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John was the son of Isaac & Experience (Wilson) Clark
He married Elizabeth Norcross - parents of John, William, Moses, Elizabeth, Isaac, Samuel, Experience, Joseph, Susanna & Ezra
Born Age: 0. 21 JUL 1730. Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. [5][6][7]
Marriage 07 JUN 1750. Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Husband John Clark. Wife @I5206@. Child: Joseph Clark. Child: Isaac Clark. [8]
Died Age: 86. 1816 Chester, Windsor, Vermont, USA. [9][10]
Burial Location Unknown at present. Find A Grave site does not list a location. [11]
Provincial Congress Representative from Worcester County. 1775 Hubbardston, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
Provincial Congress Representative from Worcester County. 1774 Hubbardston, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
Military Service: Captain of Militia. Hubbardston, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. [citation needed]
Note N774Capt. John Clark was delegate from Hubbardson to 1st Provincial Congress of Mass - from Genealogy of the Fairbanks via Genealogy.com.
John Clark, (1730-1816), was a member of the Provincial Congress 1775 from Worcester County, Mass. He was born in Newton, Mass.; died in Chester, Vt.
John Clark in 1774 was delegate from Hubbardston to the first Provincial Congress of Masachusett's; b 21 jul 1730; m. Elizabeth Norcross 7 Jul, 1750; d. Chester, VT.
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39. CAPT. JOHN CLARK m. June 7, 1750, ELIZABETH NORCROSS, dau. of Joseph and Hannah (Shepherd) Norcross, of Weston. Removed to Hubbardston, Mass., and was for many years one of the leading men of the town, being Capt. of militia, and holding at different times nearly all the offices in the gift of the town. In 1774 he was delegate from Hub. to the first Provincial Congress of Massachusetts, and during the Revolution he furnished by contract large supplies of beef for the army.
In private life Mr. Clark was highly respected as an honorable man and a practical Christian. His descendants form a large part of the population of Hubbardston, and are among the most respectable citizens of that beautiful town. He died in Chester, Vt.
History of the town of Hubbardston, Worcester County, Mass. : from the time its territory was purchased of the Indians in 1686, to the present : with the genealogy of present and former resident families.
(V) Captain John (3), son of Isaac Clark, was born July 21, 1730, died in Chester, Vermont. He removed to Hubbardston and was for many years a leading citizen of the town. He was captain of the militia and held at various times nearly all the offices of the town. In 1774 he was a delegate to the first provincial congress of Massachusetts, and during the revolution he furnished by contract large supplies of beef for the army. He married, June 7, 1750, Elizabeth Norcross, daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Shepherd) Norcross. Children: I. John, born 1751, mentioned below. 2. William, April. 1753. 3. Moses, 1755. 4. Elizabeth, 1758, married, November 9, 1/77, Oliver Fairbanks. 5. Isaac, 1760. 6. Samuel, 1763, married, November 9, 1786, Persis Hinds. 7. Experience, 1765, married Nathan Holden. 8. Joseph, April 22, 1767. 9. Ezra, May i, 1768. 10. Susanna, 1770, married. May 29. 1788, Captain William Nightingale.
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