Alfred Clarke

Brief Life History of Alfred

When Alfred Clarke was born in December 1782, in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, his father, Merrit Clark, was 37 and his mother, Lydia Rogers Masters, was 25. He married Grace Bridgen on 20 June 1821, in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 2 March 1869, in Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alfred Clarke
1782–1869
Grace Bridgen
1801–1869
Marriage: 20 June 1821
Sarah Maria Clark
1822–1911
Merritt Masters Clark
1823–1876
Susan White Clark
1825–1890
Joseph Nelson Clark
1827–1858
Almira Elizabeth Clark
1828–1898
Oliver French Clark
1830–
Harriet Asenath Clarke
1832–1901
Anna Cornelia Clark
1833–1918
Mary Matilda Clark
1837–1906

Sources (9)

  • Alfred Clark, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Alfred Clark, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
  • Alfred Clarke, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

1788 · Connecticut Becomes the 5th State

Connecticut became a state on January 9, 1788. In 1650, before it was a state, the boundary of Connecticut ran north from the westside of Greenwich Bay and the coast of the Pacific Ocean. During the 1600s, Westmoreland County was in Connecticut when the boundaries were changed Westmoreland County went to Pennsylvania.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

English and Irish: variant of Clark .

History: This name was brought independently to New England by many bearers from the 17th century onward. Nicholas Clarke was one of the founders of Hartford, CT (coming from Cambridge, MA with Thomas Hooker) in 1635.

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

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