James Clark

1823 - 1872  (48 years)

• Name	James Clark
  Birth	25 Dec 1823	Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland   [1]
  	AMES CLARK BORN DEC.25,1823. DIED JAN.15,1871. From image of stone on FGID #52772953
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1848	Hanover twp, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States
  	As noted by Margaret J. McCaw in the 1911 census
  Census	1850	Hanover twp, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States   [2]
  	USA
  	Relation to head     Name     Age Head (implied)     James Clark     25 Wife (implied)     Mary Ann Clark     20 Daughter (implied)     Margareth J Clark     3 Daughter (implied)     Rachel Clark     1 James Gilaspy     45 Hugh Clark     21
  		1850 Census Hanover, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA James Clark
  Immigration	1855	Brockville (Elizabethtown), Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada
  	from USA
  	See Rachel & Margaret Jane in 1911 census
  Census	1861	Leeds and Grenville United Counties (Leeds), Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Canada - West ward of the town of Brockville
  	17 James     Clarke     Male     34     1827     Ireland     18 Mary A          Clarke Female     32     1829     Ireland     19 James     Clarke     Male     10     1851     U S of A 20 Robert          Clarke     Male     8     1853     U S of A 21 John                 Clarke     Male     6     1855     Upper Canada 22 Mary A         Clarke     Female     3     1858     Upper Canada Neighbours - almost all labourers Glasford, Collins, French, Pierson, Ryan, Gleason, Thommas Bobear; Willson, Bowey, Leech, Singleton, McCoffery, Rev. H. Byrnes,
  		1861 Census Brockville Leeds James Clark
  Occupation	1861	Brockville (Elizabethtown), Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	labourer
  Religion	1861	Brockville (Elizabethtown), Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada
  	Free Church
  Census	1871	Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Canada
  	neighbours: Bellamy, Tupper, Lingstone, Godderich, Stone, Stevens, Arnold, Clark, Brown, Stacey, Craig, Esay, Morrison, Sopher, Arnold, Percival
  		1871 Census Kitley Leeds James Clarke
  Occupation	1871	Kitley Twp, Leeds and Grenville United Counties (Leeds), Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Labourer
  Religion	1871	Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  alt Death	15 Jan 1871	Elizabethtown-Kitley Twp, Leeds and Grenville United Counties (Leeds), Ontario, Canada
  _UID	A034098474154FE4AB83ACD5826A671534F6
  Death	15 Jan 1872	Kitley Twp, Leeds and Grenville United Counties (Leeds), Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cause: Ulceration of Lungs & Stomach
  	Name:     James Clark Gender:     Male Age:     48 Religion:     Church of England Birth Date:     abt 1824 Birth Place:     Ireland Death Date:     15 Jan 1872 Death Place:     Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:     Ulceration of Lungs & Stomach Dr.  Lander, physician Church of England Labourer Died at age 49, lung problems, poor health from war experience. previously lived in Pennsylvania.
  		James Clark 1828 Death
  Burial	St Peter's Anglican (Newboyne) Cemetery, Newboyne, Rideau Lakes Twp, Leeds and Grenville United Counties (Leeds), Ontario, Canada
  	This cemetery was previously know as the Old Protestant Cemetery adjacent to County Road #2 (Old highway #2) Inscription [Side 1] JAMES CLARK BORN DEC.25,1823 DIED JAN.15,1871 [Side 2] MARY A. WIFE OF JAMES CLARK MAR.14,1900 AGED 73 Y'RS. [Side 3] JAMES CLARK BORN NOV.28,1851 DIED JAN.20,1863 DAVID CLARK BORN JAN.19,1868 DIED MAR.20,1868 Willa Clark's letter to Mom - Burial noted as in St. Peter's Cemetery, New Boyne, ON, CDN Doesn't seem to be a tombstone at this cemetery, but found this on Canadian Headstones. Name:     Mary Ann Gillespie Clark Cemetery:     St. Peter's / Newboyne Anglican+ Burial Place:     Leeds & Grenville, Ontario, Canada Notes:     JAMES CLARK BORN DEC. 25.1828. DIED JAN.15. 1871 MARY A. WIFE OF JAMES CLARK DIED MAR. 14. 1900. AGED 73 Y'RS The 3 and 8 have been confused in the transcription. Picture Available:     https://canadianheadstones.com... James CLARK St. Peter's / Newboyne Anglican+, Ontario TRANSCRIPTION JAMES CLARK [Jr.] BORN NOV.28.1851. DIED JAN.20.1863. DAVID CLARK BORN JAN.19.1868 DIED MAR.20. 1868. [Son's of James and Mary Ann Clark] ADDITIONAL NAMES David CLARK SUBMITTED BY: ronaldw@xplornet.com on 2012-04-09 17:29:27
  		James Clark St Peter's Anglican Cemetery
  Notes	(Research):Looking at the 1881 map, the family home was probably in the Frankville area. 1851 Census for Hinchinbrooke, Frontenac Cty, Schedule A, Roll C_11721; pg. 9; Line 21 Charles S.Clark, 19, 1833, b. USA, shantyman, E. Church Eli C.Clark, 40, 1812, USA, b. Lumberman, E. Church George Ashley (Ashby), 25, 1827, b. CAN, Farmer, E. Church 1851 Census for Storington, Frontenac Cty, Canada West Schedule A, roll C_11721, pg. 83, Line 20 Reuben Clarck, 35, 1817, Canada West, farmer, Church of England Christiann Clark, 29, 1823, Canada West Gilbert 11, 1841 Daniel, 9, 1843 Maranda, 8, 1844 Harriet, 6, 1846 Hanah, 3, 1849 Elgin, 1, 1851 1851 Census for Storington, Frontenac Cty, Canada West Schedule A, roll C_11721, pg. 75, Line 21 John E. Clarck, Canada East, 40, 1812, Wesleyan Methodist Catherine Clarck, 33, 1819, Canada West James, 9, 1843 Clarinda, 9, 1843 Mary, 7, 1845 Jane, 5, 1847 1851 Census for Bathurst, Lanark Cty, Canada West Schedule A, roll C_11721, pg. 21, Line 22 John Clark, 61, 1791, Scotland, Farmer, Church of Scotland Catherine Clark, 60, 1792, Scotland James, 26 1826,CAN Jannett, 23, 1829, CAN John, 21, 1831, CAN Christina, 19, 1835, CAN
  Person ID	I4193	Lanark County Origins | This is my Maternal LIneage, My maternal grandmother's Lineage, My Maternal Great Grandmother's Lineage, My 2 Great Grandmother's Lineage
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	James Clark,   b. Abt 1787, Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland d. 3 Mar 1860, Watkins, Benton County, Iowa, United States (Age ~ 73 years)
  Mother	Martha Tait,   b. Abt 1792   d. 18 Oct 1879, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States (Age ~ 87 years)
  Marriage	County Coleraine, Northern Ireland
  Family ID	F8229	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Gillespie,   b. 3 Apr 1828, Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland d. 16 Mar 1900, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	4 May 1846	Dunboe, Coleraine Barony, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland   [5]
  	Citation Information Transcript "Ireland Civil Registration, 1845-1913," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGYQ-V7PC : 12 April 2018), James Clark in entry for James Clark and Mary Anne Gillespie, Marriage 4 May 1846, Articlave, County Coleraine, Ireland; citing General Register Office, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,275. James Clarkmentioned in the record of James Clark and Mary Anne Gillespie Name: James Clark Sex: Male Son: James Clark Other information in the record of James Clark and Mary Anne Gillespiefrom Ireland Civil Registration Name: James Clark Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 4 May 1846 Event Place: Articlave, County Coleraine, Ireland Event Place (Original): Articlave, Coleraine Gender: Male Age: 22 Birth Year (Estimated): 1824 Father's Name: James Clark Spouse's Name: Mary Anne Gillespie Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1827 Spouse's Father's Name: James Gillespie Source Information Title "Ireland Civil Registration, 1845-1913," Note "Ireland Civil Registration, 1845-1913," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGYQ-V7PC : 12 April 2018), James Clark in entry for James Clark and Mary Anne Gillespie, Marriage 4 May 1846, Articlave, County Coleraine, Ireland; citing General Register Office, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,275. James Clark mentioned in the record of James Clark and Mary Anne Gillespie Name: James Clark Sex: Male Son: James Clark Other information in the record of James Clark and Mary Anne Gillespie from Ireland Civil Registration Name: James Clark Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 4 May 1846 Event Place: Articlave, County Coleraine, Ireland Event Place (Original): Articlave, Coleraine Gender: Male Age: 22 Birth Year (Estimated): 1824 Father's Name: James Clark Spouse's Name: Mary Anne Gillespie Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1827 Spouse's Father's Name: James Gillespie First name(s)     James Last name     Clark Age     - Marital status     - Marriage year     1846 Marriage date     04 May 1846 Marriage place     0123,Dunboe,Londonderry,Ireland Father's first name(s)     - Father's last name     - Mother's first name(s)     - Mother's last name     - Spouse's first name(s)     Mary Anne Spouse's last name     Gillespie Spouse's age     - Spouse's birth place     - Spouse's marital status     - Spouse's father's first name(s)     - Spouse's father's last name     - Spouse's mother's first name(s)     - Spouse's mother's last name     - Residence     - Place     Dunboe County     Londonderry (Derry) Country     Ireland Record set     Ireland Marriages 1619-1898 Category     Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory     Parish Marriages Collections from     Ireland Ireland Marriages 1619-1898 Transcription Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl First name(s)     James Last name     Clark Registration year     1846 Registration quarter     1846 Registration district     Coleraine Volume     4 Page     123 MarriageFinder?L     James Clark married one of these people Margaret Purdy, Mary Anne Gillespie, Margaret Miller, Anne Andrews County     Antrim, Londonderry (Derry) Country     Ireland Record set     Irish Marriages 1845-1958 Category     Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory     Civil Marriage & Divorce Collections from     Ireland copyright Family Search
  Children	1. Margaret Jane Clark,   b. 2 Mar 1847, Ireland d. 28 Sep 1929, Brockville (Elizabethtown), Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years)   2. Rachel Clark,   b. 17 Mar 1849, Pennsylvania, United States d. 18 Sep 1911, Brockville (Elizabethtown), Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada (Age 62 years)   3. James Clark, Jr.,   b. 28 Nov 1851, Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States d. 20 Jan 1863, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada (Age 11 years) + 4. Robert M. Clark,   b. 26 May 1853, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States d. 26 Apr 1920, Brockville (Elizabethtown), Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada (Age 66 years) + 5. John Robert Clark,   b. 24 Jun 1854, Frankville, Kitley Twp, Leeds and Grenville United Counties (Leeds), Ontario, Canada d. 3 Apr 1925, Frankville, Kitley Twp, Leeds and Grenville United Counties (Leeds), Ontario, Canada (Age 70 years) + 6. Mary Anne Clark,   b. 8 Oct 1858, Brockville (Elizabethtown), Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada d. 26 Feb 1941, Fallbrook, Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years) + 7. Martha Clark,   b. 12 Oct 1862, Frankville, Leeds and Grenville United Counties (Leeds), Ontario, Canada d. 21 Jul 1925, Waterloo Regional Municipality (Waterloo County), Ontario, Canada (Age 62 years)   8. David Clark,   b. 19 Jan 1868, Leeds & Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada d. 20 Mar 1868, Leeds & Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada (Age 0 years) + 9. Maria Emily Clark,   b. 31 Dec 1871, Kitley Twp, Leeds County, Ontario, Canada d. 28 Mar 1962, Coquitlam, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F1271	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

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  Birth - 25 Dec 1823 - Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland Marriage - 4 May 1846 - Dunboe, Coleraine Barony, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland Immigration - 1848 - Hanover twp, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States Census - USA - 1850 - Hanover twp, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States Immigration - from USA - 1855 - Brockville (Elizabethtown), Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - West ward of the town of Brockville - 1861 - Leeds and Grenville United Counties (Leeds), Ontario, Canada Occupation - labourer - 1861 - Brockville (Elizabethtown), Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada Religion - Free Church - 1861 - Brockville (Elizabethtown), Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1871 - Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Labourer - 1871 - Kitley Twp, Leeds and Grenville United Counties (Leeds), Ontario, Canada Religion - Presbyterian - 1871 - Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada alt Death - 15 Jan 1871 - Elizabethtown-Kitley Twp, Leeds and Grenville United Counties (Leeds), Ontario, Canada Death - Cause: Ulceration of Lungs & Stomach - 15 Jan 1872 - Kitley Twp, Leeds and Grenville United Counties (Leeds), Ontario, Canada Burial - - St Peter's Anglican (Newboyne) Cemetery, Newboyne, Rideau Lakes Twp, Leeds and Grenville United Counties (Leeds), Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  1871 Census Kitley Leeds James Clarke

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2010 Place:Lehi, UT, USA), Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS935; Reel: 3; Description: Year: 1871, 1,8946::0. (Reliability: 3). [S298] USA, 1850 Census Population Schedule, (www.ancestry.ca: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), M432, roll NARA M432, Hanover, Lehigh, p. 341, dwelling 102, family 121, James Clark, accessed 13 Jan 2019 (Reliability: 3). [S58] Public Archives of Canada, Canada, 1861 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), accessed 13 Jan 2019), James Clark household; Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1044. (Reliability: 3). [S120] Public Archives of Canada, Canada, 1871 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), accessed 13 Jan 2019), James Clark Household; Year: 1871; Census Place: Kitley, Leeds and Grenville North, Ontario; Roll: C-10004; Page: 54; Family No: 212. (Reliability: 3). [S75] Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl, Ireland, Marriages 1619-1898 Transcription, ((Findmypast.com)), accessed 2 Oct 2018), James Clark & Mary Ann Gillespie Marriage. (Reliability: 3).