Elisha Clark (1778 - 1868)

Born 16 Feb 1778 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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Died 15 Jul 1868 at age 90 in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Elisha was born on 16 February 1778, in Milford, Connecticut. He was the son of Elisha Clark (1755-1840) andSarah (Beach) Clark (abt.1760-1851).

Elisha married Jane (Baldwin) Clark (1783-1853) on 11 October 1801 in New Haven, Connecticut.^[1]

In the 1850 census Elisha (age 73) was in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States.^[2]

Elisha's wife Jane died on 5 May 1853 in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States.^[3]

Elisha died at age 91 on 15 July 1868, in Sheffield, Massachusetts.^[4] He is buried in Brush Hill Cemetery, Sheffield, Massachusetts.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
   Citing FHL microfilm: 3250; Record number: 318;
   FamilySearch (accessed 12 December 2021)
   Elisha Clark marriage to Jane Baldwin on 11 Oct 1801 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States.
2. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   Citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch (accessed 12 December 2021)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00520
   Elisha Clark (73) in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States.
3. ↑ Death Registration: "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"
   Citing FHL microfilm: 250248; Record number: 27;
   FamilySearch (accessed 12 December 2021)
   Elisha Clark death 05 May 1853 in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States.
4. ↑ Death Registration: "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924"
   Citing Sheffield, Massachusetts, v 211 p 59, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,192.
   FamilySearch (accessed 12 December 2021)
   Elisha Clark death 15 Jul 1868 (age 91y) in Sheffield, Massachusetts.
5. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103303565/elisha-clark : accessed 12 December 2021), memorial page for Elisha Clark (16 Feb 1778–15 Jul 1868), Find A Grave: Memorial #103303565, citing Brush Hill Cemetery, Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by M Cooley (contributor 47154454).