Thankful (Clark) Baldwin
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Thankful (Clark) Baldwin (1736 - 1824)

Thankful Baldwin formerly Clark
Born in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of [half], , , , , , [half], [half], [half], [half] and [half]
Wife of — married 23 Sep 1758 (to 9 Nov 1761) in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut Colonymap
Wife of — married 1 Jun 1763 (to 23 Nov 1804) in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut Colonymap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , and
Died at age 87 in Lisbon, New London, Connecticut, United Statesmap
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Biography

Thankful (Clark) Baldwin was born in Connecticut.

Thankful, the second daughter and second of seven children of Thomas Clark and Sarah Woodward was born on 8 November 1736 at Plainfied, Connecticut Colony.[1] [2]

Thankful was married twice. She married 1) James Baldwin, the son of James Baldwin and Mary Adams on 23 September1758 at Canterbury, Connecticut.[3] Thankful and James had one child, a son:

  1. Elisha Baldwin (b. 13 March 1759) [3]

James died on 9 November 1761 at Coventry.[3]

Thankful married 2) Joseph Baldwin, the son of Timothy Baldwin and Susanna Frost on 1 June 1763 at Canterbury, Connecticut Colony.[3]They had four daughters born at Connecticut:[4]

  1. Mary (alias Mollie) Baldwin (b. 29 May 1764, Canterbury, CT; d. 1838), [5]m. on 4 May 1786 at Canterbury, CT, Samuel Carter (1755-1834)
  2. Lydia Baldwin (b. 6 June 1767, Norwichtown, CT; d. 1858), [6] m. on 7 Apr 1791 At Newent, CT, Joseph Hebbard/Hibberd (1763-1811)
  3. Phebe Baldwin (b. 8 Jun1769, Norwichtown, CT),[7]m. on 21 Apr 1809 at Windham, CT, Capt. Joseph Butts (1770- )
  4. Eunice Baldwin (b. 29 Nov 1773, Norwichtown, CT; d. 1850), [8]m. on 12 Apr 1796 at Newent, CT, John Felch (1770-1849)

Joseph Baldwin died on 23 November 1804 at Lisbon, Connecticut. [9] [10]

Thankful (Clark) Baldwin died on 18 January 1824 in her 86th year at Windham, Connecticut.[9] [11] She is buried in the Baldwin Cemetery at Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut.[12]

Research Notes

Norwich Vital Records

Thomas Clark junr of Norwich & Sarah Woodward of Preston were Joyned In Marriage Decemr 18th A D 1735 by me, Hezekiah Lord Clerk.
Thankfull ye Daughter of Thos Clark & his wife Sarah was born Novr ye 8th 1736. [1]

Canterbury Marriages

James Baldwin of Canterbury and Thankful Clark of Norwich: Married September 23, 1758. [13]
Baldwin, James m. Thankful Clark Sept. 13, 1758. [V. 1:70] (p. 22) [3]
Baldwin, Joseph m. Thankful Baldwin, June 1, 1763. [V. 1:70] (p. 22) [3]

Canterbury Births

Baldwin, Jeanus (sic)/ James s. John and Mary, b. May 24, 1735. [V.1:75] (p. 22) [3]
Baldwin, Elisha, s. James and Thankful, b. March 13, 1759 [V.1: 81] (p. 21) [3]
Baldwin, Mary, d. Joseph and Thankful, b. May 29, 1764. [V.1: 82] (p. 22) [3]

Canterbury Deaths

Baldwin, James, d. Nov. 9, 1761. [3]
?In Canterbury, 18th ult., Mrs. Thankful Baldwin, ae. 86 yrs. (4 Feb. 1824). [14]

Lisbon Deaths

Baldwin, Joseph d. November 23, 1804. [V. 1 : 2] (p. 4)
Baldwin, Thankful d. Jan. 18, 1824. [V. 1: 2] (p. 4) [9]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vital Records of Norwich 1659- 1848 Volume 1, Society of colonial wars in the State of Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut, 1913, p. 282
  2. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WF-Q9Z : 7 January 2020), Thankfull Clark, 1736.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Connecticut: Vital Records; Canterbury: p. 22 (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB414/i/13151/22/234484718
  4. ↑ Baldwin, Charles Candee. The Baldwin Genealogy from 1500-1881. Cleveland, OH: Leader, 1881. Page 633.)
  5. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WH-JY4 : 7 January 2020), Joseph Baldwin in entry for Mary Baldwin, 1764.
  6. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WH-HZ2 : 7 January 2020), Joseph Baldwin in entry for Lydia Baldwin, 1767.
  7. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WH-CRS : 7 January 2020), Joseph Baldwin in entry for Phebe Baldwin, 1769.
  8. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WH-W1Q : 7 January 2020), Joseph Baldwin in entry for Eunice Baldwin, 1772.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB414/i/14121/4/36729136
  10. ↑ "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7HL-82D : 11 June 2020), Joseph Baldwin, 1804.
  11. ↑ "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F726-X4J : 16 September 2020), Joseph in entry for Thankful Baldwin, 1824.
  12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/79102944/thankful-baldwin : accessed 13 May 2021), memorial page for Thankful Clark Baldwin (1738–18 Jan 1824), Find a Grave Memorial ID 79102944, citing Baldwin Cemetery, Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by John Beckstein (contributor 46939506)[1]
  13. ↑ Bailey, Frederick W., Early Connecticut Marriages : as found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1976, p. 40
  14. ↑ Connecticut: Marriages and Deaths, 1790-1833. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2016.) Typescript. John Elliot Bowman, "Some Connecticut Marriages: 1820-1837, Items from the Norwich Courier, and other Connecticut newspapers," "Connecticut Deaths 1792-1833" 14 vols., 1928-1933. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1704/i/48187/3/1414170363

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Baldwin-3428 Carol Baldwin PhD RN
I just completed biographies with in-line sourcing & headstone photos for Joseph Baldwin-6412 & Thankful Clark-22651. Her parents are listed on her birth record as Thomas & Sarah Clark. Her birth year is 1736, not 1738. There are birth records for their four daughters, & death records for both Joseph & Thankful. There is 'conflated' information in Thankful Clark's FamilySearch site that shows a marriage record for her with a James Baldwin dated 28 Sep 1758 at Griswold, CT and a birth record for a son with James, Elisha (b. 13 Mar 1759). I did a quick search and found a birth record for James Baldwin (b. 24 May 1735; d. 1761) parents John & Mary Baldwin, along with the same marriage record with Thankful Clark & birth record for Elisha. It could be that Thankful married 1) James Baldwin and following his death in 1761, married 2) Joseph Baldwin. There is strong supportive sourcing for Joseph and Thankful's children and their deaths and burials. I will try to garner more sourcing for this Thankful and James over this weekend to determine two marriages for Thankful, or if there were two different Thankfuls.
posted by Carol Baldwin PhD RN
Chris Hoyt
Her name would have been Thankful Baldwin when she married Joseph Baldwin, if she was then a widow.

I have found birth records for the children of Joseph Baldwin and Thankful, however it does not provide his wife's LNAB.

Found marriage of Joseph Baldwin and Thankful Baldwin at Canterbury.

posted by Chris Hoyt
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Baldwin-3428 Carol Baldwin PhD RN
Hello Chris, die you see my Comment above? I am never sure how to use these 'Comments'. I have listed all of the birth records for Joseph and Thankful's children on their profiles last night. You can access them on Baldwin-6412 or Clark-22651. I also included two death records, one of which states 'Joseph in entry for Thankful Baldwin.' This would strongly suggest that Thankful 'Clark' was married to Joseph Baldwin and her parents are correct. ["Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F726-X4J : 16 September 2020), Joseph in entry for Thankful Baldwin, 1824.] Her name was Thankful 'Clark' on the marriage record to James Baldwin. I did some further investigating and also used Ancestry family files. It appears as though she was married to both men. James first and Joseph second. I was not able to find a marriage record to Joseph; however, the circumstantial birth records for the children and death records for Joseph and Thankful indicate that this is the same Thankful. So we are on the same page. I will be connecting the two Thankfuls shortly, then will add the information about James Baldwin. I have also identified his parents in the Baldwin Genealogy. I own an original copy. Thank you, Chris. Might you also make the marriage record for Joseph and Thankful available for their profiles? Regards, Carol
posted by Carol Baldwin PhD RN
Chris Hoyt
Her second marriage to Joseph was at Canterbury as noted above on her profile. See Canterbury Marriages.
posted by Chris Hoyt
Baldwin-3428 Carol Baldwin PhD RN
Hello Chris, I have just initiated a merge for Clark-22651 and Clark-13752. It awaits your approval. I would very much appreciate it if you do the merge if you could keep ALL of the biography, in-line sourcing and photos that I added to Thankful (Clark) Baldwin-Baldwin and to Josepth Baldwin. I have made a copy of my bio, etc. for her in the event it gets nuked. Thank you, Carol
posted by Carol Baldwin PhD RN
Chris Hoyt
I think I preserved all of them but you might want to check.
posted by Chris Hoyt
Baldwin-3428 Carol Baldwin PhD RN
On final observation. I have James Baldwin's parents listed as John Baldwin and Mary 'Northrup', not Adams. His parents will need to be verified. Thank you! Carol
posted by Carol Baldwin PhD RN
Chris Hoyt
If you look at his father's profile, the Canterbury marriage record says Mary Adams.
posted by Chris Hoyt
Chris Hoyt
Clark-22651 and Clark-13752 are not ready to be merged because: Very conflicting information. Some texts say Thankful Clark that married Joseph Baldwin, married first James Baldwin who died in 1761and that Thankful was the daughter of James Clark and Thankful Woodward. Other sources say Thankful daughter of James Clark died aged about 11. Needs more research
posted by Chris Hoyt
Moquin-91 Matthew Moquin
Clark-22651 and Clark-13752 appear to represent the same person because: duplicate
posted by Matthew Moquin

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