Susan Leggett

Brief Life History of Susan

When Susan Leggett was born on 25 August 1838, in Gorleston-on-Sea, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Leggett, was 30 and her mother, Sarah Howes, was 24. She married Ezra Thompson Clark on 8 November 1861, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Lound, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom in 1861. She died on 4 November 1902, in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Farmington City Cemetery, Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ezra Thompson Clark
1823–1901
Susan Leggett
1838–1902
Marriage: 8 November 1861
Seymour Thompson Clark
1863–1893
Annie Vilate Clark
1864–1942
Sarah Lavina Clark
1866–1955
Susan Alice Belle Clark
1869–1961
John Alexander Clark
1871–1895
Eugene Henry Clark
1873–1931
Nathan George Clark Sr
1875–1956
Marion Franklin Clark
1877–1878
Laura Blanche Clark
1879–1985
Horace Wells Clark
1882–1936

Sources (72)

  • Susan L. Clark, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Susan Leggitt, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • 1902 Utah Find A Grave Index for Susan Leggett Clark

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1848

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States

1863

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

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: occupational name from Middle English legat, legate ‘delegate, ambassador, deputy’ (Old French legat), Latin legatus ‘one who is appointed or ordained’.

English: variant of Legard , especially in Sussex, perhaps through confusion of the two names.

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

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