Married Polly Keeler, 3 May 1802, Brookfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Children - Sarah Clark, Myra Clark, Laura Clark, Rhoda Clark, David Keeler Clark, Barrett Bass Clark, William Ogelsby Clark, John Wesley Clark, Homer Baldwin Clark, Ezra Thompson Clark, Mary Ann Clark, Isaac Clark
History - Timothy Baldwin Clark, and wife, Polly Keeler owned a farm in DuPage County. It was said of Timothy Baldwin Clark that he built the first frame house on Clark Street in Chicago and that Clark Street was named for him.
Timothy was a deacon in the Methodist Church and maintained a religious atmosphere in the home. He entertained the Mormon Elders, and the Prophet Joseph Smith was often in the home. He and his wife and a number of the children joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Timothy, as well as some of his sons, served in some of the Indian Wars.
Note: Timothy Baldwin Clark (known as Baldwin) partnered with James Walker in Plainfield, Illinois on a sawmill. He did haul the lumber and participated in his role of carpenter of building the first frame house in Chicago. Clark Street was NOT named after him for that project. Wm O Clark started that errant story that has been passed on. Clark Street in Chicago was named for Gen. George Rogers Clark, the Revolutionary Hero of the Colonial Army of the West.
Married Polly Keeler, 3 May 1802, Brookfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Children - Sarah Clark, Myra Clark, Laura Clark, Rhoda Clark, David Keeler Clark, Barrett Bass Clark, William Ogelsby Clark, John Wesley Clark, Homer Baldwin Clark, Ezra Thompson Clark, Mary Ann Clark, Isaac Clark
History - Timothy Baldwin Clark, and wife, Polly Keeler owned a farm in DuPage County. It was said of Timothy Baldwin Clark that he built the first frame house on Clark Street in Chicago and that Clark Street was named for him.
Timothy was a deacon in the Methodist Church and maintained a religious atmosphere in the home. He entertained the Mormon Elders, and the Prophet Joseph Smith was often in the home. He and his wife and a number of the children joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Timothy, as well as some of his sons, served in some of the Indian Wars.
Note: Timothy Baldwin Clark (known as Baldwin) partnered with James Walker in Plainfield, Illinois on a sawmill. He did haul the lumber and participated in his role of carpenter of building the first frame house in Chicago. Clark Street was NOT named after him for that project. Wm O Clark started that errant story that has been passed on. Clark Street in Chicago was named for Gen. George Rogers Clark, the Revolutionary Hero of the Colonial Army of the West.
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