Brief Life History of John Clark
When John Clark Parks was born on 12 February 1753, in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Admire Parks, was 45 and his mother, Rebecca Kirkham, was 36. He married Sarah Warren on 12 January 1778, in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 27 September 1820, in Sheshequin, Sheshequin Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Rome Cemetery, Rome, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- John Parks, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Bradford county families - 1770-1900 - children and marriages
- John Parks, "Find A Grave Index"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
1788 · The First Presidential Election
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
Name Meaning
English:
variant of Park 1 with genitival, plural, or post-medieval excrescent -s.
variant of Perk , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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