Elizabeth Clarke

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Clarke was born in 1790, in Virginia, United States, her father, William Clarke, was 22 and her mother, Catharine Dugger, was 18. She married Thomas McMahill on 31 October 1809, in Nicholas, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. She died after 1845, in Pike, Illinois, United States.

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Thomas McMahill
1788–1841
Elizabeth Clarke
1790–after 1845
Marriage: 31 October 1809
Minerva McMahill
1810–
Nancy McMahill
1813–1880
Eliza McMahill
1817–1883
Armilda Susan McMahill
1822–
William McMahill
1826–1904
Martha Jane McMahill
1829–1894
Matilda Ann McMahill
1832–1901

Sources (3)

  • Elizabeth Clarke, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Elizabeth Clarke in entry for Thomas Mickill, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979"
  • Elizabeth Clarke, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

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World Events (8)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1791 · The Bill of Rights

After the Constitution was made, some objections were raised by Anti-Federalists. So, in response ten amendments were discussed and voted on to become The Bill of Rights. These rights were made to clarify and guarantee certain freedoms of residents of the country.

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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