George Willard/Wellington Clarke
Birth Name | George Willard/Wellington Clarke |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | more than 45 years, 11 months, 19 days |
Narrative
George seems to have arrived in Massachusetts about 1889 or 1890. He is not found:
Not found in Everett City Directory for 1889. No other Everett Directories at ancestry.com for this time period.
Not found in Medford City Directory 1890, 1893. no other relevant directories at ancestry.com
Not found in Somerville City Directory for 1887, 1893,
Not found in Malden City Directory for 1891, 1892, 1893, 1897
Not found in Cambridge City Directory 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896
Somerville City Directory
1890 Clark, William, steam fitter, boards 1 Ward
1892 Clark, Willey, steam fitter, boards 208 Washington
1892 Clark, William, steam fitter, boards 1 Ward
Malden City Directory
1895 Wellington Clarke, steam pipe fitter, house 25 Welch, E.
[note: the E stands for the Edgeworth neighborhood of Malden, not for Everett]
Cambridge City Directories
From November 1895 until 1906, the family lived at 1 Broadway, Cambridge. In 1907 they were living at 249 Sixth St., Cambridge. In the 1907 Cambridge City Directory, 1 Broadway was vacant. In 1908 it was not listed. 1 Broadway, Cambridge, is now a commercial property, an office building. It is near the Charles River and MIT.
Regarding George W., Grace said: "He had epilepsy and took grand mal seizures. He could not work and went to pieces when his wife died."
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Was George W. still alive in 1913? He is the informant on Maud's birth record, and the date of record was not until 17 Sept 1913. Also, Millicent's baby Charles died in October 1913 and was buried in her mother's grave in Cambridge Cemetery. George W. is the owner of this grave, according to cemetery records. Wouldn't Millicent need the permission of the owner of the grave to bury someone there? Or was she able to prove he had died and she was one of his heirs?
Is he one of these men:
1910 and 1913 and 1916 Cambridge City Directory
Clark George, janitor, rms 53 Essex
1910 Census: In Ward one of Cambridge, "Head", W[hite],, M[ale], 42, S[ingle], born in Canada OL, parents born in Canada OL, an alien, immigrated 1891-1895.
1910 Census: Clarke, George W., M, W, 29, Wd, naturalized citizen, born about 1881, immigrated in 1884, born in PEI and parents born in PEI, inmate At Bridgewater State Farm, Prison Department.
He is listed nowhere else in Eastern Massachusetts in 1910.
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Is he this man:
George Clark, died December 27, 1924, at Boston City Hospital of pneumonia, age 45?, buried February 26, 1925 in Mount Hope Cemetery.
There was no death notice found in the Boston Globe for this George Clark who died December 27, 1924. A cousin of one of George's descendants looked from December 27, 1924 through February 27, 1925.
From a reply to my inquiry on Rootschat.com: "I did a search of the Boston Herald & Boston Traveler between the date of death & burial and came up with nothing."
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=829108.msg6938089#msg6938089
There are no other deaths that match him in Eastern Massachusetts up to 1940.
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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Birth | September 29, 1867 | Prince Edward Island, Canada | 1 | |
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Census | April 4, 1881 | Lot 29, Prince Edward Island, Canada | 1881 Theophilus Clark household | 2 |
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1881; Census Place: Lot 29, Queens, Prince Edward Island; Roll: C_13163; Page: 57; Family No: 234. (ancestry.com)
Thearloft Clark 62, Laborer, married, All were Wesleyan Methodist. All were English. All were born in PEI. All four children were in school. |
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Residence | April 4, 1881 | Lot 29, Prince Edward Island, Canada | Lot 29 | 2 |
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Lot 29 |
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Religion | April 4, 1881 | Prince Edward Island, Canada | Wesleyan Methodist | 2 |
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Wesleyan Methodist |
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Immigration | 1883 | Immigration of George W. Clarke | ||
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Residence | 1889 | Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | 1 Ward St | |
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Malden City Directory |
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Residence | 1891 | Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | 1 Ward St and/or 208 Washington | |
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Either or both of these listings could be for George W Clarke |
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Residence | December 31, 1891 | Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | 3 | |
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Occupation | December 31, 1891 | steam fitter | 3 | |
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steam fitter |
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Residence | 1894 | Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | 25 Welch | |
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1895 Malden City Directory |
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Occupation | 1894 | steam pipe fitter | ||
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steam pipe fitter |
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Residence | November 19, 1895 | Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | 1 Broadway | 4a |
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1 Broadway |
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Residence | November 24, 1899 | Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | 1 Broadway | 5 |
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1 Broadway |
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Occupation | November 24, 1899 | steam fitter | 5 | |
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steam fitter |
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Census | June 1, 1900 | Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | 1 Broadway | |
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1900 Federal Census for Cambridge, MA (Middlesex Co.)
Clark, George W., Sept 1866, 33, married 8 years, born: Prince Edward Island, parents also, arrived 1883, alien, steam-fitter, 5 months unemployed in past year, can read and write "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M9RB-HJ7 : accessed 30 Sep 2013), Millicent Clark in entry for George Clark, 1900. |
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Residence | June 1, 1900 | Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | 1 Broadway | |
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1 Broadway |
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Occupation | June 1, 1900 | steam fitter | ||
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steam fitter |
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Naturalization | November 9, 1903 | Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | 6 | |
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United States New England Naturalization Index, 1791-1906
Soundex: C462 "United States New England Naturalization Index, 1791-1906," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VXRS-J75 : accessed 30 Sep 2013), George W Clarke, 1903. |
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Residence | November 9, 1903 | Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | 1 Broadway | 1 |
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1 Broadway |
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Residence | November 23, 1907 | Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | 249 Sixth St | 7 |
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249 Sixth St |
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Residence | September 17, 1913 | alive, somewhere | 4 | |
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alive, somewhere |
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Death | after September 17, 1913 | 8 | ||
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Burial | Burial of George W. Clarke | |||
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Parents
Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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Father | Theophilus Clarke | November 25, 1813 | before 1911 | |
Mother | Millicent Steadman | October 29, 1848 | ||
George Willard/Wellington Clarke | September 29, 1867 | after September 17, 1913 | ||
Brother | Albert Clarke | about 1870 | ||
Sister | Ella May Clarke | February 1873 | October 14, 1914 | |
Brother | Charles Henry Clarke | September 10, 1876 | ||
Brother | Cyrenius Clarke | |||
Brother | Johnson/Johnston Clarke Clarke | July 10, 1883 | ||
Sister | Melinda Clarke | about April 10, 1885 | September 5, 1907 |
Families
Family of George Willard/Wellington Clarke and Elizabeth Jane “Jennie” Aylward |
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Married | Wife | Elizabeth Jane “Jennie” Aylward ( b. April 28, 1866 d. November 23, 1907 ) | ||||||||||||||
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Children |
Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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Millicent Jeanette Clarke | June 13, 1893 | October 2, 1918 |
Maud Rebecca “Marion” Clarke | November 19, 1895 | September 8, 1976 |
Eva Mae Clarke | November 24, 1899 | February 2, 1968 |
Pedigree
Source References
- Naturalization Card for George W. Clarke, see naturalization event
- 1881 Census of Canada
- Marriage Record of George W Clarke and Elizabeth J Aylward
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Birth Record of Maude Clarke
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- Page: Volume 15, Folio 83, Record 2564
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- Birth Record of Eva Mae Clarke
- United States New England Naturalization Index, 1791-1906
- Mass Register of Vital Records, Death: Death Record of Elizabeth J. Aylward
- Daughter's birth record
- Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1841-1920
- Massachusetts Marriages