Joseph Clark (1785 - 1880)

Born 4 Oct 1785 in Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Clarissa (Dickinson) Clark — married 13 Jun 1812 in Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Husband of Louisa (Miller) Clark — married 15 Jul 1820 in Hamburg, New London, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Apr 1880 at age 94 in Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, United States

Biography

Pvt. Joseph Clark served in the U.S. Infantry Division, Connecticut in the War of 1812
Service started: 1812
Unit(s): 37th Regiment
Service ended: 1814

Joseph Clark, son of Joseph Clark and Hannah Cole, was born on the 4 Oct 1785 in Connecticut.^[1]

He was a blacksmith by trade. A private in the 37th Reg., U.S. Infantry 1814 to 1815. He obtained a land warrant for his services. Lived New York, Pennsylvania and Iowa.

Joseph married first, Clarissa "Clara" Dickinson on the 13 Jun 1812 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

The children of Joseph Clark and Clara Dickinson:

1. Joseph Clark 1813-1898
2. Samuel Chauncey Clark 1813-1898

Joseph married second; Louisa Miller on the 15 Jul 1820 in Hamburg, Connecticut.

The children of Joseph Clark and Louisa Miller:

1. Helen Mary Clark Ellis 1826-1909
2. George Henry Clark 1829-1902
3. Nancy C. Clark Warner 1830-1914
4. Addison N.Clark 1813-1885
5. Steven E. Clark 1832-1862
6. Almira Clark Lowell 1836-1875
7. William Raleigh Clark 1840-1920
8. Wealthy Clark Richardson 1842-1900
9. Laura J. Clark Owens 1844-1916
10. Annie Roxy Clark Yowker 1847-1876

Joseph passed away on the 22 Apr 1880 in Spirit Lake, Iowa.^[1]

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Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4CT-S9Y : 24 December 2020), Joseph Clark, Harrison Township, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXT8-82M : 18 February 2021), Joseph Clark, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDJ1-6D8 : 28 May 2021), Joseph Clark, 1870.

• "Iowa Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL3C-NRNY : 16 March 2018), Joseph Clark, 1880.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5021133/joseph-clark : accessed 26 October 2021), memorial page for Joseph Clark II (1786–22 Apr 1880), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5021133, citing Lakeview Cemetery, Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Just~Us Relatives (contributor 46978344)

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile created by Michael Sheffield & Suzanne nee Sayer Crosby