Name |
Elizabeth Comstock "Bethsy" Clark |
Suffix |
(DNA Circle-g) |
Birth |
1 May 1792 |
St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana |
Gender |
Female |
Birth |
19 Jun 1797 |
St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana |
Death |
24 Apr 1868 |
Orange, Orange Co, Texas |
Notes |
- Clark, Elizabeth (James of Baltimore, U.S.A. & Ester Comstock, of Massachusetts in U.S.A.) b 1 May 1792, bt 19 June 1797 Spons: Celestin Carlin & Therese Provot, his wife. Note: Continuing the mission at Prairie James - the English Coast at the home of James Clark. Fr. Michel Bernard Barriere (SM Ch. v.4, #877)
Clark, Elizabeth (Jacques of Baltimore & Ester Comstock of Massachussetts) b 1 May 1792 (SM Ch v 4 #877/St.Martin of Tours Church)
First Settlers of Jefferson Co, Texas by Gifford White
Land Grants in Texas: 24th Applicant: JOHN HARMON took and Subscribed to the oath required by the 12th Secretary of Land Law that he emigrated to Texas. (Not issued)
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Person ID |
I1813 |
Roots |
Last Modified |
6 Jun 2017 |
Father |
James* (Jacques) William Clark, b. 1768, St.Peter Diocese, Baltimore, Maryland d. Aft 1815, of, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana (Age 48 years) |
Mother |
Esther* "Hester" Comstock, b. 1772, Smithfield, Providence Co, Rhode Island d. Jan 1850, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 78 years) |
Marriage |
8 Jul 1790 |
St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana |
Family ID |
F834 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
John Aarmand Harmon, Sr, b. 28 Apr 1790, St.Martin Parish, Louisiana d. 22 Feb 1871, Orange, Orange Co, Texas (Age 80 years) |
Marriage |
26 Jan 1813 |
St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana [1] |
Unknown-Begin |
Sabine River at 4th Street, Orange, Orange Co, Texas |
Historical Marker #11483 |
HISTORICAL MARKER #: 11504
LOCATION: 803 West Green Avenue, Orange, Orange County, TX
BORN IN 1790 IN ST. MARTIN PARISH, LOUISIANA, JOHN HARMON LIVED AT POSTE DE ATTAKAPAS, A SPANISH FORTIFICATION AT THE PRESENT SITE OF ST. MARTINVILLE. A VETERAN OF THE STATE'S DEFENSIVE ACTIONS DURING THE WAR OF 1812, HE WED ELIZABETH COMPSTOCK CLARKS IN 1813. SOON AFTER THE BIRTH OF THEIR FIRST CHILD IN 1816, THE HARMONS SOLD THEIR ST. MARTIN PARISH LAND AND MOVED WEST. ALTHOUGH NOT MUCH IS KNOWN ABOUT THEIR ACTIVITIES OVER THE FOLLOWING DECADE, IT IS KNOWN THEY HAD SETTLED ALONG THE EASTERN BANK OF THE SABINE RIVER BY 1826. THE NEXT YEAR, HARMON DECIDED TO RELOCATE IN THIS AREA. HE BUILT A MASSIVE RAFT OF CYPRESS LOGS WHICH TRANSPORTED A HOUSE, A WAGON, A PAIR OF OXEN, A HORSE, A COW, FARM TOOLS AND SUPPLIES, AND HIS FAMILY, WHICH NUMBERED FIVE. THE HARMON FAMILY RAFT ARRIVED HERE ON JANUARY 1, 1828. WEARY FROM THEIR JOURNEY, THE FAMILY FEASTED ON WILD GAME AND LATER DECIDED TO MAKE THEIR HOME IN THE AREA. THEIR ARRIVAL AT THE PRESENT SITE OF ORANGE MARKED THE BEGINNING OF PERMANENT SETTLEMENT. LATER, WHEN THE TOWN DEVELOPED, JOHN HARMON WAS A SADDLER, A CIVIC LEADER, AND A PROMINENT LANDOWNER. HE DIED IN 1874, BUT HIS CONTRIBUTIONS AND PIONEER SPIRIT REMAIN VITAL TO THE AREA'S HERITAGE.
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Unknown-Begin |
803 West Green Ave, Orange, Orange Co, Texas |
Historical Marker #11504 |
- HISTORICAL MARKER #: 11504
LOCATION: 803 West Green Avenue, Orange, Orange County, TX
THE FIRST KNOWN SETTLERS IN WHAT IS NOW THE CITY OF ORANGE WERE JOHN AND ELIZABETH HARMON, WHO ARRIVED IN 1828 WITH THEIR THREE CHILDREN. KNOWN FIRST AS GREEN'S BLUFF, THE SMALL FARMING COMMUNITY THAT DEVELOPED ALONG A BEND IN THE SABINE RIVER WAS SELECTED AS THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT WHEN ORANGE COUNTY WAS CREATED IN 1852. THE TOWN WAS CALLED MADISON FROM 1852 UNTIL 1858, WHEN THE NAME ORANGE WAS ADOPTED. THE EARLY ORANGE ECONOMY WAS BASED ON THE LUMBER AND SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRIES. LED BY PROMINENT PIONEER AREA LUMBER MEN AND AIDED BY THE ADVENT OF THE TEXAS AND NEW ORLEANS RAILROAD IN 1876, ORANGE WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE LEADER IN EAST TEXAS SAWMILL ACTIVITY BY THE 1880s. THE DEEP WATER PORT AND THE AVAILABILITY OF LUMBER MADE THE CITY AN IDEAL LOCATION FOR THE SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY, WHICH REACHED ITS HIGHEST PRODUCTION LEVELS DURING WORLD WARS I AND II. FOR MANY YEARS THE CITY OF ORANGE HAS MAINTAINED A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES FOR ITS CITIZENS. PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE OPERATED SINCE THE 1880s AND ELECTRICITY WAS INSTITUTED IN 1890. ORANGE'S SHIPBUILDING AND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES CONTINUE TO MAKE THE CITY A LEADING COMMERCIAL CENTER IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
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Children |
+ | 1. David Harmon, (DNA-Circle-g), b. 13 Feb 1816, Louisiana d. 10 Oct 1884 (Age 68 years) |
+ | 2. Joshua Harmon, b. 12 Mar 1821, Louisiana d. 2 Nov 1896, Liberty Co, Texas (Age 75 years) |
+ | 3. Susannah Harmon, b. 2 Nov 1823, Louisiana d. 15 Aug 1892, Orange, Orange Co, Texas (Age 68 years) |
+ | 4. Hester A Harmon, b. 21 Mar 1828, St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana d. 18 Nov 1865, Orange, Orange Co, Texas (Age 37 years) |
+ | 5. Elizabeth Harmon, b. 13 Oct 1829 d. 29 Sep 1892, Orange, Orange Co, Texas (Age 62 years) |
+ | 6. John Harmon, Jr, b. 19 Oct 1836, Orange Co, Texas d. 23 Jan 1929, Orange, Orange Co, Texas (Age 92 years) |
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Family ID |
F854 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
10 Feb 2011 |