Elizabeth Clark

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Elizabeth Clark (Mershon)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Death: June 10, 1815 (82-83)
Genesee County, New York, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Peter Mershon and Janneke Vancleef
Wife of Benjamin Clark, Sr.
Mother of Sarah Howell; Benjamin Clark, Jr. and John Clark

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Immediate Family

About Elizabeth Clark

After her husbands death, she moved to Genesee County, New York.

Biography

Genealogy of Early Settlers in Trenton and Ewing, "Old Hunterdon County," New Jersey

The Clark Family

Benjamin (2), son of Charles (1), succeeded his father in the trusteeship in 1777, and was also a magistrate, held in high estimation. He died November 25th, 1785, aged 54, having married Elizabeth Mershon, and by her had children : John (4), born 1764; Benjamin (5); Abigail, married Theophilus Phillips, (see Phillips family, No. 10,) and at his death, John Brown, and died 1844, aged 89 ; buried in the Lawrenceville church-yard ; Elizabeth, married Capt. Reeves ; Sarah, married Daniel G. Howell, (see Howell family, No. 39); Anna, married Dr. Reeves, son of Capt. Reeves.

References

  1. Genealogy of Early Settlers in Trenton and Ewing, "Old Hunterdon County," New Jersey, by Eli Field Cooley , William Scudder Cooley, Hannah Louisa Cooley (Publication date 1883). The Clark Family - Page 39. < Archive.Org >
  2. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=127652850
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Elizabeth Clark's Timeline

1732
1732
Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
1764
1764
Ewing, Mercer, New Jersey, United States
1766
1766
1777
1777
Ewing Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
1815
June 10, 1815
Age 83
Genesee County, New York, United States