Clark, William, 1740-1815
Episcopal clergyman, of Dedham, Mass.
From the description of Papers, 1775-1777. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70970219
Rev. William Clark, the youngest son of Reverend Peter and Deborah (Hobart) Clark, was born 22 July 1740 Danvers, MA. He graduated from Harvard in 1759 and preached at Reading and throughout eastern MA but obtained no call because he was deaf. Clark went to Fort Cumberland, N.S. 1765-1766 then returned to MA and settled at Braintree (now Quincy) (Christ Chh). He conformed to Episcopal church 1767; was ordained at London, England 21 Dec 1768; appointed S.P.G. missionary; and served as rector of Christ Church (now St. Paul's Chh) in Dedham, MA 1767-1776 and English Chh in Canton 1767-1776. Arrested as Tory May 1777 and jailed on guardship, released and went to Newport, RI then to NY and finally to England in 1779. In 1782 he was granted a government pension and leave to retire in NS; lived in Nova Scotia (at Annapolis Royal and Digby) 1786-1795; then returned to Quincy, MA in 1792. Clark died 4 November 1815 Quincy, MA.
From the description of William Clark papers, 1759-1815. (New England Historic Genealogical Society). WorldCat record id: 180188327
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| referencedIn | Royall, Israel. Promissory note, Medford, Mass., to William Clark, Boston, 1773 May 1. | New England Historic Genealogical Society | |
| referencedIn | Harvard diploma of William Clark, 1759 July 18. | New England Historic Genealogical Society | |
| creatorOf | Clark, William, 1740-1815. William Clark papers, 1759-1815. | New England Historic Genealogical Society | |
| creatorOf | Clark, William, 1740-1815. Papers, 1775-1777. | Dedham Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Clark, William, 1740-1815. Letter, 1800 December 8, Quincy, [Mass.], to Sarah Pope, Danvers, [Mass.]. | New England Historic Genealogical Society |
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Birth 1740
Death 1815
