Brief Life History of Sophia
When Sophia Clarke was born on 16 January 1778, in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, her father, Phineas Clarke, was 37 and her mother, Mary Babcock, was 39. She married Jesse Maxson on 23 March 1803, in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She died on 3 October 1872, in Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 94.
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- Sophia Clarke Maxon, "Find A Grave Index"
- Sophia in entry for Courtland Maxson, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
- Sophia Clarke Maxson, "Find A Grave Index"
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1780 · French Occupy Newport
During 1780 to 1781, over 12,000 French troops occupy Newport, Rhode Island.
1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
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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