A record of the descendants of John Clark, of Farmington, Conn ...

60 CLAllK GENEALOGY.
1846, established himself in the same business in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, and still later in Rensselaer, Indiana. In (his
latter place his health rapidly failed, and going east for a
little rest he visited his sister Sarah in New Britain, Conn.,
and there died June 27, 1854, aged 42. His remains arc
interred in the southeastern part of the New Britain cemetery.
Children by his first wife :
i. Almira, b. May 11, 1840; m. Jan. 3, 1872, in
New Britain, Ct., George Sumner Brittain, born June
1, 1844, son of Henry and Mary L. (Brandon) Brit-
tain.
49. ii. Maria, b. April 22, 1841.
60. iii. Mervin, b. Nov. 5, 1843.
iv. Thomas Stanley, b. May 12, 1845 ; baptized by the
name Oliver Stanley. Is a bookseller in Watertown,
Wisconsin.
Children by second wife :
V. Lucy Sutton, b. Aug. 27, 1850 ; d. March 3, 1852.
vi. Henry, b. May 13, 1852 ; d. June 19, 1855.
36.
Joseph Wasliburii'^ (^Ahraham,'^ Mervin,'' Johri,^ 3Iatthew^^
John'), b. Jan. 19, 1813; m. Sept. 28, 1837,* Lucy Ashman
Hooker, born Sept. 28, 1812, died April 17, 1839, daughter
of William and Octavia (Hale) Hooker of Westfield, Mass.
He married second, April 10, 1842, Jane Wells Fessenden,
* This date is interesting as illustrating a conflict of testimony, either
side of which taken alone, would seem proved beyond
doubt. Doct.
Clark wrote in his family bible that he was married on the 29th of Sept.,
which was on Friday. Members of his family, in particular two sisters
now living, remember that he insisted on being married on Friday purposely,
to show his contempt of popular superstition, and tliat he often
alluded to the fact in after life. On the other hand, William Hooker,
father of JMrs. Clark, entered tlic date in his bible as the 38th. The o(li-
cial record of the town clerk of Westfield has it the 28th, and there is a
tradition that Mrs. Clark was married on her birthday.