Elizabeth Frances Clark

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Frances

When Elizabeth Frances Clark was born on 17 September 1840, in Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom, her father, Daniel Clark, was 24 and her mother, Elizabeth Gower, was 21. She married Ebenezer Caleb Crouch on 7 June 1862, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in St Mary Magdalen, Sussex, England, United Kingdom in 1841. She died on 25 June 1872, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 31, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

Photos and Memories (23)

Do you know Elizabeth Frances? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account

Family Time Line

Ebenezer Caleb Crouch
1820–1872
Elizabeth Frances Clark
1840–1872
Marriage: 7 June 1862
Emeline Crouch
1866–1947
Charles Edwin Crouch
1868–1951
William Arthur Crouch
1870–1945

Sources (33)

  • Elizabet Clark in household of Elizabeth Clark, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Elizabeth Clark, "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-1920"
  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

World Events (8)

1841

EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER: Josiah Nelson BIRTH 1841 Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA DEATH 1841 (aged less–than 1 year) Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA BURIAL Ogden City Cemetery Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 240526232 · View Source

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Weber, Utah, United States

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English clerk, clark ‘clerk, cleric, writer’ (Old French clerc; see Clerc ). The original sense was ‘man in a religious order, cleric, clergyman’. As all writing and secretarial work in medieval Christian Europe was normally done by members of the clergy, the term clerk came to mean ‘scholar, secretary, recorder, or penman’ as well as ‘cleric’. As a surname, it was particularly common for one who had taken only minor holy orders. In medieval Christian Europe, clergy in minor orders were permitted to marry and so found families; thus the surname could become established.

Irish (Westmeath, Mayo): in Ireland the English surname was frequently adopted, partly by translation for Ó Cléirigh; see Cleary .

Americanized form of Dutch De Klerk or Flemish De Clerck or of variants of these names, and possibly also of French Clerc . Compare Clerk 2 and De Clark .

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

Possible Related Names

Story Highlight

Elizabeth Gower Clark life story

ELIZABETH GOWER CLARK (Written in 1935 by her daughter-in-law Ethel Shirley Clark. For the material for this sketch I am indebted to the members of her family, especially to her daughter Ellen Vi …

Discover Even More

As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.

Create a FREE Account

Search for Another Deceased Ancestor

Share this with your family and friends.