Richard Clark

Brief Life History of Richard

Richard Clark was born on 5 December 1776, in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States as the son of George Clark and Margaret. He married Ann Elizabeth Sheffer in 1800, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Montgomery Township, Richland, Ohio, United States in 1820 and Wayne Township, Marion, Indiana, United States in 1830. He died on 5 February 1854, in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Pleasant Grove City Cemetery, Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Clark
1776–1854
Ann Elizabeth Sheffer
1785–1866
Marriage: 1800
Margaret Ann Clark
1802–1802
Catharine Bouck
1804–1847
Philip Vance Clark
1804–1820
John M Clark
1806–1847
William Clark
1808–1873
Hacob CLARK
1811–1842
Jacob Clark
1811–1842
Harriet Clark
1814–1837
George Sheffer Clark
1816–1901
Julia Ann Clark
1819–1894
Clarinda Clark
1824–1896
Clarlinda Clark
1824–1896
Lucinda Jane Clark
1824–1916
Nancy Clark
1829–1920

Sources (46)

  • Richard Clark, "United States Census, 1820"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Richard Clark - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Richard Clark
  • U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914

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World Events (8)

1777 · Washington's Troops Spent the Winter at Valley Forge

The winter that Washington’s troops spent at Valley Forge was horrible. Most the troops that had come in with General Washington were injured and dying already. There was little food for the soldiers. They were dying from starvation, disease, and the cold. Horses were dying and the men had to take their place in moving the supply wagons. Washington stayed with his men while all others were leaving and abandoning the struggling troops. This helped Washington gain the support, admiration, and loyalty of his troops.

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

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.

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History of Richard Clark and Ann Elizabeth Sheffer

History of Richard Clark and Ann Elizabeth Sheffer Richard Clark was the first of three sons of George and Margaret Hanna Clark, was born in Cumberland County, PA, probably on 5 Dec 1774. Richard's …

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