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Allen Gates Clark was born in 1783 in Canterbury, Connecticut, the son of Asa Clark and Rebecca Allen Clark.
He married Celinda Darling. They were the parents of four children: John Darling Clark (who died without issue), Thomas Gilbert Clark, Asa Franklin Clark, and Rebecca Louise Clark. Celinda Clark died in 1849.
The 1810 U.S. Census recorded Allen G. Clark in Franklin, Connecticut, head of a household that consisted of a man and a woman in the age range 26 to 44 (Allen and Celinda) and two males under age 10 (sons John and Thomas).[1]
The 1820 U.S. Census recorded Allen G. Clark as head of a household in Canterbury, Connecticut, consisting of one male 26 to 45 (this would be Allen), one female over 45, one female 26 to 44 (this is the right age category for wife Celinda), two males 16 to 25 one of whom was age 16 to 18, two males and one female 10 to 15 (the males would be sons John and Thomas; the female could be daughter Rebecca, although she should be younger than 10), and one male under 10 (son Asa).[2] In 1820 he became a member of the First Congregational Church of Canterbury, with his wife Celinda.[3]
The 1830 U.S. Census recorded Allen G. Clark as head of a household in Canterbury, Connecticut, consisting of one male and one female age 50 to 59 (presumably Allen and Celinda, although Allen was not yet 50), two males and one female age 20 to 29, two males and one female age 15 to 19, and one male age 10 to 14. The six younger household members could be their four children plus one other male and one other female (hired help or children that family had taken in).[4]
The 1840 U.S. Census recorded Allen G. Clark in Canterbury, Connecticut, head of a household consisting of one male age 50-59 (this would be Allen), one male age 30-39 (son John), two males age 20-29 (sons Thomas and Asa), one female age 60-69 (wife Cellinda), one female age 20-29 (daughter Rebecca), and one female age 10-14.[5]
Celinda (Darling) Clark died in 1849.
The 1850 U.S. Census recorded Allen G. Clark, age 66 and a farmer, in Canterbury, Connecticut, head of a household that also included Thomas G. Clark (his son), age 39 and also a farmer, Rispah Roberton, age 52, Harriet Hall, age 13, and John Coughlin, age 22 and a laborer. Allen Clark was born in Canterbury, Connecticut, Thomas Clark was born in Franklin, Connecticut, Rispah Roberton was born in Glocester, Rhode Island, Harriet Hall's birthplace was unknown, and John Coughlin was a native of Ireland. Allen G. Clark owned real estate valued at $8500.[6]
The 1860 U.S. Census recorded Allen G. Clark, age 75, in Canterbury, Connecticut, in the household of 49-year-old farmer Thomas G. Clark (his son), along with Cressa W. Clark, 34, Rebecca Clark, 5, Isabella Clark, 4, Josaphene Clark, 2, Rebecca Judson, 67, Jemimah Clark, 62, Elijah Green, 25, Mary Quin, 17, and Daniel Higgins, 15. All were recorded as natives of Connecticut except for Mary Quin and Daniel Higgins, who were born in Ireland. Allen G. Clark held $8000 in real estate and $4000 of personal estate.[7]
Allen G. Clark died in Canterbury, Connecticut, at age 82 on 18 June 1867. He was recorded as a widower and a farmer; pneumonia was listed as the cause of death.[8] He is buried in the Cleaveland (Cleveland) Cemetery in Canterbury.[9]
Allen G. Clark of Canterbury in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut made his last will and testament on 30 October 1856. He added a codicil on 26 October 1861. The will with codicil was presented for probate at Brooklyn, Windham County, on 28 June 1867 and filed on 17 July 1867. In the will he designated legacies for his three children. Son Thomas G. Clark of Canterbury was to receive all of his real estate in the town of Canterbury, on the condition that he pay $1800 to Louisa R Chandler, wife of Lucius Chandler of Pomfret, Windham County, and $2000 to son Asa F Clark of Peru in Bennington County, Vermont. Thomas G Clark was nominated as exectutor. In the codicil he stated that he had "become possessed" of about 60 acres of land in Canterbury (part of the farm formerly belonging to Solomon Payne). He devised this land to the three children, to be equally divided between them. [10]
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