Maria Carley

Brief Life History of Maria

When Maria Carley was born on 23 April 1838, in New York, United States, her father, Nathaniel Reed Carley, was 21 and her mother, Louisa R Graves, was 22. She married Hiram M Clark about 1860. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Harrisville, Diana, Lewis, New York, United States in 1900 and Diana, Lewis, New York, United States for about 5 years. She died on 31 May 1912, in Lake Bonaparte, Diana, Lewis, New York, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Harrisville Cemetery, Harrisville, Diana, Lewis, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hiram M Clark
1837–1926
Maria Carley
1838–1912
Marriage: about 1860
Nelson Reed Clark
1860–1920
Francis Clark
1868–
Libbie E Clark
1873–1877
John W. Clark
1875–1956
May Hiram Clark
1877–1889
Charles Grant Clark
1879–

Sources (15)

  • Muriah Clark in household of John W Clark, "New York State Census, 1905"
  • Maria Clark, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
  • Masira Carley in entry for Charles G Clark and Eveline Turcott, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"

World Events (7)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

Name Meaning

Irish (Roscommon): shortened form of McCarley .

English: habitational name from the hamlet of Carley in Lifton (Devon), possibly named with Cornish ker ‘fort, round (enclosure)’ + legh ‘flat stone, slab’.

English: variant of Carlow .

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

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