When Elise Clearwater was born on 13 November 1788, in Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States, her father, John Clearwater, was 27 and her mother, Rachel Davis, was 19.
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Americanized form (translation into English) of Dutch Klaarwater and its German cognate Klarwasser: topographic name for someone who lived by a source of pure water, from Middle Dutch claer, Middle High German klār ‘clear’ + Middle Dutch water, Middle High German wazzer ‘water’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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