Sophia Clary

Brief Life History of Sophia

Sophia Clary was born about 1786, in Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, United States. She had at least 3 sons with Amos Field Jr.. She died on 5 February 1858, in Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 73.

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Family Time Line

Amos Field Jr.
1782–1829
Sophia Clary
1786–1858
Spafford Clary Field
1809–1880
George Baker Field
1817–1892
Benjamin Franklin Field
1823–1898

Sources (1)

  • Sophia Field in entry for George Balan Field, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"

World Events (8)

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

1791 · Vermont Becomes 14th State

On March 4, 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

English: probably from Middle English clary, clarie ‘clary’ (the pot herb Salvia sclarea), either a topographic name denoting someone who lived near where the plant grew or a metonymic occupational name for someone who sold these herbs.

Irish: variant of Cleary .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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