Terry & Nancy's Ancestors

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Hannah Chittenden1,2,3

ID# 1092, (1756 - 1789)

Parents:

FatherGov. Thomas Chittenden (6 Jan 1729/30 - 25 Aug 1797)
MotherElizabeth Meigs (17 Oct 1731 - 14 Oct 1817)

Key Events:

Birth: 13 Jul 1756, Guilford, Connecticut Colony,4,5
Marriage: 18 Jan 1779, Ira, Vermont, Gen. Isaac Clark (b. 5 Oct 1748, d. 31 Jan 1822)6,7,8
Death: 8 Sep 1789, Castleton, Vermont,9,10,11
Burial: Congregational Cemetery, Castleton, Rutland Co., Vermont,12

Narrative:

Hannah Chittenden was born on 13 Jul 1756 in Guilford, Connecticut ColonyG.4,5
     Hannah married Gen. Isaac Clark, son of Nathan Clark and Abigail Satterlee, on 18 Jan 1779 in Ira, VermontG, with her father, Gov. Thomas Chittenden, officiating.6,7,8
     Hannah died on 8 Sep 1789 in Castleton, VermontG, at age 33, six days after her twin daughters were born.9,10,11 She was buried in Congregational Cemetery, Castleton, Rutland Co., VermontG.12

Children:
     Children with Gen. Isaac Clark:

  1. Modena Chittenden Clark+ (4 Oct 1779 - 7 Oct 1837)
  2. Artaxarxes Clark (4 Jun 1781 - )
  3. Sally Clark+ (13 Jul 1783 - 12 Nov 1813)
  4. Satterlee Clark (7 May 1785 - )
  5. Isaac Clark Jr. (14 Mar 1787 - )
  6. Hannah Clark (2 Sep 1789 - )
  7. Beaulah Clark (2 Sep 1789 - )

Citations

  1. [S8604] Births, Deaths, Marriages, Town Meetings, Salisbury, 1:217, birth record for Hanah Chittenden.
  2. [S2266] Town Records, bk 1, pg 114, marriage record, shows name as Hannah Chittenden.
  3. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #9676890, Hannah Clark, and includes tombstone photo showing name.
  4. [S8604] Births, Deaths, Marriages, Town Meetings, Salisbury, 1:217, birth record for Hanah Chittenden, shows date.
  5. [S2529] Ruth Garrett Cobb, "Cobb-Garrett Family History", pg vii, notes of author's daughter, citing 31 Jan 1930 letter from Hallie Cabouise Dobbin to the author, shows town, and state, as Williston, Connecticut, but Williston was in Vermont, and her parents did not move there until 1777.
  6. [S2266] Town Records, bk 1, pg 114, shows date and officiant.
  7. [S2228] Castleton Town Records, 1:5, birth records of son Artaxarxes and daughter Salley, shows her as his wife.
  8. [S3427] General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, marriage record for Isaac Clark and Gabbag Chittenden, prepared by Isaac Clark, Ira town clerk, shows date and officiant.
  9. [S2228] Castleton Town Records, 1:15, shows date, as 8th.
  10. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #9676890, Hannah Clark, shows date, as 2nd, and includes tombstone photo showing date as "Sept. 2nd 1789.
  11. [S49] Freeman, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows date, as 8th, town, and state.
  12. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #9676890, Hannah Clark, shows cemetery, and includes tombstone photo.