When Pheobe Jane Clarke was born on 1 September 1852, in Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States, her father, Ezekiel Clark, was 35 and her mother, Sylvia Porter Sessions, was 34. She married John Henry Ellis on 31 January 1870, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 8 September 1912, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.
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The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
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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