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Abigail Clark (Coggeshall)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Death: October 21, 1728 (27-36)
Newport, Portsmouth, RI, United States
Place of Burial: Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of John Coggeshall, Sr. and Elizabeth Coggeshall
Wife of John Clarke, II and John Clark
Mother of John Clark, Jr.
Sister of Baulston Coggeshall, died young; John Coggeshall, Jr.; Mary Coggeshall Anthony; William Coggeshall; Content Constant Brayton and 5 others

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About Abigail Clark

GEDCOM Note

Category: Portsmouth, Rhode Island

Biography

: Abigail Coggeshall : Birth: 1696 • Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island : Death: 21 Oct 1728 • Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island : Father: John Coggeshall (1649–1708) : Mother: Elizabeth Timberlake (1654–1704)

Marriage & Family

: Spouse: John Clerk (1695–1767) : Children:

  1. Abigail Clarke (1725–1803)
  2. Samuel Clarke (1727–1745)

Sources ==* Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899: Name: Abigail Coggeshall; Marriage Date: 1 Mar 1721; Marriage Place: Rhode Island, USA; Spouse Name: John Clerk; Page number: 442; Household Members: Name: Abigail Coggeshall; John Clerk

  • Rhode Island, Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932: Name: Abigail Clarke; Probate Place: Newport, Rhode Island, USA; Inferred Death Place:Rhode Island, USAl Household Members: Name: Abigail Clarke
  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900: Name: Abigail Coggeshall; Gender: Female; Birth Place: RI; Birth Year: 1696; Spouse Name: John Clark; Marriage Year: 1721; Marriage State: RI; Number Pages:1; Household Members: Name: John Clark; Abigail Coggeshall
  • U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current: Name: Abigail Clarke; DeathDate: 21 Oct 1728; Cemetery: Common Burying Ground; Burial or Cremation Place: Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America; Has Bio?: N; URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77056025
  • Web: Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index, 1647-2008: Name: Abigail Clarke; Birth Date: 1698; Death Date: 21 Oct 1728; Burial Place: Rhode Island, USA; Cemetery: COMMON BURIAL GROUND; Cemetery Number: NT003; Section: BH; Map00281; Condition: good; Stone Material: slate; Shape: fancy top; Carving: winged cherub/other; Legibility: good; Number of Graves on Stone: 1; Grave Last Seen Date: 2007; Carver: JOHN STEVENS II; Notes: There is a picture of this stone in Harriett Forbes book published in 1927. It shows the same damage on the left shoulder of the stone that is there in 2008. Transcribed by GHR; AGB; DF; BA; URL; http://www.rihistoriccemeteries.org/newgravedetails.aspx?ID=144987

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Acknowledgments ==* Thank you to Lynden Castle Rodriguez for starting this profile.

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Abigail Clark's Timeline

1696
1696
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
1728
October 21, 1728
Age 32
Newport, Portsmouth, RI, United States
1942
November 7, 1942
Age 32
1943
January 26, 1943
Age 32
1945
February 21, 1945
Age 32
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Common Burying Ground, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States