Elizabeth was born on May 1, 1792 to Jacques (James) Clark and Ester (Comstock) Clark in Saint Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana; according to her official birth record.[1] Elizabeth Clark was the wife of Juan (John) Armand Harmon (1790–1874) and they are listed together on the 1860 Census in Orange, Texas.[2] She passed away in 1864 at the age of 71 in Texas. [3]
Research Notes
CLARK, Elizabeth (James - of Baltimore, U.S.A. & Ester COMSTOCK - of Massachusetts in U.S.A.) b. 1 May 1792, bt. 19 June 1797 Spons: Celestin CARLIN & Therese PROVOT, his wife. Note: Continuing the mission at Prairie James - the English Coast at the home of James CLARK. Fr. Michel Bernard BARRIERE (SM Ch.: v.4, #877)
CLARK, Bethsy - native of this parish (minor daughter of James - inhabitant at Vermilion & Esther CORASTOCK) m. 26 Jan. 1813 John HARMON - native of this parish (major son of Levy - inhabitant on the lower Bayou Vermillion & Nancy WHYTE [WHITE]) Wits: Shadrach PORTER, Henry JACKSON, Emanuel D'ASPREMONT. Fr. Gabriel ISABEY (SM Ch.: v.5, #280)
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 February 2021), memorial page for Elizabeth Comstock Clark Harmon (1 May 1792–24 Apr 1864), Find a Grave Memorial no. 74085893, citing Dorman Cemetery, Orange, Orange County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by MB (contributor 47058469) .
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJD-7Y3 : 12 April 2016), Eliza Clark in household of Pauline Clark, St. James parish, St. James, Louisiana, United States; citing family 219, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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Title: Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900: compact disk #101; Author: Donald J. Hébert; Publication: Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 2001
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