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- from Baptisms of Avoyelles, Bk. 1, p. 14:
Clark, Patricio (Santiago CLARK & Erien QUIENTE) born in Avoyelles 15 Aug 1796; bt 20 Nov 1796; Godparents: Santiago QUIENTES [James CANTEY, Esther's brother] & Dame Marie PAGET
from Melinda's web page (copyrighted)
Name: Patrick Clark 1
Sex: M
Birth: 15 AUG 1796 in Avoyelles Pa., LA 1
Christening: 20 NOV 1796 in Avoyelles Pa., LA 1
Death: 8 DEC 1827 in New Orleans, Orleans Pa., LA 2 3
Burial: in New Orleans, Orleans Pa., LA
Note: "in the Catholic burrying ground" 4
Census: 1800 in Poste du Avoyelles, Avoyelles Pa., LA
Note: Church Census 5
Note:
Transcript of Document in National Archives, November 15, 1880
The State of Texas, County of San Jacinto
Personally appeared to the undersigned authority, William H. Clark and Charles C. Clark who reside in County & State aforesaid, and are well known to said undersigned authority and who duly sworn saith that they are sons of Mary C. Simmons who is an applicant for a pension from the United States Governement on account of the said applicants first and now deceased husband Patrick Clark and that said affiants were both quite young at the death of their said father Patrick Clark - and state that they recollect then they resided with their said father & mother near Alexandria in Parish Rapides in the State of Louisianna; and that some time about the [illegible: day of?] during the years 1827 or 1828 their said father Patrick Clark being in low state of health went therefrom to the city of New Orleans for treatment of a physician being affected with the disease of the spleen which finally killed him. Affiants never saw their said father since then but their said mother and the family were in a short time, some few months thereafter informed by letter from Mrs. Esther Ferris, who was the sister of the said Patrick Clark, and resided in the said city of New Orleans, La., that said Patrick Clark arrived at her house in said city and in a few months died from the effect of the disease of the spleen; and our said mother being there left a widow, and some two or three or four or five years after the death of our said father, we were sent from mother's family to our said Aunt, Esther Ferris, sister of Patrick Clark deceased as aforesaid to live with & be taken care of by her; and soon after our arrival in said city of New Orleans at the house of the said Ferris, some time about the year 1834 or 1835, our said Aunt, Esther Ferris, carried us to the Catholic burrying ground and showed us a grave, which she told us was the grave in which our said father Patrick Clark was burried - said Esther Ferris was a widow woman herself at that time and she, the said Esther, is now dead and affiants only lived with her some two or three years, when they returned to their mother Mary C. Simmons, who had married John James Simmons. Said Mary C. now being the applicant referred to. Affiants know of no one now living by whom they could prove the death of the said Patrick except as aforesaid. Affiants are about fifty seven and fifty five years old respectively and swore that it has always been a recognized & true fact by all the family & friends ever questioned but what their said father died at the time & as aforesaid stated.
W. H. Clark
C. C. Clark
Sworn & subscribed before me this the 15th day of November A. D. 1880.
G. B. Boyd, Clerk Co. Ct., San Jacinto Co., Texas
Patrick Clark served in the War of 1812 - he was a Pvt. in 17, 18 and 19 Consolidated LA Militia from 6 Nov 1814 to 6 Mar 1815. From photocopies of National Archives Muster Roll and Pay Roll.
In the 1900 census, Patrick's son Charles lists his father's birthplace as South Carolina. The Clarks were in Louisiana for many years before Patrick's birth, but Patrick's mother Esther Cantey's family was from South Carolina.
The death record of an unnamed Clark, died in New Orleans and buried in St. Louis Cemetery, is possibly that of Patrick. Another death record, Daniel Clark, 23 Sep 1827, died in Charity Hospital and was buried as a pauper, could possibly be Patrick's brother Daniel.
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1796 - 1827 (31 years)
