Olson's Tree » Josiah Clark (1697-1789)
Personal data Josiah Clark
Source 1- He was born on June 11, 1697 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA.
- He died on April 7, 1789 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA, he was 91 years old.
- A child of John Clark and Mary Strong
Household of Josiah Clark
He is married to Thankful Sheldon.
They got married on December 23, 1719 at Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, he was 22 years old.
They got married at of MA.Child(ren):
- Deacon Josiah Clark 1721-1808
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Historical events
Birthday June 11, 1697
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1697: Source: Wikipedia
- March 13 » Nojpetén, capital of the last independent Maya kingdom, fell to Spanish conquistadors, the final step in the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.
- March 26 » Safavid government troops take control of Basra
- May 7 » Stockholm's royal castle (dating back to medieval times) is destroyed by fire. It is replaced in the 18th century by the current Royal Palace.
- September 5 » War of the Grand Alliance: A French warship commanded by Captain Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville defeated an English squadron at the Battle of Hudson's Bay.
- November 9 » Pope Innocent XII founds the city of Cervia.
- December 2 » St Paul's Cathedral is consecrated in London.
Day of marriage December 23, 1719
- The temperature on December 23, 1719 was about -1.0 °C. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- In the year 1719: Source: Wikipedia
- January 23 » The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire.
- June 10 » Jacobite risings: Battle of Glen Shiel.
Day of death April 7, 1789
- The temperature on April 7, 1789 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1789: Source: Wikipedia
- February 4 » George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.
- April 7 » Selim III became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.
- July 12 » In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister Jacques Necker, the radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gives a speech which results in the storming of the Bastille two days later.
- July 15 » Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, is named by acclamation Colonel General of the new National Guard of Paris.
- July 27 » The first U.S. federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established (it will be later renamed Department of State).
- August 28 » William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn: Enceladus.
Same birth/death day
- 1690 » Giovanni Antonio Giay, Italian composer († 1764)
- 1696 » James Francis Edward Keith, Scottish-Prussian field marshal († 1758)
- 1697 » Francesco Antonio Vallotti, Italian organist and composer († 1780)
- 1704 » Carlos Seixas, Portuguese harpsichord player and composer († 1742)
- 1709 » Joachim Martin Falbe, German painter († 1782)
- 1712 » Benjamin Ingham, American missionary († 1772)
- 1767 » Franz Sparry, Austrian composer and director (b. 1715)
- 1782 » Taksin, Thai king (b. 1734)
- 1789 » Abdul Hamid I, Ottoman sultan (b. 1725)
- 1789 » Petrus Camper, Dutch physician, anatomist, and physiologist (b. 1722)
- 1801 » Noël François de Wailly, French lexicographer and author (b. 1724)
- 1804 » Toussaint Louverture, Haitian general (b. 1743)
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Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P26555.php : accessed January 8, 2026), "Josiah Clark (1697-1789)".
Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P26555.php : accessed January 8, 2026), "Josiah Clark (1697-1789)".