Brief Life History of Marietta
When Marietta King was born in 1810, in Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States, her father, Jephtha King, was 39 and her mother, Lucretia Irish, was 38. She married James Bishop Clark in 1828. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in St. Albans Township, Licking, Ohio, United States in 1850. She died on 20 October 1859, in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Marietta Clark in household of James Clark, "United States Census, 1850"
- Marietta King Clark, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mary in entry for John Ludwig and Mary Clark, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
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World Events (8)
1810
Oldest Grave seen in the Memorials List.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English king ‘king’ (Old English cyning, cyng), perhaps acquired by someone with kingly qualities or as a pageant name by someone who had acted the part of a king or had been chosen as the master of ceremonies or ‘king’ of an event such as a tournament, festival or folk ritual. In North America, the surname King has absorbed several European cognates and equivalents with the same meaning, for example German König (see Koenig ) and Küng, French Roy , Slovenian, Croatian, or Serbian Kralj , Polish Krol . It is also very common among African Americans. It is also found as an artificial Jewish surname.
English: occasionally from the Middle English personal name King, originally an Old English nickname from the vocabulary word cyning, cyng ‘king’.
Irish: adopted for a variety of names containing the syllable rí (which means ‘king’ in Irish).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Marietta King
wife of James Bishop Clark Co.H, 10th Calvary, who died 18 Feb 1863 at Camp Butler, Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois. dau. of Jeptha KING, b. 15 Aug 1771 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island - d. 23 …
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