Joseph Clark was born on 31 Dec 1691 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.[1] When he was seven, he moved with his parents to Lebanon where he became a farmer.
He married Rebecca Huntington on 20 Jun 1717. Their second of eight children was Abigail.
Rebecca died on 1 Jun 1759 in Lebanon at the age of 61. Joseph died on 10 Sep 1769 in Norwich, New London, CT at the age of 78.
Birth
Date: 31 Dec 1691
Place: Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States
Death
Date: 10 Sep 1769
Place: Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States
Last will and Testament
Written 15 Feb 1769
Proved 6 Oct 1769
Names sons Samuel, Simon, and Asahel, daughters Sarah Moseley, Abigail Sprague, Rebekah Buckingham, and Lydia Wright, brother Benoni's heirs[2]
Residence
Place: United States
Sources
↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F742-948 : 3 December 2014), Joseph Clark, 31 Dec 1691; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
WikiTree profile Clark-8350 created through the import of Felch Family Tree.ged on Jun 16, 2012 by Robin Craig. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Robin and others.
First-hand information as remembered by Kari Tesch, Thursday, February 12, 2015.
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I had considered that this Joseph Clark could be a match with Clark-26822. The birth and death dates are very close and both were from Connecticut. On closer inspection, they appear to be two different people. I added an LDS reference to this profile showing wives, children and parents which mostly agree with the family connections in this profile. One thing that doesn't agree is a second wive named Lydia Grinnell. There seems to be a possible mixup of some of the children as well. It appears this Joseph Clark had two wives (Rebecca Huntington and Elizabeth Smith) but not Lydia Grinnell.
I think it might make sense to examine the Clark-26822 profile (who was the husband of Lydia Grinnell) and remove Lydia as the wife of this Joseph Clark (Clark-2845).
I think it might make sense to examine the Clark-26822 profile (who was the husband of Lydia Grinnell) and remove Lydia as the wife of this Joseph Clark (Clark-2845).
Thanks for consideration.