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William Clark (1753 - 1812)

William Clark
Born in Hubbardston, Worcester, Massachusetts Baymap
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Husband of — married 21 Apr 1776 in Hubbardston, Worcester, Massachusettsmap
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Died at age 58 in Hubbardston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Private William Clark served with 18th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

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Biography

Birth

Private William Clark was born in Hubbardston, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay on April 1753. [1] [2] He was the son of John Clark (1730-1816) and Elizabeth (Norcross) Clark (1730-)

Marriage

He married Hannah (Smith) Clark (1758-1853), of Rutland, Massachusetts on the 2nd of July 1776 in Hubbardston, Worcester, Massachusetts. [3] [2]Nine children were born to them in Hubbardston, Massachusetts. [2][4][5][6]

  1. Lois Clark, born 1780.[7]
  2. Abigail Clark ,born 1782.[8]
  3. William Smith Clark, born 1784.[9]
  4. Hannah Clark (1786-).[10]
  5. David Clark (1788-1841).[11]
  6. Leonard Clark, born 1790.[12]
  7. Mary (Polly) Parker (Clark) Cobb ,born 1794.[13]
  8. Isabella Clark, born 1796.[14]
  9. Simpson Clark, born 1799.[15]

Service

Private Clark was honored for three months and three days of service starting the 19th of April 1775 under Capt. William Marean in Col. Ephraim Doolittle's regiment. [16] [17] [18] [19] [20][21][22]

Died

William died on the 6th of March 1812 in Hubbardston, Massachusetts at the age of fifty-eight. [2] [23]

Sources

  1. ↑ Clark, John, A.B. Records of The Descendants of Hugh Clark of Watertown, Mass. 1640-1866. Printed by the author, Boston, 1866. Page 87. Descendants of Hugh Clark
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Vital Records of Hubbardston, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, Franklin P. Rice, Worcester, Mass., 1907; p. 22-8, p. 127, p. 187
  3. ↑ Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch link: 24 January 2020), William Clark, 1776.
  4. ↑ United States Census, 1790, database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch link: accessed 19 April 2020), William Clarke, Hubbardston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 269, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 4; FHL microfilm 568,144.
  5. ↑ United States Census, 1800, database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch link: accessed 19 April 2020), Wm Clark, Hubbardston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 415, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 16; FHL microfilm 205,617.
  6. ↑ United States Census, 1810, database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch link: accessed 19 April 2020), Wm Clark, Hubbardston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 849, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 22; FHL microfilm 205,630.
  7. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch link: 15 January 2020), William Clark in entry for Lois Clark, 1780.
  8. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch link: 15 January 2020), William Clark in entry for Abigail Clark, 1782.
  9. ↑ Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910, database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch link: 14 February 2020), William Clark in entry for William S Clark, .
  10. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). NEHGS link
  11. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). NEHGS link
  12. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch link: 15 January 2020), William Clark in entry for Leonard Clark, 1790.
  13. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch link: 15 January 2020), William Clark in entry for Polly Parker Clark, 1794.
  14. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch link: 15 January 2020), William Clark in entry for Isa Clark, 1796.
  15. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch link: 15 January 2020), William Clark in entry for Simpson Clark, 1799.
  16. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed March 26, 2020), "Record of William Clark", Ancestor # A022756.
  17. ↑ United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783, database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch link: 18 March 2018), William Clark, 19 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, Hubbardston, Hubbardston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711082.
  18. ↑ Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783,database with images, FamilySearch
  19. ↑ (FamilySearch link: 19 February 2021), Wiliam Clark, 6 Oct 1775; citing Military Service, Hubbardston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  20. ↑ (FamilySearch link: 19 February 2021), William Clark, 9 Nov 1776; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  21. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896); Vol. 3, p. 584
  22. ↑ United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783, database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch link: 1 March 2021), William Clark, 19 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, Hubbardston, Hubbardston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711082.
  23. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (FindAGrave link: accessed 25 October 2021), memorial page for William Clark (Apr 1753–6 Mar 1812), Find A Grave: Memorial #31617154, citing Pine Grove Cemetery, Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Star Rhodes (contributor 46878998) .




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