Mary "Polly" Clark, born in 1813, was a daughter of Joanna (née Dexter) and Horatio Clark, a Bennington, Vermont, silversmith and clockmaker. The births of Polly, her twin Sally, and their siblings were recorded by Bennington's town clerk.
Mary Clark of Bennington and Allen Burgess of Boonville, New York, were married on 10 March 1836 in Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut. (Mary had relatives in Harwinton.) The couple's first child was born in 1838 in New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, but by 1840 they had moved to Geauga County, Ohio, where Allen's parents and seven younger brothers had settled in 1833. In Geauga County, Mary and her husband worked an increasingly prosperous farm, and had four more children. She died at the age of 84, and was survived by her husband and three sons.
Notes
An index of Bennington Town Clerk's Office Births, 1763 - 1850, includes Clark, Polly, born 15 Jan 1813, daughter of Horatio and "Ioanni" Clark. Also in the index are Polly's twin, Sally, and their siblings: Horatio (1797), Seth (1800), Cecelia (1802), Frank (1807), and Maria (1805).
"BURGESS, Allin [sic ] of Booneville, N.Y., m. Mary Clark of Bennington [Vermont], Mar. 10, 1836, by Richard M. Chipman V.D.M." (Harwinton, Connecticut, Vol. M, p. 59) Note: V.D.M. = Verbi Dei Minister (Latin: Preacher of God's Word). A newspaper announcement reported the date as 9 March 1836. Allen's elder brother, John Chandler, was then a hotel clerk in Hartford, Connecticut.
1850 U.S. Census, Russell Twp., Geauga Co., Ohio; dwelling 48, family 50, lines 24-31, p. 110 (printed), p. 219 (written), 25 Sep 1850.
24. Allen Burgess, 37, farmer ($1,200), Mass.
25. Mary, 37, Vt.
26. Wm., 12, Conn.
27. "Orris" [Horace], 10, O [Ohio].
28. Alvin, 7, O.
29. Laura E., 4, O.
30. Charles, 1, O.
31. M. A. Woller, 15, f [female], O.
1860 U.S. Census, Russell Twp., Geauga Co., Ohio; dwelling 174, family 165, lines 36-40, p. 21 (written), 8 Jun 1860.
36. A. Burgess, 47, farmer, ($4,000, $6,000), Mass.
37. M. [Mary], 47, f, Vt.
38. H. C. [Horace C.], 20, m, Ohio.
39. A. [Alvin], 17, m, Ohio.
40. L. [Laura], 14, f, Ohio.
1870 U.S. Census, Russell Twp., Geauga Co., Ohio; dwelling 33, family 32, lines 27-29, p. 294B (printed), p. 4 (written), 13 Jul 1870. (Census Office Stamp, 22 Aug 1870)
27. Allen Burgess, 57, farmer ($7,000; $1,500), Massachusetts.
28. ----- Mary, 57, keeping house, Vermont.
29. ----- Alvin, 28, farmer, Ohio, married in Feb 1870.
• Alvin's wife, Anna, on p. 8 (written), with mother.
1870 U.S. Census, Russell Twp., Geauga Co., Ohio; dwelling 25, family 25, lines 33-38, p. 304 (printed), p. 3 (written), 15 Mar 1871--yes, 1871. (Census Office Stamp, 6 Apr 1871)
33. Allen Burgess, 58, farmer ($7,000; $1,000), Vermont.
34. ----- Mary, 58, keeping house, Vermont.
35. ----- "Alva," 28, at home, Ohio.
36. Kelley, Geo., 25, cheese maker (-0-; $1,500), Vermont.
37. ----- Laura, 25, keeping house, Ohio.
38. ----- Horace, 3, Ohio.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 78, Russell Twp., Geauga Co., Ohio; dwelling 13, family 14, lines 8-9, p. 132B (written), p. 2 (written), 1-2 Jun 1880.
8. Burgess, Allen Burgess, 67, farmer; born in Vermont (parents' birthplace omitted).
9. ----- Burgess, 67, wife, keeping house; born in Vermont, parents in Conn.
• Married daughter Laura A. Kelley on line 2.
Record of Deaths, Probate Court, Geauga County, Ohio: Mary Burgess, 18 Aug 1897 in Bainbridge, aged 84y 7m 3d; born in Vermont. Cause of death: paralysis. Residence in Bainbridge. (Vol. 1, p. 204, #4427.) Date of birth, calculated from date of death and age at death: 15 Jan 1813—a match for the birth record.
Great-great-great-grandmother of submitter.
Reviewed 6 August 2022.
Mary Clark of Bennington and Allen Burgess of Boonville, New York, were married on 10 March 1836 in Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut. (Mary had relatives in Harwinton.) The couple's first child was born in 1838 in New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, but by 1840 they had moved to Geauga County, Ohio, where Allen's parents and seven younger brothers had settled in 1833. In Geauga County, Mary and her husband worked an increasingly prosperous farm, and had four more children. She died at the age of 84, and was survived by her husband and three sons.
Notes
An index of Bennington Town Clerk's Office Births, 1763 - 1850, includes Clark, Polly, born 15 Jan 1813, daughter of Horatio and "Ioanni" Clark. Also in the index are Polly's twin, Sally, and their siblings: Horatio (1797), Seth (1800), Cecelia (1802), Frank (1807), and Maria (1805).
"BURGESS, Allin [sic ] of Booneville, N.Y., m. Mary Clark of Bennington [Vermont], Mar. 10, 1836, by Richard M. Chipman V.D.M." (Harwinton, Connecticut, Vol. M, p. 59) Note: V.D.M. = Verbi Dei Minister (Latin: Preacher of God's Word). A newspaper announcement reported the date as 9 March 1836. Allen's elder brother, John Chandler, was then a hotel clerk in Hartford, Connecticut.
1850 U.S. Census, Russell Twp., Geauga Co., Ohio; dwelling 48, family 50, lines 24-31, p. 110 (printed), p. 219 (written), 25 Sep 1850.
24. Allen Burgess, 37, farmer ($1,200), Mass.
25. Mary, 37, Vt.
26. Wm., 12, Conn.
27. "Orris" [Horace], 10, O [Ohio].
28. Alvin, 7, O.
29. Laura E., 4, O.
30. Charles, 1, O.
31. M. A. Woller, 15, f [female], O.
1860 U.S. Census, Russell Twp., Geauga Co., Ohio; dwelling 174, family 165, lines 36-40, p. 21 (written), 8 Jun 1860.
36. A. Burgess, 47, farmer, ($4,000, $6,000), Mass.
37. M. [Mary], 47, f, Vt.
38. H. C. [Horace C.], 20, m, Ohio.
39. A. [Alvin], 17, m, Ohio.
40. L. [Laura], 14, f, Ohio.
1870 U.S. Census, Russell Twp., Geauga Co., Ohio; dwelling 33, family 32, lines 27-29, p. 294B (printed), p. 4 (written), 13 Jul 1870. (Census Office Stamp, 22 Aug 1870)
27. Allen Burgess, 57, farmer ($7,000; $1,500), Massachusetts.
28. ----- Mary, 57, keeping house, Vermont.
29. ----- Alvin, 28, farmer, Ohio, married in Feb 1870.
• Alvin's wife, Anna, on p. 8 (written), with mother.
1870 U.S. Census, Russell Twp., Geauga Co., Ohio; dwelling 25, family 25, lines 33-38, p. 304 (printed), p. 3 (written), 15 Mar 1871--yes, 1871. (Census Office Stamp, 6 Apr 1871)
33. Allen Burgess, 58, farmer ($7,000; $1,000), Vermont.
34. ----- Mary, 58, keeping house, Vermont.
35. ----- "Alva," 28, at home, Ohio.
36. Kelley, Geo., 25, cheese maker (-0-; $1,500), Vermont.
37. ----- Laura, 25, keeping house, Ohio.
38. ----- Horace, 3, Ohio.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 78, Russell Twp., Geauga Co., Ohio; dwelling 13, family 14, lines 8-9, p. 132B (written), p. 2 (written), 1-2 Jun 1880.
8. Burgess, Allen Burgess, 67, farmer; born in Vermont (parents' birthplace omitted).
9. ----- Burgess, 67, wife, keeping house; born in Vermont, parents in Conn.
• Married daughter Laura A. Kelley on line 2.
Record of Deaths, Probate Court, Geauga County, Ohio: Mary Burgess, 18 Aug 1897 in Bainbridge, aged 84y 7m 3d; born in Vermont. Cause of death: paralysis. Residence in Bainbridge. (Vol. 1, p. 204, #4427.) Date of birth, calculated from date of death and age at death: 15 Jan 1813—a match for the birth record.
Great-great-great-grandmother of submitter.
Reviewed 6 August 2022.
Mary "Polly" Clark, born in 1813, was a daughter of Joanna (née Dexter) and Horatio Clark, a Bennington, Vermont, silversmith and clockmaker. The births of Polly, her twin Sally, and their siblings were recorded by Bennington's town clerk.
Mary Clark of Bennington and Allen Burgess of Boonville, New York, were married on 10 March 1836 in Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut. (Mary had relatives in Harwinton.) The couple's first child was born in 1838 in New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, but by 1840 they had moved to Geauga County, Ohio, where Allen's parents and seven younger brothers had settled in 1833. In Geauga County, Mary and her husband worked an increasingly prosperous farm, and had four more children. She died at the age of 84, and was survived by her husband and three sons.
Notes
An index of Bennington Town Clerk's Office Births, 1763 - 1850, includes Clark, Polly, born 15 Jan 1813, daughter of Horatio and "Ioanni" Clark. Also in the index are Polly's twin, Sally, and their siblings: Horatio (1797), Seth (1800), Cecelia (1802), Frank (1807), and Maria (1805).
"BURGESS, Allin [sic ] of Booneville, N.Y., m. Mary Clark of Bennington [Vermont], Mar. 10, 1836, by Richard M. Chipman V.D.M." (Harwinton, Connecticut, Vol. M, p. 59) Note: V.D.M. = Verbi Dei Minister (Latin: Preacher of God's Word). A newspaper announcement reported the date as 9 March 1836. Allen's elder brother, John Chandler, was then a hotel clerk in Hartford, Connecticut.
1850 U.S. Census, Russell Twp., Geauga Co., Ohio; dwelling 48, family 50, lines 24-31, p. 110 (printed), p. 219 (written), 25 Sep 1850.
24. Allen Burgess, 37, farmer ($1,200), Mass.
25. Mary, 37, Vt.
26. Wm., 12, Conn.
27. "Orris" [Horace], 10, O [Ohio].
28. Alvin, 7, O.
29. Laura E., 4, O.
30. Charles, 1, O.
31. M. A. Woller, 15, f [female], O.
1860 U.S. Census, Russell Twp., Geauga Co., Ohio; dwelling 174, family 165, lines 36-40, p. 21 (written), 8 Jun 1860.
36. A. Burgess, 47, farmer, ($4,000, $6,000), Mass.
37. M. [Mary], 47, f, Vt.
38. H. C. [Horace C.], 20, m, Ohio.
39. A. [Alvin], 17, m, Ohio.
40. L. [Laura], 14, f, Ohio.
1870 U.S. Census, Russell Twp., Geauga Co., Ohio; dwelling 33, family 32, lines 27-29, p. 294B (printed), p. 4 (written), 13 Jul 1870. (Census Office Stamp, 22 Aug 1870)
27. Allen Burgess, 57, farmer ($7,000; $1,500), Massachusetts.
28. ----- Mary, 57, keeping house, Vermont.
29. ----- Alvin, 28, farmer, Ohio, married in Feb 1870.
• Alvin's wife, Anna, on p. 8 (written), with mother.
1870 U.S. Census, Russell Twp., Geauga Co., Ohio; dwelling 25, family 25, lines 33-38, p. 304 (printed), p. 3 (written), 15 Mar 1871--yes, 1871. (Census Office Stamp, 6 Apr 1871)
33. Allen Burgess, 58, farmer ($7,000; $1,000), Vermont.
34. ----- Mary, 58, keeping house, Vermont.
35. ----- "Alva," 28, at home, Ohio.
36. Kelley, Geo., 25, cheese maker (-0-; $1,500), Vermont.
37. ----- Laura, 25, keeping house, Ohio.
38. ----- Horace, 3, Ohio.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 78, Russell Twp., Geauga Co., Ohio; dwelling 13, family 14, lines 8-9, p. 132B (written), p. 2 (written), 1-2 Jun 1880.
8. Burgess, Allen Burgess, 67, farmer; born in Vermont (parents' birthplace omitted).
9. ----- Burgess, 67, wife, keeping house; born in Vermont, parents in Conn.
• Married daughter Laura A. Kelley on line 2.
Record of Deaths, Probate Court, Geauga County, Ohio: Mary Burgess, 18 Aug 1897 in Bainbridge, aged 84y 7m 3d; born in Vermont. Cause of death: paralysis. Residence in Bainbridge. (Vol. 1, p. 204, #4427.) Date of birth, calculated from date of death and age at death: 15 Jan 1813—a match for the birth record.
Great-great-great-grandmother of submitter.
Reviewed 6 August 2022.
Mary Clark of Bennington and Allen Burgess of Boonville, New York, were married on 10 March 1836 in Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut. (Mary had relatives in Harwinton.) The couple's first child was born in 1838 in New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, but by 1840 they had moved to Geauga County, Ohio, where Allen's parents and seven younger brothers had settled in 1833. In Geauga County, Mary and her husband worked an increasingly prosperous farm, and had four more children. She died at the age of 84, and was survived by her husband and three sons.
Notes
An index of Bennington Town Clerk's Office Births, 1763 - 1850, includes Clark, Polly, born 15 Jan 1813, daughter of Horatio and "Ioanni" Clark. Also in the index are Polly's twin, Sally, and their siblings: Horatio (1797), Seth (1800), Cecelia (1802), Frank (1807), and Maria (1805).
"BURGESS, Allin [sic ] of Booneville, N.Y., m. Mary Clark of Bennington [Vermont], Mar. 10, 1836, by Richard M. Chipman V.D.M." (Harwinton, Connecticut, Vol. M, p. 59) Note: V.D.M. = Verbi Dei Minister (Latin: Preacher of God's Word). A newspaper announcement reported the date as 9 March 1836. Allen's elder brother, John Chandler, was then a hotel clerk in Hartford, Connecticut.
1850 U.S. Census, Russell Twp., Geauga Co., Ohio; dwelling 48, family 50, lines 24-31, p. 110 (printed), p. 219 (written), 25 Sep 1850.
24. Allen Burgess, 37, farmer ($1,200), Mass.
25. Mary, 37, Vt.
26. Wm., 12, Conn.
27. "Orris" [Horace], 10, O [Ohio].
28. Alvin, 7, O.
29. Laura E., 4, O.
30. Charles, 1, O.
31. M. A. Woller, 15, f [female], O.
1860 U.S. Census, Russell Twp., Geauga Co., Ohio; dwelling 174, family 165, lines 36-40, p. 21 (written), 8 Jun 1860.
36. A. Burgess, 47, farmer, ($4,000, $6,000), Mass.
37. M. [Mary], 47, f, Vt.
38. H. C. [Horace C.], 20, m, Ohio.
39. A. [Alvin], 17, m, Ohio.
40. L. [Laura], 14, f, Ohio.
1870 U.S. Census, Russell Twp., Geauga Co., Ohio; dwelling 33, family 32, lines 27-29, p. 294B (printed), p. 4 (written), 13 Jul 1870. (Census Office Stamp, 22 Aug 1870)
27. Allen Burgess, 57, farmer ($7,000; $1,500), Massachusetts.
28. ----- Mary, 57, keeping house, Vermont.
29. ----- Alvin, 28, farmer, Ohio, married in Feb 1870.
• Alvin's wife, Anna, on p. 8 (written), with mother.
1870 U.S. Census, Russell Twp., Geauga Co., Ohio; dwelling 25, family 25, lines 33-38, p. 304 (printed), p. 3 (written), 15 Mar 1871--yes, 1871. (Census Office Stamp, 6 Apr 1871)
33. Allen Burgess, 58, farmer ($7,000; $1,000), Vermont.
34. ----- Mary, 58, keeping house, Vermont.
35. ----- "Alva," 28, at home, Ohio.
36. Kelley, Geo., 25, cheese maker (-0-; $1,500), Vermont.
37. ----- Laura, 25, keeping house, Ohio.
38. ----- Horace, 3, Ohio.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 78, Russell Twp., Geauga Co., Ohio; dwelling 13, family 14, lines 8-9, p. 132B (written), p. 2 (written), 1-2 Jun 1880.
8. Burgess, Allen Burgess, 67, farmer; born in Vermont (parents' birthplace omitted).
9. ----- Burgess, 67, wife, keeping house; born in Vermont, parents in Conn.
• Married daughter Laura A. Kelley on line 2.
Record of Deaths, Probate Court, Geauga County, Ohio: Mary Burgess, 18 Aug 1897 in Bainbridge, aged 84y 7m 3d; born in Vermont. Cause of death: paralysis. Residence in Bainbridge. (Vol. 1, p. 204, #4427.) Date of birth, calculated from date of death and age at death: 15 Jan 1813—a match for the birth record.
Great-great-great-grandmother of submitter.
Reviewed 6 August 2022.
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