Belcher Clark
6 September 1764–Deceased (Age NaN)
Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
The Life of Belcher
When Belcher Clark was born on 6 September 1764, in Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Rev Seth Clark, was 41 and his mother, Mary Eleanor Edwards, was 38.
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Family Time Line
Rev Seth Clark
1723–1813
Mary Eleanor Edwards
1725–1799
Enos Clark
1747–1830
Mary Clark
1749–1751
Eleanor Clark
1750–1795
Seth Clark Jr.
1753–1833
Mary Clark
1755–
Adah Clark
1759–1841
Naomi Clark
1761–1846
Levi CLARK
1762–1764
Belcher Clark
1764–
Ruth Clark
1767–1767
Eli Clark
1768–1828
Chloe Clark
1770–
Parents and Siblings
1723–1813Male
1725–1799Female
siblings
(12)
1747–1830Male
1749–1751Female
1750–1795Female
1753–1833Male
1755–Female
+7 More Children
World Events (3)
1776
Age 12
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 12
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 17
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a scribe or secretary, originally a member of a minor religious order who undertook such duties. The word clerc denoted a member of a religious order, from Old English cler(e)c ‘priest’, reinforced by Old French clerc. Both are from Late Latin clericus, from Greek klērikos, a derivative of klēros ‘inheritance’, ‘legacy’, with reference to the priestly tribe of Levites ( see Levy ) ‘whose inheritance was the Lord’. In medieval Christian Europe, clergy in minor orders were permitted to marry and so found families; thus the surname could become established. In the Middle Ages it was virtually only members of religious orders who learned to read and write, so that the term clerk came to denote any literate man.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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