Born in Battenville, New York, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Stephen Van Renssalaer Sweet
and Mercy Unknown
Sister of
Lucy Sweet, Roxanna Sweet, Amos E Sweet, Judith Sweet, Stephen Sweet, Emeline Sweet, Ella Sweet and Eloize Ella Louise (Sweet) Burdick [half]
Wife of
William Wilberforce Parks
— married
before 1873 in New York [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Mother of
Samuel Daniel Parks, Martha M (Parks) Ingleson, Bertha Alice (Parks) Willis, Nellie A Parks and Mark Parks
Died
at age 39
in Santa Clara County, California, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Apr 2015
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Biography
1860 census shows Claricy Sweet born 1853 in New York, USA. She is the daughter of Stephen Sweet and Mercy Sweet. The family is living in Grafton, Rensselaer, New York, USA. Her father was born in New York, USA, and her mother was born in New York, USA. [1]
1870 census shows Clarissa Sweet born 1852 in New York, USA. She is the daughter of Stephen V. R. Sweet and Mercy Sweet. The family is living in New York, USA. Her father was born in New York, USA, and her mother was born in New York, USA. [2]
1875 NY census shows Clara Parks age 23 (b. ~1852) in Saratoga County, New York, USA. She is married to W. W. Parks (a blacksmith). The family is living in Moreau, Saratoga County, New York, USA. [3]
1900 census records for daughter, Bertha A. Parks, list mother's place of birth as New York. [4]
Death record for daughter Bertha A. Parks Willis lists mother's maiden name as Sweet. [5]
Grave/headstone located at Oak Hill Memorial Parks reads: Clara, wife of Wm Parks, born Aug. 3, 1852, died Dec. 26, 1892. [6]
Sources
- ↑ 1860 United States census records, listing Stephen Sweet as head.
- ↑ 1870 United States census records, listing Stephen V. R. Sweet as head.
- ↑ 1875 New York State census records, listing W. W. Parks as head.
- ↑ 1900 United States census records, listing brother-in-law Robert S. Ingleson as head.
- ↑ Data from MooseRoots.com
- ↑ Image on FindAGrave.com
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Clarissa by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Clarissa:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Clarissa by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Clarissa:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Jennifer May Siebe 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M192701 [compare]
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Beth Siebe :
23andMe
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Karen Perras :
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Annie Ethel (Threet) Bowen :
23andMe
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