Wife of Samuel of England and former wife of George A. Clark, Esquire, she died aged 62 yrs. "Hale Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934 (Grove Street Cemetery)"∼Mary Ann Jesup was born in Green's Farms, Conn., in 1794 (Bap. 11 Nov.), married, 25 Oct., 1815, George Asahel Clarke, born 2 Jan., 1781, in Columbia, Conn. He was a merchant in New York City until early in the year 1822, when at the invitation of an older brother, already established in business at Gibara near the eastern end of the Island of Cuba, he removed with his family to that place. (They were shipping merchants and joint proprietors of a sugar plantation.) In 1824 five children were taken from them by the fever of the country, and within the space of two months. Mr. Clarke's death occurred, on the 14th of Oct., 1830, and the next winter Mrs. Clarke determined to leave the island with her five remaining children. The eldest Marion, a peculiarly interesting child of 10 years, was already in this country. The sorely afflicted mother fondly hoped soon to meet her again; but almost the last tidings that reached her before her departure was that of Marion's death. It was only the great strength of Mrs. Clarke's character that enabled her to bear up under these accumulated sorrows.
For the education of her four boys, she chose New Haven, Conn., as a place of residence; and here her excellent judgment and extraordinary energy made her eminently useful in the church and in the community. Francisco, a child of very noble traits, died here in 1835. In 1845, her two older sons being already in business, and the yougest about to enter Yale College, she accepted the invitation of her brother Ebenezer Jesup, of Westport, Conn., to make his house her home. The year 1851 found her again in New Haven, where she lived until her death.
In the summer of 1853 she was married a second time, to Samuel Chapman, Esq., an English gentleman who had been proprietor of an estate adjoining her own in the island of Cuba. Mrs. Clarke's great regard for this gentleman had led her to leave all her Cuban affairs in his hands, while in turn, at his earnest request, she had consented to take charge at various times of five of his motherless children and grandchildren that he wished to send to this country. Finally, he came himself. Thus her life abated nothing of its usefulness, but was carried on with characteristic energy and fidelity, until the 7th of September, 1856, when at the age of 62, the Master's voice called her to a higher sphere. So far as the writer knows, her last illness was also her first; for she was of the soundest New England stock, and seemed exempt form the ordinary physical infirmities.
Mrs. Clarke's very faults partook of the strength of her character. Her earnestness sometimes passed over into severity. Her affections partook of it. They had great reality and were true to their objects. Mention should be made of her fondness for reading and for intelligent conversation. But her marked characteristic, after all, was the quiet heroism with which she carried it on cheerfully and honorably to the end (as told by her son -- Rev. Wm. B. Clarke).
For the education of her four boys, she chose New Haven, Conn., as a place of residence; and here her excellent judgment and extraordinary energy made her eminently useful in the church and in the community. Francisco, a child of very noble traits, died here in 1835. In 1845, her two older sons being already in business, and the yougest about to enter Yale College, she accepted the invitation of her brother Ebenezer Jesup, of Westport, Conn., to make his house her home. The year 1851 found her again in New Haven, where she lived until her death.
In the summer of 1853 she was married a second time, to Samuel Chapman, Esq., an English gentleman who had been proprietor of an estate adjoining her own in the island of Cuba. Mrs. Clarke's great regard for this gentleman had led her to leave all her Cuban affairs in his hands, while in turn, at his earnest request, she had consented to take charge at various times of five of his motherless children and grandchildren that he wished to send to this country. Finally, he came himself. Thus her life abated nothing of its usefulness, but was carried on with characteristic energy and fidelity, until the 7th of September, 1856, when at the age of 62, the Master's voice called her to a higher sphere. So far as the writer knows, her last illness was also her first; for she was of the soundest New England stock, and seemed exempt form the ordinary physical infirmities.
Mrs. Clarke's very faults partook of the strength of her character. Her earnestness sometimes passed over into severity. Her affections partook of it. They had great reality and were true to their objects. Mention should be made of her fondness for reading and for intelligent conversation. But her marked characteristic, after all, was the quiet heroism with which she carried it on cheerfully and honorably to the end (as told by her son -- Rev. Wm. B. Clarke).
Wife of Samuel of England and former wife of George A. Clark, Esquire, she died aged 62 yrs. "Hale Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934 (Grove Street Cemetery)"∼Mary Ann Jesup was born in Green's Farms, Conn., in 1794 (Bap. 11 Nov.), married, 25 Oct., 1815, George Asahel Clarke, born 2 Jan., 1781, in Columbia, Conn. He was a merchant in New York City until early in the year 1822, when at the invitation of an older brother, already established in business at Gibara near the eastern end of the Island of Cuba, he removed with his family to that place. (They were shipping merchants and joint proprietors of a sugar plantation.) In 1824 five children were taken from them by the fever of the country, and within the space of two months. Mr. Clarke's death occurred, on the 14th of Oct., 1830, and the next winter Mrs. Clarke determined to leave the island with her five remaining children. The eldest Marion, a peculiarly interesting child of 10 years, was already in this country. The sorely afflicted mother fondly hoped soon to meet her again; but almost the last tidings that reached her before her departure was that of Marion's death. It was only the great strength of Mrs. Clarke's character that enabled her to bear up under these accumulated sorrows.
For the education of her four boys, she chose New Haven, Conn., as a place of residence; and here her excellent judgment and extraordinary energy made her eminently useful in the church and in the community. Francisco, a child of very noble traits, died here in 1835. In 1845, her two older sons being already in business, and the yougest about to enter Yale College, she accepted the invitation of her brother Ebenezer Jesup, of Westport, Conn., to make his house her home. The year 1851 found her again in New Haven, where she lived until her death.
In the summer of 1853 she was married a second time, to Samuel Chapman, Esq., an English gentleman who had been proprietor of an estate adjoining her own in the island of Cuba. Mrs. Clarke's great regard for this gentleman had led her to leave all her Cuban affairs in his hands, while in turn, at his earnest request, she had consented to take charge at various times of five of his motherless children and grandchildren that he wished to send to this country. Finally, he came himself. Thus her life abated nothing of its usefulness, but was carried on with characteristic energy and fidelity, until the 7th of September, 1856, when at the age of 62, the Master's voice called her to a higher sphere. So far as the writer knows, her last illness was also her first; for she was of the soundest New England stock, and seemed exempt form the ordinary physical infirmities.
Mrs. Clarke's very faults partook of the strength of her character. Her earnestness sometimes passed over into severity. Her affections partook of it. They had great reality and were true to their objects. Mention should be made of her fondness for reading and for intelligent conversation. But her marked characteristic, after all, was the quiet heroism with which she carried it on cheerfully and honorably to the end (as told by her son -- Rev. Wm. B. Clarke).
For the education of her four boys, she chose New Haven, Conn., as a place of residence; and here her excellent judgment and extraordinary energy made her eminently useful in the church and in the community. Francisco, a child of very noble traits, died here in 1835. In 1845, her two older sons being already in business, and the yougest about to enter Yale College, she accepted the invitation of her brother Ebenezer Jesup, of Westport, Conn., to make his house her home. The year 1851 found her again in New Haven, where she lived until her death.
In the summer of 1853 she was married a second time, to Samuel Chapman, Esq., an English gentleman who had been proprietor of an estate adjoining her own in the island of Cuba. Mrs. Clarke's great regard for this gentleman had led her to leave all her Cuban affairs in his hands, while in turn, at his earnest request, she had consented to take charge at various times of five of his motherless children and grandchildren that he wished to send to this country. Finally, he came himself. Thus her life abated nothing of its usefulness, but was carried on with characteristic energy and fidelity, until the 7th of September, 1856, when at the age of 62, the Master's voice called her to a higher sphere. So far as the writer knows, her last illness was also her first; for she was of the soundest New England stock, and seemed exempt form the ordinary physical infirmities.
Mrs. Clarke's very faults partook of the strength of her character. Her earnestness sometimes passed over into severity. Her affections partook of it. They had great reality and were true to their objects. Mention should be made of her fondness for reading and for intelligent conversation. But her marked characteristic, after all, was the quiet heroism with which she carried it on cheerfully and honorably to the end (as told by her son -- Rev. Wm. B. Clarke).
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