Adam R Clark (1799 - 1854)

Born 10 Jan 1799 in Strong, Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Johnson — married about 1827 in Strong, Franklin, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Jan 1854 at age 54 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States

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Biography

Adam R Clark was born on 10 Jan 1799 in Strong, MA, the eldest son of Richard Clark and Martha "Patty" (Reed) Clark^[1]. Note: the name "Adam R Clark" is from his son George's death record^[2]. He was converted to Methodism, "together with some other members of the family, during a revival of religion which occurred in the neighborhood in the fall and winter of 1818"^[3].

Adam of Strong published his intention to marry Mary Johnson of Vienna, ME on 27 Dec 1826 in Strong^[4]. They married soon after as their first child Mary Ann was born on 11 Nov 1827^[5].

Adam lived his whole life in Strong, and was recorded in the US Censuses of 1830^[6], 1840^[7], and 1850^[8]. Adam was Town Treasurer of Strong for 8 years (1835-1842), Treasurer for Bounty on Wheat (1838), Town Representative (1843), and Selectman (1845-1846)^[9].

He passed away on 9 Jan 1854 from a large facial cancer in Portland, ME, likely under the care of his brother Dr. Eliphalet Clark, and was buried on the family farm (in 1910, relocated to the Strong Village Cemetery)^[10][11].

Adam made out a will in Strong on 23 Jan 1852 (with an addendum on 5 Feb 1852), listing his wife Mary, his sons George R & Dennis E, and his daughters Mary Ann (eldest), Caroline M, Nancy C, & Martha R. The will was probated on 1 Mar 1854 in Franklin County, ME^[12].

Sources

1. ↑ Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900 - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4CV-Y7H?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=DSZQ-NZB.
2. ↑ Maine Death Records, 1761-1922. Augusta, Maine: Maine State Archives.
3. ↑ Rev. George Webber, D.D. Eliphalet Clark, M.D. Cincinnati, OH, New York, NY, Chicago, IL, Boston, MA: The Ladies Repository, 1860. Volume XX, pp 66-67
4. ↑ State of Maine, Strong Vital Records, Vol 3, 1779-1850, p.39 -https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3J-PQDS-J?i=115.
5. ↑ Legacy NFS Source: Mary A. Clark - Government record: birth-name: Mary Ann Clark
6. ↑ Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
7. ↑ Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
8. ↑ Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
9. ↑ Brackley, Lewis, and Charles Lisherness, comp., Strong, Maine "incorporated 1801": an historical account of a Sandy River settlement ([Strong, ME.]: Strong Historical Society, c1992)
10. ↑ Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: FamilySearch, 2016.
11. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39833679/adam-clark
12. ↑ Probate Records (Estate Files) 1838-1915, and Index 1838-1928; Author: Maine. Probate Court (Franklin County); Probate Place: Franklin, Maine