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Facts and Events
| Name |
Maj. George Thomas Clark |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1] |
23 Jun 1818 |
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States |
| Marriage |
1852 |
to Mary Elizabeth Duxbury |
| Death[1] |
28 Mar 1896 |
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States |
| Burial[4] |
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Christ Church Cemetery, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 STUDENTS. 1828., in Biographical Catalogue of the Trustees, Teachers and Students of Phillips Academy Andover 1778-1830. (Andover, Massachusetts: The Andover Press, 1903)
150.
George Thomas Clark, 9, Andover.
Son of Hon. Hobart Clark and Elizabeth Farwell.
— Left 1829 ;
afterwards in Teachers' Seminary.
— Civil Engineer.
Assisted as a boy in the survey of the Andover and Wilmington Railroad (of which his father was first president), and rode on the first train into Andover, in August, 1836;
afterwards rodman on the extension of the line (Boston and Maine) to South Berwick.
Engaged in the construction of the earlier New England railroads, and afterwards as assistant
or chief engineer of various lines in Middle and Western States.
From 1857 resided in Flint, Ann Arbor, and Muskegon, Mich.
City Surveyor of Muskegon.
Retired in 1888, res., Minneapolis, Minn.
- Kalamazoo Saturday Telegraph (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
28 Mar 1896.
The Death of Major George Thomas Clark.
Major George Thomas Clark passed away this morning at 9 o'clock at Borgess hospital. He had been ill since March 10 with inflammatory rheumatism and at the last with heart failure. Major Clark was born June 23, 1818, at Andover, Mass. By profession he was a civil engineer and assisted in making the first survey of the Boston & Maine railroad in 1833, the first road projected running cast of Boston. He was employed on it until its completion in 1843. Since that time Major Clark had been chief engineer in construction of roads in New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan. He had been chief engineer on the Flint & Pere Marquette road and the Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northern.
- Kalamazoo Gazette (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
31 Mar 1896.
Funeral of Major Clark.
The funeral of Major George Thomas Clark, who died at Borgess hospital Saturday of heart failure, was held Sunday afternoon at 5:30 o’clock at the home of C. L. Cobb on South street, Rev. R. R. Claiborne, pastor of St. Luke’s church officiating. The flowers were beautiful emblems of respect for the deceased. A quartet composed of Dr. F. H. Tyler, L. Loughborough, A. Blider, and S. N. Blackerstaff, sang “Jesus, Lover of My Soul.: The honorary pallbearers were General C. E. Smith, J. M. Edwards, David Fisher, Henry E. Hoyt, J. Davidson Burns and C. L. Cobb. The active bearers were A. K. Edwards, H. B. Colman, A. H. Shelmire, I. N. Wattles, E. S. Rankin and H. W. Seymour. The remains were taken on the 7:15 train to Andover, Mass., the birth place of the deceased. Hovey C. Clark, the son, accompanied the remains. A service will be held in the church at Andover.
- ↑ 200225332 , in Find A Grave
includes photo, last accessed Nov 2022.
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