John Clark

1790 - 1877  (87 years)

• Name	John Clark
  Born	1790	, Antrim, Ireland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1823	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Hotel Keeper
  Residence	1861	South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Residence	1871	South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-55370
  Died	6 Oct 1877	Caledonia, Livingston, New York, USA
  Buried	Lakeside Cemetery, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA
  Person ID	I55370	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Family	Harriet Dodge,   b. 1807, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Aft 1877  (Age > 71 years)
  Married	1823
  Children	1. James Clark,   b. Apr 1826, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Nancy Clark,   b. 1830, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Sarah Clark,   b. 1834, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Nov 1914, Harrow, Essex Co., Ontario  (Age 80 years)   4. Henry Clark,   b. 1838, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. John Clark,   b. 1841, St. George, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Margaret Clark,   b. 1842, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. William Clark,   b. 30 Sep 1846, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Warren Clark,   b. 5 Apr 1848, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Edwin W. Clark,   b. 20 Jul 1850, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1926  (Age 75 years)   10. William O. Clark,   b. 8 Mar 1854, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jul 1931, Clarkston, Oakland, Michigan, United States  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F51431	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Clark,John-1790-1877-tombstone.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  John Clark was born in Ireland and came to Galt in 1821. In 1823 opened the first hotel in Galt on the northeast corner of Main and Water st. It has burned down by 1832 by the time of the choler epidemic in 1832. He served as Galt's vilalge pathmaster in 1824. Cambridge Mosiac, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [abbreviated snippet from original text in book]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1699] Census - ON, Brant, South Dumfries Twp - 1861, Div 1 Pg 9. James Clark 26 b. Canada West, W. Methodist Mary Jane 26 Lorna 4 John Clark b. Ireland 72 Harriet 29 b. Canada West Henry 21 Margaret 16 Edwin 12 William 7 [S2407] Census - ON, Brant, South Dumfries - 1871, Sub District 3 pg 18. John Clark 80 b. Ireland Harriet 61 b. Ontario William 17

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1790 - , Antrim, Ireland Occupation - Hotel Keeper - 1823 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1861 - South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1871 - South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Oct 1877 - Caledonia, Livingston, New York, USA Buried - - Lakeside Cemetery, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth