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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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.
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.
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.
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 NamesHistory 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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