Rosel Clark (1764 - 1825)

Born 19 May 1764 in Canterbury, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Unknown) Clark — married 5 Mar 1789 in Middletown, Rutland County, Vermont

Died 13 Aug 1825 at age 61 in Castleton, Vermont

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Biography

Rosel Clark was a son of Nathaniel and Thankful Clark, born 19 May 1764 in Canterbury, Connecticut.^[1]

As a young man he removed to Middletown, Rutland County, Vermont, as did several of his brothers.

Roswell Clark was married to Hannah (last name not recorded) in Middletown on 5 March 1789.^[2]

The 1790 U.S. Census recorded Roswell Clark in Middletown, Vermont, head of a household that consisted of one male over 16 and two females.^[3] The 1800 U.S. Census recorded Rozwell Clark in Middletown, head of a household consisting of one male and one female 26 to 44, one female 16 to 25, and one male and two females under 10.^[4] The 1810 U.S. Census recorded Roswell Clark in Middletown, head of a household consisting of one male 45 and over (himself), one female 26 to 44 (his wife), one male and one female 10 to 15, and one male and one female under 10.^[5]

In about 1818 Roswell Clark removed to Castleton, Vermont.^[6] The 1820 U.S. Census recorded Roswell Clark in Castleton, head of a household consisting of one male and one female 45 and over (Roswell and his wife) and two males and one female 16 to 25.^[7]

Roswell Clark died in Castleton at age 61 on 13 August 1825. Burial was in Congregational Cemetery in Castleton.^[8][9][10] His wife Hannah Clark survived him; she died in Castleton on 6 March 1855.^[11]

Children

Children of Roswell Clark identified in Merritt Clark's manuscript genealogy are Merlin, died Middlebury, Vermont; Ezra, died Springfield, Massachusetts; and Orra.^[12]

Children found in vital records are:

1. Orra Clark, daughter of Roswell Clark, was born in Middletown, Vermont, on 22 October 1793.^[13] Orra died in Middletown on 15 July 1796, age 2 years, 8 months, and 23 days.^[14]
2. Orra Clark, daughter of Roswell Clark, was born in Middletown, Vermont, on 8 March 1797.^[15] Orra Clark, daughter of Roswell Clark and Hannah, born in Middletown, Vermont, died in Castleton, Vermont, on 29 September 1869 at the age of 73. ^[16]
3. Merlin Clark, son of Roswell Clark, was born in Middletown, Vermont, on 31 July 1799.^[17]

Sources

1. ↑ Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. Canterbury, page 50: CLARK - CLARKE, CLEARK, Rosel, s. Nathaniel & Thankful, b. May 19, 1764.
2. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9398-QWBD-F?cc=1784223&wc=MFVW-KTL%3A1029377901 : 22 May 2014), 004543208 > image 62 of 4045; State Capitol Building, Montpelier.
3. ↑ United States Census, 1790. The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Middletown, Rutland, Vermont; Series: M637; Roll: 12; Page: 265; Family History Library Film: 0568152. Accessed on Ancestry.com at https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/403523:5058. Note: There is another listing for a Roswell Clark in Wells, Vermont.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R8L-9CD3?cc=1804228&wc=3V1X-ZJ6%3A1585149303%2C1585149332%2C1585149729 : 10 June 2015), Vermont > Rutland > Middletown > image 3 of 12; citing NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYY1-RR5?cc=1803765&wc=QZZC-B5H%3A1588182102%2C1588182145%2C1588180509 : 1 December 2015), Vermont > Rutland > Middletown > image 4 of 8; citing NARA microfilm publication M252, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ Frisbie, Vermont Historical Gazetteer, page 824.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBZ-J3W?cc=1803955&wc=3L7N-HZR%3A1586988703%2C1586988845%2C1586987254 : 14 July 2015), Vermont > Rutland > Castleton > image 4 of 6; citing NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9398-QWBK-Z?cc=1784223&wc=MFVW-KTL%3A1029377901 : 22 May 2014), 004543208 > image 64 of 4045; State Capitol Building, Montpelier.
9. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 May 2018), memorial page for Roswell Clark (1763–15 Aug 1825), Find A Grave: Memorial #9687502, citing Congregational Cemetery, Castleton, Rutland County, Vermont, USA ; Maintained by Nareen, et al (contributor 46613568) .
10. ↑ Frisbie ( Vermont Historical Gazetteer, page 824) stated his death date as 12 August 1825 and indicated that he was in his 63rd year.
11. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9398-QZ3F-Z?cc=1784223&wc=MFVW-LTL%3A1029377801 : 22 May 2014), 004543210 > image 3723 of 3747; State Capitol Building, Montpelier.
12. ↑ Jenks, Margaret R., "Merritt Clark's Manuscript Genealogy: Valuable, but not a Completely Reliable Source." Vermont Genealogy, Braintree, VT: Genealogical Society of Vermont, 1996–. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2020.) Vol. 1 (1996), page 69.
13. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFJX-PMS : 3 November 2017), Roswell Clark in entry for Orra Clark, 22 Oct 1793, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,510.
14. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9398-QWKV-3?cc=1784223&wc=MFVW-KP8%3A1029377501 : 22 May 2014), 004543209 > image 3089 of 3560; State Capitol Building, Montpelier.
15. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFJX-GRD : 3 November 2017), Roswell Clark in entry for Orra Clark, 08 Mar 1797, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,510.
16. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9398-QWKB-7?cc=1784223&wc=MFVW-KP8%3A1029377501 : 22 May 2014), 004543209 > image 3087 of 3560; State Capitol Building, Montpelier.
17. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFJX-KPR : 3 November 2017), Roswell Clark in entry for Merlin Clark, 31 Jul 1799, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,510.

• Frisbie, Barnes. The History of Middletown, Vermont, in three discourses: delivered before the citizens of that town, February 7 and 21, and March 30, 1867, Tuttle & Co., Rutland, Vermont, 1867. pp. 64, 74ff
• Frisbie, Hon. Barnes. "Middletown." Vermont Historical Gazetteer, page 794ff. Published about 1877.