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James ClarkAge: 37 years17701807

Name
James Clark
Given names
James
Surname
Clark
Birth 1770 32 31
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 5 years)

Note: In 1775, there was an epidemic of unknown cause in North America (especially New England,) followed in 1775-1776 by what is described as one of the worst worldwide influenza epidemics - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783 (Age 5 years)

Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution
Birth of a brotherIsaac Clark
1783 (Age 13 years)
Death of a fatherJeremiah Clark
December 3, 1797 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 23 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Death of a motherAgnes Oliver
April 25, 1801 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 33 years)

Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase
Death 1807 (Age 37 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rahway Cemetery
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father
Jeremiah Clark
Birth: 1738Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States
Death: December 3, 1797Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States
mother
Agnes Oliver
Birth: 1739Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
Death: April 25, 1801Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States
Marriage: about 1769New Jersey, United States
-9 years
elder brother
Jeremiah Clark Jr
Birth: July 15, 1760 22 21Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States
Death: January 15, 1846Holland, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
6 years
elder brother
6 years
himself
James Clark
Birth: 1770 32 31New Jersey, United States
Death: 1807New Jersey, United States
14 years
younger brother
Isaac Clark
Birth: 1783 45 44Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States
Death: August 12, 1822Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States

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