Amos Stark (1775 - 1867)

Born 15 Feb 1775 in New York

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Died 16 Dec 1867 at age 92 in Chatham, Columbia, New York, United States

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Biography

Amos was born on 15 February 1775 in New York, USA. He was the son of Amos Stark and his wife, Susanna Gott.^[1][2]

Amos was a Republican and worked as a shoemaker and clergyman in the town of Canaan, Columbia County, New York. He married Ruth Ford sometime before 1795 (birth of eldest child). Together, they had seven children, all born in Red Rock:^[1]

• Susanna, b. 28 Jan 1795
• Talcott Gibbs, b. 25 Apr 1797
• Alonson Ford, b. 1 May 1800
• Ralph J., b. 22 Jun 1803
• Prudence, b. 23 Oct 1807
• Achsah M., b. 5 Sep 1810, d. unmarried on 26 Mar 1860
• Amos H., b. 30 Sep 1814

He died on 16 December 1867 in Chatham, Columbia County, New York^[1] and was buried in the Chatham Rural Cemetery.^[3]

Research Notes

The Stark genealogy gives a DOB of 15 Feb 1775, while the Hamlin genealogy states that it was 14 Feb 1774. These dates are close enough to have been a typographical error somewhere along the way, but should be reconciled with other sources.

Name: Amos H Starks. Given Name: Amos H. Surname: Starks. ^[4] A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.

Born 1774 ^[4]

Died 1867 ^[4]

Buried Chatham, Columbia County, New York, USA. ^[4]

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External Files

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} H. Franklin Andrews, The Hamlin Family; A Genealogy of James Hamlin of Barnstable Massachusetts (Exira, Iowa: published by the author, 1902), p. 257. Note that this genealogy is largely unsourced and should be used as information on which to base additional research.
2. ↑ Charles R. Stark. Aaron Stark Family, Seven Generations of Aaron Stark of Groton, Connecticut (Boston, Mass.: Wright & Potter,1927), p. 60. Person ID#431-- Amos Stark married Ruth Ford and was the son of Amos Stark, ID#167.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122507926/amos-h-starks: accessed 30 August 2022), memorial page for Elder Amos H Starks (1774–1867), Find a Grave Memorial ID 122507926, citing Chatham Rural Cemetery, Chatham, Columbia County, New York, USA; Maintained by Kathy Jennings Brown (contributor 47272624) .
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Source: S1258343575 Ancestry Record 60525 #65957997

Acknowledgements

This profile was originally compiled by Clovis LaFleur. Source: WorldConnect Project, RootsWeb.com, Gwen Boyer Bjorkman File. Date of Import: Aug 30, 2001.

• Source: S1258343575 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2012 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 60525