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Gift of Paul Williamson and Nancy Durant, 2023.25.7, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known C…
Mary Skilton Clark
Gift of Paul Williamson and Nancy Durant, 2023.25.7, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Copyright

Mary Skilton Clark

American, 1823 - 1901
BiographyMary Augusta (Skilton) Clark was born on 14 November 1823 in Watertown, Connecticut. She was the daughter of James Skilton (1777-1848) and Chloe Steele (1780-1867). She had at least two siblings: George Frederick Skilton (1820-1895) and Samuel William Southmayd Skilton (1814-1894).

She married Merritt Clark (1818-1894) in 1848. They had four children: Marion Adela Clark (1850-1904), Catherine Colette Clark Payne (1853-1875), Halsey Steel Clark (1855-1941), and Lavergne Grant Clark (1862-1945). The family lived in Prospect, Connecticut.

She died on 26 August 1901.
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