child was born of this union.
(VI) Louis Everett, only child of Elbridge and Anna (Averill) Clark, was born in Wilton, Febru- ary 14, 1866. He attended the primary schools of his native town, the high schools of Amherst and the academy at Mt. Vernon. At the age of nine- teen years he entered the employ of C. A. Coffin, of Peterboro, where' he was engaged in cutting for shoes. In 1891 he went to Ravenna, Ohio, and entered the employ of Jordon Goodrich Shoe com- pany as cutter, and later went to Chicago, where he filled a like position with Seltz-Swab Com- pany. In 1894 he returned to New England, and finally went to Amherst, where he became a clerk in the employ of W. 'D. Clark. In 1903 he, with W. D. Clark, bought the property he now occupies. In 1904 he purchased his partner's interest and now owns and conducts a farm on the shore of Ba- boosic Lake, and a store in the village of Baboosic Lake. In connection with the farm he conducts a
pleasure resort with a dance pavilion, boats for hire, and the usual accessories of a summer tour- ists' resort. Mr. Clark has profited by his contact with the world, and is an agreeable and entertaining companion and a favorite with summer visitors as well as old residents. He has filled the office of selectman for two years. He is a member of Vigi- lant Lodge, No. 54, Knights of Pythias, of Mil- ford, and Souhegan Grange, No. 10, Patrons of Husbandry.
He married, April 25, 1886, at Chelmsford, Massachusetts, Josephine Keith, who was born in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, November 23, 1866, daughter of George F. and Julia A. (Stevens ) Keith, of North Chelmsford. They have two children, Clara B., born January 28, 1888, and Law- rence, born June 1, 1889.
(Fourth Family.)
This is one of the numerous Scotch- CLARK Irish families which have contributed to the development of New Hamp- shire along many worthy lines. It is to be regretted that its origin or time of arrival in the state cannot now be ascertained. There were several of the name in Londonderry, New Hampshire, and this one 's no doubt connected with some of the others by blood. It is presumed to be of the same family as Deacon . James Clark, a patriarchal progenitor, who receives mention elsewhere in this work.
(I) The first of whom record can be found is Thomas Clark, who was born May, 1744, in Lon- donderry, but there is no record of his birth in the vital statistics of the state, and his parentage can not be positively stated. He removed from Lon- donderry to Acworth, New Hampshire, where he died November 25, 1823. This town was largely settled by Londonderry families, and Thomas Clark was among the pioneers of the town. Thomas Clark married Jean Alexander, who was born October IS, 1747, in Londonderry, a daughter of Robert an I Mary Alexander, and granddaughter of Randall Alexander, one of the grantees, and first sixteen heads of families to settle in Londonderry. Their children were: Robert, Martha, William, Hugh and Thomas.
(II) Thomas (2), son of Thomas (1) an Jean (Alexander) Clark, was born February 9, 1791, in Acworth. He was a successful merchant and inn- holder in West Andover, New Hampshire, about twenty years, and removed thence to Plymouth, in 1840. He was a magistrate in both towns, and was a selectman of Plymouth in 1843-4. He was capable business man, upright in principle. and was much respected by his neighbors. He died in Plym- onth, October 7. 1860, and was survived nearly forty-four years by his widow. He was married in Wendell (now Sunapee), June 27, 1819, to Sally Meloon, daughter of Jeremiah and Abigail (Thomas) Meloon, of Deerfield. She died in An- dover, February 17, 1829, and he was married in that town on August 30 of the same year. to Margaret Currier, who was born June 2, 1810, in Claremont. daughter of Timothy and Jane (Mitchell) Cur- rier, and granddaughter of David and Martha (Ladd) Currier, of Windham. Her maternal grandparents were John and Mary (Hylands) Mitchell. She was a kind and gentle mother. and a dignified matron of the home. She died May 8. 1904, being nearly ninety-four years old. She was the mother of eight children, five of whom were born in Plymouth. There were also five children of the first marriage. The names of the children in order of birth were: Lucy Ann, Hiram, Sally (died young) Sally, Irene Meloon, Thomas Mitch-
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ell (died young), Thomas Frazier, George, John Currier, Robert, Martha Mitchell, Helen Margaret and Clara Walker.
(III) Hiram, eldest son and second child of Thomas (2) and Sally (Meloon) Clark, was born April 8, 1822, in Andover, and was nearly of age when the family moved to Plymouth. In early life he was employed several years in a store and glove factory operated by Nathaniel F. Draper, in the lower part of Plymouth. For a time he engaged in the manufacture of gloves on his own account, but soon returned to mercantile pursuits. He was for many years an efficient clerk and salesman in the store of Plummer Fox, at the village of Plym- outh. He was town clerk in 1851, and also served as town treasurer, and was frequently employed in the administration of estates. He was an active member and devout supporter of the Methodist Episcopal church. Of genial, kind and generous nature, he made many friends, and was always in- terested in every undertaking calculated to promote the interests of his home town. He was married, October 8, 1845, in Plymouth, to Betsey Dow Drake, who was born November 4, 1822, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Thompson) Drake, and died May 25, 1889, in Plymouth. Mr. Clark died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Durrell, in Nashua, February 13, 1899. Their children were: Ellen Augusta, who became the wife of Curtis S. Cum- mings, of Gloversville, New York; Sarah Irene, wife of Rev. J. M. Durrell (see Durrell) ; Clara Thompson, wife of Dr. William B. Jackson, of Lowell, Massachusetts.
(IV) Sarah Irene, second daughter of Hiram and Betsey D. (Drake) Clark, was born May 17, 1852, in Plymouth, and received her primary edu- cation in the district school of that town. She was a student of Plymouth Academy, of the pri- vate school of Samuel A. Burns, and was one of the first enrolled students of the State Normal school. She completed the first course of this in- stitution in 1872, and the second in 1873, and was graduated from the New Hampshire Conference Seminary (now Tilton Seminary) in 1876. She has been a teacher in the public schools, the Cas- tleton (Vermont) Normal School, and Tilton Sem- inary. She was married, July 23, 1878, to Rev. Jesse M. Durrell. of Boston. (See Durrell, VIII), with whom she has been associated in travels, in studies, and in educational and church work.
(Fifth Family.)
The Clarks of whom this article treats CLARK are pioneer settlers of the "North Country" of New Hampshire, descend- ants from Massachusetts stock. They have been an active, energetic and intelligent people, indus- trious in time of peace, but ever ready to defend their country from foreign invaders or native rebels. In a will now in the possession of Benja- min F. Clark it reads: "I Benjamin Clark yeoman of Braintree province of Massachusetts bay in this the reign of our Sovereign Lord and King George the Third do give and bequeath, etc.," naming sons Beniamin, Ebenezer, James and Joseph, and daughter Mary.
(I) Ebenezer Clark, son of Benjamin Clark, was a native of Massachusetts and removed to New Hampshire and raised a family in New Ipswich.
(II) Ebenezer (2), son of Ebenezer (1) Clark, was born in New Ipswich. New Hampshire, No- vember 8, 1774, and died September 11, 1849. He was a farmer there during the active period of his life. He married Mary Sampson, who was born
December 22, 1784. They were the parents of a large family : Benjamin, Ebenezer, Jonathan, James, Abraham, Elias, Isaac, Mary, Susan, Abigail, Ruth and Sarah.
(III) Benjamin, son of Ebenezer and Mary (Sampson) Clark, was born in Lexington, Massa- chusetts, December 11, 1811, and died in Lunen- burg, same state, October 2, 1859. In early man- hood he was employed in teaming, but later be- came a farmer. He married, November 4, 1839, Maria Choate, who was born in Lawsville, Penn- sylvania, March 9, 1818, and died in Boston, March 6, 1883, aged sixty-five years. She was the daugh- ter of Constantine and Abigail (Choate) Choate, of Enfield, New Hampshire. Three children were born of this union: Ellen Maria, Benjamin F. and Clara Jane. Ellen Maria was born December 2, 1840, and married (first) Joseph H. Pierson, who was killed at the battle of Antietam, September 16,
1862. Left one son, Harry. She married (second) George S. Pitts, now of Conway. Children George F., Kitty and Carl. Benjamin F. is mentioned be- low. Clara Jane was born in Townsend, Massa- chusetts, February 13, 1846. She married Judge Henry N. Blake, who was appointed chief justice of the supreme court of Montana under the terri- torial government, and was elected to that office when the territory became a state.
(IV) Benjamin Franklin, only son of Benjamin and Maria (Choate) Clark, was born in Town- send, Massachusetts, June 25, 1843. He attended the common schools of Lowell and Lunenburg, and at the age of seventeen years entered upon an ap- prenticeship at the machinist's trade in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. June 28, 1861, he responded to the call to arms in defense of the Union, and enlisted as a private in Company B, Fifteenth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Captain Simonds and Colonel Devens being respective commanders of the company and regiment. The regiment was in service on the Upper Potomac, and later took part in the battle of Ball's Bluff, and in the spring of 1862 participated under command of Mcclellan in the important operations of the Peninsular cam- paign, including Fair Oaks, the Seven Days' battle, and the second battle at Bull Run. It was later at South Mountain and Antietam, in the latter of which engagements Mr. Clark received a severe gunshot wound in the right eye, which destroyed the sight and caused discharge from the army, November, 1862. Soon after his return home he resumed work in the machine shop in Fitchburg. In 1865 he en- tered the employ of the United States government as a machinist at the Charlestown navy yard, where he became leading man of the machine shop, and filled that place until 1873. He then entered the employ of the B. F. Sturtevant Company, manu- facturers of machinery, of Boston, which for many years manufactured machinery extensively at Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, and machine peg wood and veneering at Conway, New Hampshire. For twenty years he was manager of their factory at Conway. He retired from active life in 1902. He has been prominently identified with local finan- cial matters, and was president of the Conway Savings Bank for many years, superintendent of the Conway Water Company since its organization, 1890, and is sole owner in the Electric Light Com- pany. He is also a leader in public affairs, having held the office of county commissioner six years, and been twice-1891 and 1893-a member of the lower house of the New Hampshire legislature, where he served on important committees. Polit-
Ser a black
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ically he is a Republican. He is a member of MIt. Washington Lodge, No. 87, Free and Accepted Masons, of North Conway; of Signet Royal Arch Chapter, of North Conway, and St. Gerard Com- mandery, Knights Templar, of Littleton, New Hampshire. He was a member of Joe Hooker Post at East Boston, and from there he trans- ferred to Custer Post, No. 47, Grand Army of the Republic, of Conway, and was its first commander.
Benjamin F. Clark married (first), July 19, 1866, Annie M. Norton, who was born in Greenland, New Hampshire, January 30, 1842, and died November 6, 1891, daughter of Captain Robert W. and Abigail (Norton) Norton, of Greenland, New Hampshire. Married (second). September 18, 1894, Sarah Elizabeth, daughter of Hubbard and Sarah Russell, of Malden, Massachusetts. Three children were born of the first wife: Mabel Maria, Charlotte Abigail and Benjamin Franklin. Mabel Maria, born in Boston, October 4, 1869, married Dr. F. D. Law- son, of New York City, a graduate of the Colum- bia Medical School, who gave up the medical pro- fession to become a musician, and is now a noted tenor. Charlotte Abigail, born in Conway, March 21, 1876, resides at home. Benjamin Franklin, born in Conway, July 29, 1879, graduated from Colum- bia University with the class of 1902, and is now chief draughtsman of the Taylor Iron and Steel company, of High Bridge, New Jersey.
The first ancestor (of whom there is CLARK any definite information) of this Clark family, represented in the present gener- ation by Miss Claribel Clark, of Lakeport, New Hampshire, was Samuel Clark, Jr., born in Gilford, New Hampshire, followed the occupation of farming, and removed from Greenland or Sandown, New Hampshire, to Lakeport, same state. He married Betsey Clements, who bore him children: Samuel Joseph, John, Noah, Samuel C., Hannah, Caroline, Clementine and two who died in infancy.
Samuel C. Clark, son of Samuel and Betsey (Clements) Clark, and father of Miss Claribel Clark, was born in Lakeport, New Hampshire, 1833, died in same city, March 18, 1897. He received his education in the schools of Laconia and New Hamp- ton, and later pursued a course of reading law, fol- lowing that profession for many years. He was a man of influence in the community, and was chosen by his fellow citizens to various offices of importance, in all of which he faithfully performed the duties devolving upon him. He served as clerk in the La- conia courts forty years, clerk in the New Hampton, New London and Wolfboro courts seventeen years, clerk and the
representative the an of house of representatives "and legislature, held office in the Concord State House. During the war of 1861-65 he served in the capacity of provost marshall. He was a member of the order of Free and Accepted Masons, attaining the third degree. Mr. Clark married Clarissa Hall, born in Dover, New Hampshire, 1837, died in 1901, and two children, twins, were the issue: Claribel and Samuel Claire, born June 11, 1860, at Lakeport, New Hamp- shire. Samuel Claire served as brigadier quarter- master for ten years, three years of this time under General Patterson, married Octavia M. Gilman, of Hanover, and died in 1902.
Miss Claribel Clark was educated in common schools of Lakeport and Laconia, and resided under the paternal roof, assisting in the duties thereof. In 1902 she inherited the large estate formerly owned by her father, consisting of sixty acres, including considerable lumber land, and since that time has
carefully looked after her interests, being a woman of executive ability and clear foresight.
(I) James Hubbard Clark was born in CLARK Kennebunk, Maine, in 1804, and died November 19, 1845, in the forty-first year of his age. He was brought up a farmer, and was engaged in the trade of butcher all his life. He was a self-reliant and reliable citizen, who took an active part in politics, and was sheriff of his county many years. He married Susan, daughter of Paul Twombley, and they had seven children: Martha, died March 18, 1907 ; she married Nathaniel Richard- son. Mary, died August, 1904; she married Alex- ander H. Downs. Harriet, died June, 1859; she mar- ried Jason Dame. James, of New Haven, Connec- ticut, married Emily Clough. Emeline, married Ansel S. Drew, in Dover, New Hampshire. Ellen, married John C. Frost, in Manchester, New Hamp- shire. George A., whose sketch follows.
(II) George Albert, youngest child of James II. and Susan (Twombley) Clark, was born in Berwick, Maine, July 26, 1840. He was educated in the com- mon schools, which he attended for a short time each year until he was twelve years old. At the age of five he was left fatherless, and at seven years of age began work in a cotton factory at Great Falls, where he worked as a hack boy in the mule spinning room, fourteen hours a day, at twenty-five cents a day. April 28, 1857, when seventeen years old, he removed to Manchester, New Hampshire, where he began work in the mill May 4, of that year, and has since resided there. Here he was first a mule spinner, then successively doffer, third hand, second hand, overseer, and finally, superintendent for the Manchester Mills. For forty-five years he was in the employ of that corporation, and twenty- seven years of that time he filled the office of super- intendent. In June, 1902, he retired with an honor- able record, which for length of time covered and efficiency is seldom equalled. In 1904 he was elected on the Republican ticket by the common council for assessor, for a term of six years. When the board of assessors organized after election, he was made chairman, which position he now holds.
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