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Capt Benjamin Clark 1747–1834 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jul 1747

Birth Location: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 9 Aug 1834

Death Location: Ulster, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Theophilus II

Mother: Bethiah Billings

Spouse(s): Abigail *

Children(s): John Clark, Polly Clark, Abigale Clark, Sally Clark, Benjamin Clark, Betsey Clark, Mary Clark, Sarah Clark, Nancy Clark

Capt Benjamin Clark was born in 1747 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA, the child of Theophilus Clarke Ii And Bethiah Billings. Capt Benjamin Clark married Abigail Clark, and had children including Abigale Clark, Benjamin Clark, Betsey Clark, John Theophilus Clark, Mary Clark, Nancy Clark, Polly Clark, Sally Clark, Sarah Clark. Capt Benjamin Clark passed away in 1834 in Ulster, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Capt Benjamin Clark was born in 1747 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA, the child of Theophilus Clarke Ii And Bethiah Billings.
  • Capt Benjamin Clark married Abigail Clark, and had children including Abigale Clark, Benjamin Clark, Betsey Clark, John Theophilus Clark, Mary Clark, Nancy Clark, Polly Clark, Sally Clark, Sarah Clark.
  • Capt Benjamin Clark passed away in 1834 in Ulster, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Capt Clark's Ancestors

Self
Capt Clark
1747–1834
Birth Place: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Theophilus Clarke II
1722–1756
Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Bethiah Billings
1727–1771
Windham, Windham, Connecticut
Grandparents
Theophilus Clark
1670–1737
Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth (Underwood) Cutler
1679–1757
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
William (Rev.) BILLINGS
1697–1733
Preston City, New London, Connecticut
Bethiah OTIS
1703–1750
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Clark
1643–1724
Dorcas Morse
1645–1725
Joseph II
1650–1691
Elizabeth BOND
1656–1729
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Clarke
1597–1684
Alice Peppitt
1623–1710
JOSEPH MORSE
1615–1654
Hannah Phillips
1616–1676
Joseph Underwood
1613–1676
Mary Wilder
1623–1658

Capt Clark's Descendants

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Capt (Benjamin) Clark (17 Jul 1747–9 Aug 1834) m. Abigail (Clark) * (17 Dec 1750–11 Feb 1830)
  1. 1. John (Theophilus) Clark 1770–1849 m. Cynthia Campbell 1772–1864
    1. 1. Cephas Clark 1796–1865 m. Sally Wilcox 1802–1843
      1. 1. George (Grant) Clark 1837–1920 m. Minerva (C.) REYNOLDS 1835–1907
        1. 1. Washington (Morton) Clark 1863–1934 m. Lucy (Jane) WHYBREW 1862–1938
        2. 2. Charles (G) Clark 1868–
        3. 3. Altamont (R) Clark 1866–
        4. 4. Clark 1871–
        5. 5. Martha (Lula "Mattie") Clark 1871–1945
        6. 6. Eva (M) Clark 1875–1955 m. James (E.) Heal 1881–1934
      2. 2. John (T) Clark 1839–1839
      3. 3. Elsie Clark 1841–1861
    2. 2. Billings Clark 1792–1836
    3. 3. James (H.) Clark 1794–1878
    4. 4. Benjamin Clark 1816–1835
    5. 5. Sally Clark 1818–
    6. 6. Elizabeth Clark 1808–1858
    7. 7. Ursula Clark 1802–1885 m. Earl Nichols 1798–1866
      1. 1. Cullen (F) Nichols 1824–1902
    8. 8. Celestia Clark 1806–1871 m. Henry (L.) Ross 1803–1889
    9. 9. Polly Clark 1802–1896 m. Zephaniah Lane 1796–1873
    10. 10. Jane Clark 1813–
    11. 11. Cynthia Clark 1815–1898 m. Eliphalet (L Gustin) III 1809–1894
    12. 12. Melissa Clark 1820–1874 m. Mortimer (L) Knapp 1820–1894
  2. 2. Polly Clark 1774–1856
  3. 3. Abigale Clark 1772–1850
  4. 4. Sally Clark 1777–
  5. 5. Benjamin Clark 1778–
  6. 6. Betsey Clark 1784–
    1. 1. Barak Colby 1808–1887 m. Almira ("Mary") Wardsworth 1815–1900
      1. 1. Franklin (E) Colby 1847–1893 m. Nellie (M) Sarage 1848–
      2. 2. Henry (C) Colby 1842–1864
  7. 7. Mary Clark 1769–1837
  8. 8. Sarah Clark 1774–
  9. 9. Nancy Clark 1782–1862

Capt Clark's Timeline

2 Records

1747
17 Jul 1747
Birth of Capt Benjamin Clark in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
1834
9 Aug 1834
Age 87
Death of Capt Benjamin Clark in Ulster, Bradford, Pennsylvania
Ulster, Bradford, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1747
    Event Place: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] Massachusetts, Town Birth Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1834
    Event Place: Ulster, Bradford, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: History of the town of Marlborough, Middlesex county, Massachusetts, from its first settlement in 1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ulster, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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