Notes for James B. (Bishop?) CLARK

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Notes for James B. (Bishop?) CLARK

According to the Elizabethtown Sexton's book Mr. Clark was "Killed by being thrown from his waggon [sic] on Newark Turnpike the horses being frightened at a locomotive".
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Dr. Charles Davis and Margaret H. Clark were adminsters of James Clark's estate and guardians of children. There was no will, and there is an administrators bond signed by both parties 10 February 1845. James was likely of Elizabethtown....information
at NJSA difficult to read. Clark Brown mentioned in list of debts; there is also a huge list of accounts. Jeremiah H. Clark was also mentioned.
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Sexton's Book, Elizabethtown [FHC Library, SLC, Film #912113]:
23 December 1844 - Estate of James B. Clark dec'd Dr For services Ren'd in
Interring said dec'd aged 46 years - 5.00 - For extra services, warming and
preparing church and cleaning do. for funeral of said dec'd being a very
muddy day 5.00
S. side of child of Robert Young
Killed by being thrown form his
waggon on Newark Turnpike
the horses frightened at a Locomotive"
1845 - Mar. 8 by cash in full by Doct. Charles Davis Adm.r 10.00"
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See "Report of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions"
By American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions 1837. Mr. Clark seems to have been
an active supporter of this effort.
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Sexton's Book, Elizabethtown [FHC Library, SLC, Film #912113]:
23 December 1844 - Estate of James B. Clark dec'd Dr For services Ren'd in
Interring said dec'd aged 46 years - 5.00 - For extra services, warming and
preparing church and cleaning do. for funeral of said dec'd being a very
muddy day

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