Mary Lucinda (Scribner) Clapp (1804 - 1821)

Born 28 Feb 1804 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Asahel Clapp — married 30 Sep 1819 (to 30 Aug 1821) in New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana

Died 30 Aug 1821 at age 17 in New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana

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Biography

Mary Lucinda Scribner was the fourth child of Joel and Mary (Bull) Scribner, born in 1804. Along with the rest of her family, she moved around in New England and then, when around 6 years old, they all went west to begin a new life in Indiana.

At 16 years of age, Mary married Dr. Asahel Clapp, 12 years her senior. One year later Mary died, quite possibly while in child birth. She was only 17 at the time of her death.

Mary's older brother, William Augustus Scribner, would study under Dr. Clapp, one year after Mary's death, and become a doctor in his own right.

Sources

• Indiana Magazine of History, University of Indiana, Volume 17, Issue 3, September 1921. “New Albany, With a Short Sketch of the Scribner Family”, written by Mary Scribner Davis Collins. [1]

• Family Search Profile for Mary Lucinda Scribner [2]

• Dr. Asahel Clapp by Kate Milner Rabb [3]

• Find A Grave Memorial [4]