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Jeremiah Clark JrAge: 85 years17601846

Name
Jeremiah Clark Jr
Given names
Jeremiah
Surname
Clark
Name suffix
Jr
Birth July 15, 1760 22 21
Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763

Note: The French and Indian War is the American name for the North American theater of the Seven Years War, fought primarily between the colonies of British America and New France - http://goo.gl/SiIuNc
Birth of a brotherJonas Clark
1765 (Age 4 years)
Marriage of parentsJeremiah ClarkAgnes OliverView this family
about 1769 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Clark
1770 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 14 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 14 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 22 years)
Death of a fatherJeremiah Clark
December 3, 1797 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 32 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 40 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 42 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 of a brotherJames Clark
1807 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 51 years)

Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812
Death of a brotherJonas Clark
March 21, 1816 (Age 55 years)
Death of a brotherIsaac Clark
August 12, 1822 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 71 years)
Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 75 years)
Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 85 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Death January 15, 1846 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Milford Christian Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
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
himself
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
younger brother
6 years
younger brother
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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