Sabina (Clark) Adams
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Sabina Ann (Clark) Adams (1812 - 1861)

Sabina Ann Adams formerly Clark
Born in Augusta, Grenville, Ontario, Canadamap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 23 Mar 1831 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 49 in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory, United Statesmap
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Biography

This profile is part of the Clark Name Study.

Sabina Ann Clark was born 12 Sep 1812 in Augusta, Grenville, Ontario, Canada. She was the daughter of Nathan Clark Jr. and Nancy Anne McEathron. She died 24 Oct 1861 in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory, United States. On March 23, 1831, she married Arza Matson Adams. Arza was 27 and Sabrina was 18 at the time of their marriage.

Arza was born 22 Jan 1804 in Beverly, Leeds, Canada. He married four times. He died 15 Apr 1889 in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory, United States.

On February 2, 1832, Sabrina gave birth to their son, Nathan Adams. [1]

Arza and Sabrina joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1836.  He was ordained a Seventy [2]on Jan 5, 1839. He left Far West to go to Illinois. Young John Nicoll accompanied Arza on his wagon trip back to Illinois. They left on May 6, 1840, and by putting in long days they reached Quincy on June 5th. He was in Carthage at the martyrdom of the Prophet and carried the letter from John Taylor to Nauvoo announcing the event.  He was sealed to his wife December 31, 1845, in the Nauvoo temple. He migrated to Utah in 1848 and in 1850 was given permission by Brigham Young to settle American Fork, along with his brother Barnabas and five others. 

In late 1853 Arza Adams entered the practice of polygamy when he married Editha Morgan Anderson. She was a 50-year-old school teacher and had not been married previously. Editha was only Arza’s spiritual wife. She lived separately and was always known by her maiden name thereafter.[3]

Other than Sabina, he married four other women: Editha Morgan Anderson on December 7, 1853; Marillah Olney and Catherine Cunningham on March 7, 1857, and Elizabeth Gaskill on August 11, 1857.  Editha and Catherine were spiritual wives only.  With the other three he had twenty-six children.



Family

First Wife of Arza Matson Adams

  • Sabina Ann Clark Adams'; Find A Grave: Memorial #15965787; Created by: Wes & Debi Grossnickle (contributor 46836898); Record added: 2 Oct 2006; date accessed: 23 July 2018
Headstone photo: [1]; Added by Tracie Winton (contributor 46905884, 3RD Great Granddaughter of Sabina Adams, 23 June 2015 [4]

Children of Arza Matson and Sabina Ane Clark Adams

  • Nathan William Adams'; Find A Grave: Memorial #29810989; Created by: Janice Bird (contributor 46994761); Record added: 14 September 2008; date accessed: 23 July 2018
Headstone photo: [2]; Added by Jan Dixon (contributor 46818175, 28 February 2018 [5]
  • Joshua Adams'; Find A Grave: Memorial #16151275; Created by: by Wes & Debi Grossnickle (contributor 46836898); Record added: 12 Oct 2006; date accessed: 23 July 2018
Headstone photo: [3]; Added by Wes & Debi Grossnickle (contributor 46836898), 12 October 2006 [6]
  • Elizabeth Nancy Adams'; Find A Grave: Memorial #15965824; Created by: by Wes & Debi Grossnickle (contributor 46836898); Record added: 2 Oct 2006; date accessed: 23 July 2018
Headstone photo:[4]; Added by N/A (contributor N/A), DATE [7]
  • Joseph Smith Adams'; Find A Grave: Memorial #16144776; Created by: by Wes & Debi Grossnickle (contributor 46836898); Record added: 11 Oct 2006; date accessed: 23 July 2018
Headstone photo: [5]; Added by Wes & Debi Grossnickle (contributor 46836898), 11 October 2006 [8]
  • Orpha Elzetta Adams Robinson'; Find A Grave: Memorial #11747750; Created by: by Ray Memmott (contributor 46580218); Record added: 14 September 2005; date accessed: 23 July 2018
Headstone photo: [6]; Added by Lee Drew (contributor 18885944), 25 November 2009 [9]


Timeline

1812 Sep 12:
Birth of Sabina Ann Clark in Augusta, Grenville, Ontario, Canada. She was the daughter of Nathan Clark and Nancy McCathron.

1816 Mar 25:
Birth of brother, Nathan Clark III in Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada.

1819:
Death of father, Nathan Clark Jr. in Brockville, Leeds, Ontario, Canada. He was born in 1788 in Elisabethtown, Leeds Ontario, Canada and was the son of Nathan Clark Sr. and Sarah Gifford.

1831 Mar 23:
Marriage of Sabina Clark to Arza Adams. He was born January 22, 1804 in Delta, Bastard, Leeds, Upper Canada, British Colonial America and was the son of Joshua Adams in Elizabeth Chipman. Arza was a polygamist with multiple wives and therefore many of his children's birth dates from one mother overlapped with the birth dates of his children from another mother. Sabina was his 1st wife.

1832 Feb 02:
Birth of son, Nathan Adams in (Bathurst) Carlton, Ontario, Canada. He was the son of Arza Adams and 1st wife, Sabina Clark.

1833 Sep 26:
Birth of son, Joshua Adams in New Perth, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada. He was the son of Arza Adams and 1st wife, Sabina Clark.

1835 Feb 16:
Birth of son, George Adams in Adamsville, South Bruce Peninsula, Bruce, Ontario, Canada. He was the son of Arza Adams and 1st wife, Sabina Clark.

1836:
Sabina and her husband Arza Adams joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They immigrated with the Saints to Utah Territory and settled in American Fork, Utah County, Utah Territory.

1836 About:
Marriage of brother, Nathan Clark III to Elizabeth Forkner in Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. She was born in 1820 in Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada and was the daughter of James Forkner and Susanna King.

1837 Feb 17:
Birth of daughter, Sabrina Adams in Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. She was the daughter of Arza Adams and 1st wife, Sabina Clark.

1839 May 01:
Birth of son, Sidney Adams in Commerce, Hancock, Illinois. He was the son of Arza Adams and 1st wife, Sabina Clark.

1840 Aug 07:
Death of son, Sidney Adams in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois. He died from cholera. He was 1 year old. He was the son of Arza Adams and 1st wife, Sabina Clark.

1840 Aug 09:
Death of son, George Adams in Quincy, Adams, Illinois. He died from cholera. He was 4 years old. He was the son of Arza Adams and 1st wife, Sabina Clark.

1842 Apr 30:
Birth of daughter, Elizabeth Adams in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois. She was the daughter of Arza Adams and 1st wife, Sabina Clark.

1845 Mar 04:
Birth of daughter, Theothan Adams in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois. She was the daughter of Arza Adams and 1st wife, Sabina Clark.

1846 Dec 14:
Birth of son, Joseph Adams in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. He was the son of Arza Adams and 1st wife, Sabina Clark.

1849 May 28:
Sabina traveled with her husband, Arza Adams, 45, and children, Nathan Adams, 17; Joshua Adams, 15; Sabina Adams, 12; Elizabeth Adams, 7; Theothan Adams, 4; and Joseph Adams, 2, with the Utah Mormon pioneer Overland Company with the Samuel Gully/Orson Spencer Company.

1849 Oct 23:
Birth of daughter, Orpha Adams in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah Territory. She was the daughter of Arza Adams and 1st wife, Sabina Clark.

1850:
Sabina, 39, lived in Utah County, Utah Territory, with her husband, Arza Adams, 48, and children, Nathan Adams, 19; Joshua Adams, 17; Sabrina Adams, 14; Elizabeth Adams, 7; Jonathan, 6; Joseph Adams, 5; Orpha Adams, 1; and Abram Coon, 26. Arza was a farmer; Abram was a woodman.

1852 Jan 23:
Death of daughter, Theothan Adams in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory. She was 6 years old. She was the daughter of Arza Adams and 1st wife, Sabina Clark.

1853 Nov 30:
Death of daughter, Elizabeth Adams in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah Territory. She was buried at the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory. MEMORIAL ID: 15965824. She was 12 years old. She was the daughter of Arza Adams and 1st wife, Sabina Clark.

1853 Dec 07:
Marriage of husband, Arza Adams to Edith Anderson in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory. She was born March 15, 1805 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts and was the daughter of Ezra Anderson and Tryphena Howard Morgan. Edith was Arza's 2nd wife. Editha was a spiritual wife only. She lived separately, known by maiden name thereafter.

1854 Feb 14:
Marriage of daughter, Sabina Adams to Alexander Nicoll in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory. He was born June 30, 1830 in Perth, Drummond, Lanark, Ontario, Canada and was the son of Peter Nicoll and Margaret McPhail. She was the daughter of Arza Adams and 1st wife, Sabina Clark.

1854 Nov 01:
Marriage of son, Joshua Adams to Lydia Thornton in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory. She was born October 19, 1830 in Ontario, Canada and was the daughter of Oliver E. Thornton and Mary Griswold. He was the son of Arza Adams and 1st wife, Sabina Clark.

1855 Feb 15:
Marriage of son, Nathan Adams to Mary Plunkett in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory. She was born May 1, 1837 in Brockville, Leeds, Ontario, Canada and was the daughter of Robert Plunkett and Sarah Kennedy. He was the son of Arza Adams and 1st wife, Sabina Clark.

1856 Nov 21:
Birth of son, Davis Adams in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory. He was the son of Arza Adams and 1st wife, Sabina Clark.

1856 Nov 22:
Death of son, Davis Adams in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory. He was the son of Arza Adams and 1st wife, Sabina Clark.

1857 Mar 07:
Marriage of husband, Arza Adams to Catherine Cunningham in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory. She was born August 17, 1838 in Fife, Scotland and was the daughter of James Cunningham and Elizabeth Nicholson. Catherine was Arza's 3rd wife.

1857 Mar 07:
Marriage of husband, Arza Adams to Marillah Olney in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory. She was born June 18, 1833 in Ontario, Canada and was the daughter of Davis Mac Olney and Lucy Sally Downey. Marillah was Arza's 4th husband.

1857 Aug 17:
Marriage of husband, Arza Adams to Elizabeth Gaskill in the Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory. She was born September 30, 1817 in Pennybridge, Lancashire, England and was the daughter of William Gaskill and Hannah (?). Elizabeth was a spiritual wife only. They didn't have any children together. Elizabeth was Arza's 5th wife.

1858 Oct 18:
Birth of stepson, Arza Adams in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory. He was the son of Arza Adams and 4th wife, Marillah McOlney.

1859 Apr 07:
Death of stepson, Arza Adams in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory. He was buried at the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory. MEMORIAL ID: 15965812. He was 5 months old. He was the son of Arza Adams and 4th wife, Marillah McOlney.

1859 Oct 19:
Birth of stepson, James Adams in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory. He was the son of Arza Adams and 3rd wife, Catherine Cunningham.

1859 Dec 22:
Marriage of son, Joshua Adams to Mary Maud Bathgate Logan in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory. She was born March 22, 1844 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland and was the daughter John Logan and Mary Bathgate. He was the son of Arza Adams and 1st wife, Sabina Clark.

1860:
Sabina, 49, lived in Lake City, Utah, Utah Territory, with her husband, Arza Adams, 55, his other two wives, Marillah Olney, 27, and Catherine Cunningham, 22; and Sabina's children, Joseph Adams, 14, Orpha Adams, 11, James Adams, infant, and Hy Hardin, 23.

1860 Sep 24:
Death of stepson, James Adams in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory. He was buried at the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery in American Fork, Utah County, Utah Territory. MEMORIAL ID:15965794. He was 11 months old. He was the son of Arza Adams and 3rd wife, Catherine Cunningham.

1860 Nov 26:
Birth of stepdaughter, Elizabeth Adams in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory. She was the daughter of Arza Adams and 3rd wife, Catherine Cunningham.

1861 Jan 17:
Birth of stepson, John Adams in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory. He was the son of Arza Adams and 4th wife, Marillah McOlney.

1861 Jul 26:
Marriage of son, Joshua Adams to Mary Ann Hoggard in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory. She was born November 22,1843 in Calverton, Gedling Borough, Nottinghamshire, England and was the daughter of James Hoggard and Emily Blacknell. He was the son of Arza Adams and 1st wife, Sabina Clark.

1861 Oct 24:
Death of Sabrina Ann Clark Adams in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory. She was buried at the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory. MEMORIAL ID: 15965787. Her grave site was later moved to the American Fork City Cemetery in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory. She was the 1st wife of Arza Adams. She was 49 years old.


Sources

  1. Arza Adams : chronicle of a pioneer; Statement of Responsibility: by Effie W. Adams; Authors; Adams, Effie W. (Effie Mary Warnick), 1910-2000 (Main Author); Format: Books/Monographs/Book with Digital Images; Language: English; Publication: Pleasant Grove, Utah : P.G. Printers, Inc., 1982; Physical: ix, 265 p. : ill., maps, ports.; Subject Class: 929.273 Ad17
  2. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventy_(Latter_Day_Saints), Turley, Richard E., Jr. (2005), "The Calling of the Twelve Apostles and the Seventy in 1835", Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration: the 34th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, ISBN 1-59038-489-X, OCLC 60589119.
  3. First-hand information as remembered by John Rounds, Tuesday, June 24, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
  4. Find A Grave, database and images, American Fork Cemetery, American Fork, Utah County, Utah, USA, FindAGrave|15965787
  5. Find A Grave, database and images, American Fork Cemetery, American Fork, Utah County, Utah, USA, FindAGrave|29810989
  6. Find A Grave, database and images, American Fork Cemetery, American Fork, Utah County, Utah, USA, FindAGrave|16151275
  7. Find A Grave, database and images, American Fork Cemetery, American Fork, Utah County, Utah, USA, FindAGrave|15965824
  8. Find A Grave, database and images, American Fork Cemetery, American Fork, Utah County, Utah, USA, FindAGrave|16144776
  9. Find A Grave, database and images, American Fork Cemetery, American Fork, Utah County, Utah, USA, FindAGrave|11747750
  • Sources: 

Effie W. Adams, Arza Adams: Chronicle of a Pioneer, second edition, Provo: BYU Print Services, 1999. Arza Adams, “Journals of Arza Adams, 1836-1857.” Unpublished journals on file in Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.

  • "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCSX-QJ8 : 12 April 2016), Joshua Adams in household of Arza Adams, Utah county, Utah, Utah Territory, United States; citing family 243, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  • Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F85D-CZX : 5 December 2014), Arza Adams in entry for Arza I. Adams, 07 Mar 1859; citing American Fork, Utah, Utah, reference P-3; FHL microfilm 1,550,299.
  • "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F85D-445 : 10 February 2018), Arza Adams in entry for Mary Adams Anderson, 07 Jun 1959; citing American Fork, Utah, Utah, reference page 4; FHL microfilm 1,550,299.
  • "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F85D-C4D : 10 February 2018), Nathan Clarke in entry for Sabina Adams, 24 Oct 1861; citing American Fork, Utah, Utah, reference P-2; FHL microfilm 1,550,299.




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