Laura Vina (French) Clark (1856 - 1924)

Born 19 May 1856 in Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Frank Willis Clark — married 24 Jun 1872 (to 26 Jun 1909) in Alstead, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

Descendants

Died 2 Mar 1924 at age 67 in Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Genealogically Defined

Early Life
Laura was born in Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, in 1856.^[1] She is the daughter of Charles French and Aurelia Horton. By 1860, she, her parents, and her siblings had moved from Hollis to Alstead, New Hampshire.

Laura was a mother and a homemaker in Alstead, New Hampshire

Marriage & Family

She married Frank Willis Clark, a young farmer from Walpole, New Hampshire, in a ceremony performed at her home in Alstead on 24 June 1872. She was just eighteen years of age.^[2] The family continued to farm in the town of Alstead. Their children were:

1. William Watson Clark (1873-1931)
2. Herman Daniel Clark (1875-1927)
3. Bertha May (Clark) Britton (1877-1937)
4. Florence Belle Clark (1879-1907)
5. Dessie Genevieve (Clark) Fisk (1883-1957)
6. Frank Ernest Clark (1885-)
7. Grover Cleveland Clark (1888-)
8. Frederick Johnson Clark (1891-)
9. Madora Maria (Clark) Hopkins (1893-)
10. Erwin Willis Clark (1895-)
11. Olive Vina (Clark) Staples (1898-1966)

Towns Where They Resided

• Hollis, New Hampshire
• Alstead, New Hampshire

Death & Burial
Her husband, Frank, died in Alstead on June 26, 1909. Laura continued to live in Alstead until she died in 1924 and did not marry again. Both are buried in the East Alstead Cemetery.^[3]

Family History Note:

The Online Book: "Genealogy of the Billerica, Massachusetts, French family from 1599 to 1944"; is the story of a particular line of the French family and is written in at least three parts:
* Part I was compiled by Henry Martin Kellogg (1851-1911) of Sound Beach P.O., Greenwich, Connecticut, and published in 1884, covering the family line beginning with the Patriarch Thomas Ffrenche, the Elder, of Wethersfield, County, Essex.^[4] This section also tells of the coming of the French family to America on the ship the 'Defence'.
* Part II: This edition was copied from Part I and updated by Bonnibell (French) Hodgkins (1865-1931). She focused on the family line of her father, Charles Freedom French, and published this version in 1915.
* Part III covers the years 1915 to 1958 and was researched and compiled by Beatrice Augusta (Barnes) Fisher (1925-2013) of Grafton, Vermont. This version was published in 1959 with many copies sold to the descendants of Charles Freedom French. The current version is online at the HathiTrust Digital Library.

Sources

1. ↑ Digital Image: "United States Census for the town of Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, in 1860", database with images, FamilySearch, Laura B French in an entry for Chas H French, 1860.
2. ↑ Digtal Image: "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947", database, FamilySearch, citing the marriage of Frank W. Clark and Laura M. French, 24 Jun 1872; citing Alstead Center, Cheshire, New Hampshire. Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,973.
3. ↑ Online Memorial: Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Laura V French Clark (1856–1924), Find A Grave: Memorial #96210572, citing East Alstead Cemetery, East Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
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4. ↑ Thomas French (1532-1599)

See Also:

• Digital Image: "United States Census for the town of Alstead, New Hampshire in the year 1880" database with images, FamilySearch, Laura Clark in an entry for Frank W Clark, Alstead, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States; citing enumeration district, sheet, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
• Digital Image: "United States Census for the town of Alstead, New Hampshire in the year 1900", database with images, FamilySearch, Laura Clark in an entry for Frank W Clarke, 1900.
• Online Book: "Genealogy of the Billerica, Massachusetts, French family from 1599 to 1944"; Part I compiled by H. Martin Kellogg, Sound Beach P.O., Greenwich, Conn. in 1884. Later copied and updated by Mrs. Bonnibel (French) Hodgkins in Surry, New Hampshire 1915. Continuation covering the years 1915 to 1958 by Beatrice Barnes Fisher of Grafton, Vermont; page 5, cites Laura's birth and marriage.
  Held in the HathiTrust Digital Library
• Online Book: "Genealogy of the Billerica, Massachusetts, French family from 1599 to 1944"; Part I compiled by H. Martin Kellogg, Sound Beach P.O., Greenwich, Conn. in 1884. Later copied and updated by Mrs. Bonnibel (French) Hodgkins in Surry, New Hampshire 1915. Continuation covering the years 1915 to 1958 by Beatrice Barnes Fisher of Grafton, Vermont; page 47, cites Laura's marriage place and her death.
  Held in the HathiTrust Digital Library