Ann (Blane) Clark (1811 - 1906)

Born 7 Mar 1811 in Ireland

Died 28 Jul 1906 at age 95 in Brown Township, Manistee, Michigan, United States

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Ann (Blane) Clark was born in Ireland.

Biography

From Ireland to Canada and the States, the name Blean/Blaine was spelled in a variety of ways. In this case, daughter Elizabeth (Mrs. Thomas Hunt) spelled the name of Ann's father as "John Blane," when she was an informant for her mother's death. However, when Elizabeth herself died, her daughter, Rebecca (Mrs. Philip Breen), spelled the name of Elizabeth's mother as Anna Blaine.

Anne arrived later in Canada than her siblings. In June 1865 she traveled on the ship United Kingdom with her children James (19), Eliza (16), John (19), Anne (8) and Isaac (6). Ann's age was listed as 45 which does not match the information on her death certificate. Another child, Joseph, arrived in 1871 on the St. David.

Ann's death information says that she had given birth to nine children but only six have been found so far. Ann was a widow when she arrived in Canada and the name of her husband was either John or James Clarke.

In 1871, Anne can be seen on the Canadian census in Middlesex West, Ontario, with her children: James (25); John (19); Joseph (17); Ann (14); Isaac (12). Her age is 55. James, John and Joseph are farmers. Next door is brother Alexander "Blean" and son Joseph (10). Anne's son Isaac died in 1872 at the age of 13 and is buried in Strathroy Municipal Cemetery where some of Anne's relations are also buried.

In 1881 Anne is still living with sons James and John and a 5 year old child by the name of Ida May Graham. In 1891 she can be seen living in Metcalfe, Middlesex West, Ontario, with her son John. Ida May Graham (15), still with the family, has been joined by Charles Graham (17) and a Joseph Parry (17).

Charles Graham's father was born in Scotland but his mother was born in Ireland. Could these Graham children be the offspring of a daughter of Ann?

Unfortunately, Ann's son John, a farmer, died March 26, 1892, from an accident which fractured the base of his skull. The informant was his brother James.

By 1900 Ann is living with her daughter Elizabeth Hunt and her family in Brown, Manistee, Michigan. Also, in the same town, is her son James. He was to die in 1904 when a tree fell on his head. He is buried with his brothers John and Isaac in Strathroy Municipal Cemetery, Middlesex, Ontario. Children Ann and Joseph have disappeared. Perhaps they got married and moved elsewhere? Ann may be buried in Brown Township, Manatee, Michigan.

Sources

Name: Anne Clark Gender: Female Arrival Age: 45 Birth Year: abt 1820 Arrival Date: Jun 1865 Arrival Port: Canada Vessel: United Kingdom Search Ship Database: Search for the United Kingdom in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database Source Citation Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: C-4520 Source Information Ancestry.com. Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Original data: Passenger Lists, 1865–1935. Microfilm Publications T-479 to T-520, T-4689 to T-4874, T-14700 to T-14938, C-4511 to C-4542. Library and Archives Canada, n.d. RG 76-C. Department of Employment and Immigration fonds. Library and Archives Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Name: Ann Clarke Gender: Female Age: 55 Birth Year: abt 1816 Birth Place: Ireland Marital status: Widowed Religion: Church Of England Origin: Irish Province: Ontario District: Middlesex West District Number: 07 Division: 01 Subdistrict: Metcalfe Subdistrict Number: d Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age James Clarke 25 Ann Clarke 55 John Clarke 19 Joseph Clarke 17 Ann Clarke 14 Isaac Clarke 12 Source Citation Year: 1871; Census Place: Metcalfe, Middlesex West, Ontario; Roll: C-9901; Page: 11; Family No: 37 Source Information Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1871 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.

Name: Ann Clark Gender: Female Marital status: Widowed Age: 68 Birth Year: 1813 Birthplace: Ireland Religion: Church of England Nationality: Irish Province: Ontario District Number: 168 District: Middlesex West Sub-District Number: D Subdistrict: Metcalfe Division: 2 Household Members: Name Age James Clark 32 John Clark 26 Ann Clark 68 Ida May Graham 5 Source Citation Year: 1881; Census Place: Metcalfe, Middlesex West, Ontario; Roll: C_13269; Page: 6; Family No: 26 Source Information Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1881 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.

Name: Ann Clark Gender: Female Marital status: Widowed Age: 78 Birth Year: abt 1813 Birthplace: Ireland Relation to Head-of-house: Lodger Religion: Church of England French Canadian: No Father's Birth Place: Ireland Mother's Birth Place: Ireland Province: Ontario District Number: 93 District: Middlesex West Subdistrict: Metcalfe Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age John Clark 37 Ann Clark 78 Ida Graham 15 Charles Graham 17 Joseph Parry 17 Source Citation Year: 1891; Census Place: Metcalfe, Middlesex West, Ontario; Roll: T-6353; Family No: 56 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1891 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1891. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2009. http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/about-census.aspx. Series RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels: T-6290 to T-6427.

Name: Ann Clark Age: 86 Birth Date: Mar 1814 Birthplace: Ireland Home in 1900: Brown, Manistee, Michigan Sheet Number: 6 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 103 Family Number: 104 Race: White Gender: Female Immigration Year: 1865 Relation to Head of House: Mother in Law Marital status: Widowed Father's Birthplace: Ireland Mother's Birthplace: Ireland Years in US: 35 Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Can Speak English: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Thomas Hunt 65 Elizebeth Hunt 52 Beckie Hunt 22 Ann Clark 86 Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Brown, Manistee, Michigan; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1240727 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.

Name: Ann Clark [Ann Blane] Gender: Female Race: White Marital status: Widowed Death Age: 95 Birth Date: 7 Mar 1811 Death Date: 28 Jul 1906 Death Place: Brown City, Manistee, Michigan, USA Father: John Blane File Number: 551 Source Citation Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records Source Information Ancestry.com. Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Death Records. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan.