Stark family

The Stark family emigrated from England to Boston, Massachusetts, in the mid-19th century, eventually settling in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Frederick and Bertha Stark's daughter, Marguerite, married Paul Bellamy and lived in Cleveland, Ohio. Another daughter, Natalie, lived in the Philippines, where she was interned by the Japanese during World War II, and later resided in Cleveland.

John Henry Stark, son of James and Mary (Willmott) Stark, was born in Shepton-Mallott, England, on June 4, 1823. He was a graduate of Queen's College, Cambridge and was a teacher of languages. Around 1850, he immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts, where he became a conveyancer, eventually establishing the Stark Credit Mobilier and Stark Credit Financier. He married Mary Elizabeth Ann A'Court (1824-1849); they had one son, James Henry Stark. He later married Mary Browning with whom he had a son, Frederick John Stark. He died in Dorchester, Massachusetts, on February 19, 1885.

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