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Gershom Clark 1774–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Apr 1774

Birth Location: Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: March 9, 1856

Death Location: Canning, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Alexander Clark

Mother: Mary Hoff

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Carle, Sarah Sowers

Children(s): Albert Clark, Sarah Clark, Thomas Clark, Phoebe Clark, William Clark, Emily Clark, Jesse Clark, John Clark, John Clark, Mary Clark, Alexander Clark, Abigail Clark

Gershom Clark was born in 1774 in Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA, the child of Alexander Clark And Mary Van Der Hoff. Gershom Clark married Elizabeth Carle, Sarah Sowers, and had children including Abigail Clark, Albert Desbrisay Clark, Alexander Clark, Emily Clark, Jesse William Clark, John George Clark, John Paul Clark, Mary Ann Clark, Phoebe Clark, Sarah Clark, Thomas Clark, William Henry Clark. Gershom Clark passed away in 1856 in Canning, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • Gershom Clark was born in 1774 in Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA, the child of Alexander Clark And Mary Van Der Hoff.
  • Gershom Clark married Elizabeth Carle, Sarah Sowers, and had children including Abigail Clark, Albert Desbrisay Clark, Alexander Clark, Emily Clark, Jesse William Clark, John George Clark, John Paul Clark, Mary Ann Clark, Phoebe Clark, Sarah Clark, Thomas Clark, William Henry Clark.
  • Gershom Clark passed away in 1856 in Canning, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Clark
1743–1825
Birth Location: Freehold Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
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Mary Hoff
1745–1836
Birth Location: Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Carle
1786–1856
Birth Location: New Brunswick, Canada
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Sarah Sowers
1777–1803
Birth Location: Fanjoys Point, Grand Lake, New Brunswick, Canada
SS

Children(s)

Albert Clark
1819–
Birth Location: Maquapit Lake, New Brunswick, Canada
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Sarah Clark
1804–1873
Birth Location: Canning Parish, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada
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Thomas Clark
1806–1827
Birth Location: Canning Parish, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada
TC
Phoebe Clark
1811–1880
Birth Location: Canning Parish, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada
PC
William Clark
1816–1884
Birth Location: New Brunswick, Canada
WC
Emily Clark
1818–
Birth Location: Canning Parish, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada
EC
Jesse Clark
1824–1891
Birth Location: Canning Parish, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada
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John Clark
1808–1878
Birth Location: Canning Parish, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada
JC
John Clark
1796–1871
Birth Location: Canning, Queens Co New Brunswick
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Mary Clark
1797–1861
Birth Location: Canning, Queens Co New Brunswick
MC
Alexander Clark
1798–1848
Birth Location: Canning, Queens Co New Brunswick
AC
Abigail Clark
1802–
Birth Location: Canning, Queens Co New Brunswick
AC

Gershom Clark's Ancestors

Self
Gershom Clark
1774–1856
Birth Place: Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Alexander Clark
1743–1825
Freehold Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Mary ((Van Der)) Hoff
1745–1836
Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
John Clark
1719–1777
Freehold Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Anna (Antje) Dorn
1718–1801
Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gershom Clark's Descendants

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Gershom Clark (27 Apr 1774–March 9, 1856) m. Elizabeth Carle (March 8, 1786–1856) m. Sarah Sowers (December 17, 1777–April 14, 1803)
  1. 1. Albert (DesBrisay) Clark 1819–
  2. 2. Sarah Clark 1804–1873
  3. 3. Thomas Clark 1806–1827
  4. 4. Phoebe Clark 1811–1880
  5. 5. William (Henry) Clark 1816–1884
  6. 6. Emily Clark 1818–
  7. 7. Jesse (William) Clark 1824–1891
  8. 8. John (George) Clark 1808–1878 m. Isabel Stickney 1811–
    1. 1. Zebalon Clark 1840–
    2. 2. Phoebe Clark 1827–1886
    3. 3. Mary (Ann) Clark 1832–1910
    4. 4. George Clark 1825–1911
    5. 5. James Clark 1839–
    6. 6. Ruth Clark 1843–
    7. 7. Lydia Clark 1843–
  9. 9. John (Paul) Clark 1796–1871
  10. 10. Mary (Ann) Clark 1797–1861
  11. 11. Alexander Clark 1798–1848
  12. 12. Abigail Clark 1802–

Gershom Clark's Timeline

2 Records

1774
27 Apr 1774
Birth of Gershom Clark in Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
1856
March 9, 1856
Age 82
Death of Gershom Clark in Canning, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada
Canning, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1774
    Event Place: Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 9, 1856
    Event Place: Canning, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada
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