1832 - 1917

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• Birth	13 Sep 1832	Plainfield,Otsego Co.,New York
  Gender	Female
  Died	23 Jan 1917	Milton,Rock Co.,Wisconsin
  Buried	26 Jan 1917	Milton,Rock Co.,Wisconsin
  Person ID	I124103	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2002 00:00:00
  Father	Spicer SAUNDERS, b. 10 Mar 1799, Westerly,Washington Co.,Rhode Island
  Mother	Harriet DWIGHT, b. 15 Jan 1799, Great Garrington,Berkshire Co.,Massachusetts
  Family ID	F48766	Group Sheet
  Family	Sherrill Joseph CLARKE, b. 8 Dec 1827, Plainfield, Otsego Co., New York
  Married	13 Oct 1852	Plainfield,Otsego Co.,New York
  Children	> 1. Irving Benton CLARKE, b. 4 Nov 1855, Leonardsville,Madison Co.,New York > 2. Judson Dwight CLARKE, b. 21 Sep 1867, Milton,Rock Co.,Wisconsin   3. Ann Cora CLARKE, b. 1869, Milton,Rock Co.,Wisconsin
  Family ID	F47537	Group Sheet

• Notes

  age 47 at home Milton Cemetery1 CAUS Capillary bronchitis, influenza 1 NOTE "Seventh-day Baptists, Biographical Sketches", p 1370. An active layworker of the Milton (Wisconsin) Church and SabbathSchool; intensely interestedin all phases of denominationalwork; for many years President of the Woman's Executive Board ofthe Seventh Day Baptist General Conference. Rock Co. DeathCert 6410 (bd as 13 Sep 1832) "Sabbath Recorder", Vol 82, No 6, p 177,178, 5Feb 1917. A tribute to Mrs. Clarke. "Milton Junction Journal-Telephone", Milton, Rock Co.,Wisconsin, Thursday, 1 Feb 1917, p 1. Mrs. Harriet Clarke, Daughter of Spicer Saunders and HarrietDwight Saunders, was born at Plainfield Center, New York,September 13, 1832, and died at her home in Milton, Wis.,January23, 1917. She was married on October 13, 1852, to Sherrill J. Clarke. Tothemwere born three children, Irving Benton, Judson Dwight, andAnn Cora Clarke. Mr. and Mrs. Clarke have five grandchildrenand four great-grandchildren living.Mrs. Clarke has twosisters living. Mrs. Lyman Smith of Ithaca, N. Y., and Mrs.William M. Johnston of River Forest, Ill. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Clarke made their home atLeonardsville, N. Y., for four years and then came to Milton inthe fall of 1856, where they have since lived. When a girl of twelve orfourteen years of age she gave herheart and life to God and was baptized by Elder Rowe atWinfield, N. Y., but she did not unite with a church till aftertheirmarriage when she united with the S. D. B. church atLeonardsville, N. Y. Soonafter coming to Milton she united with the Milton church,in the pastorate of the Rev. W. C. Whitford, and for more thansixty years has been a regular attendant at its services;helpful in all its activities, and by her life, words and workshas inspired a large circle of acquaintances in this and othercommunities. For thirty years or more she was a member of the choir of thischurch, and probably for a longer period than this she was ateacher in the Sabbath School. Shewas active in the work ofthe Ladie's Benevolent Society of the church, and forseveralyears was a member of the Village Improvement Club. From theorganization of the W. C. T. U. till her death she was anenthusiastic member, working forthe prohibition of the liquortraffic. In the S. D. B. denomination her servicehas been mosthelpful in the Woman's Board, with the exception of the firsttwoyears, an officer of the Board since its organization in1884. She served fourteen years as it's President, six years asHonorary president, eight and one halfyears as First VicePresident and two years as Associational Secretary. Thosewho have known Mrs. Clarke in these differentorganizations appreciate the truthfulness of the words of herhusband, who has happily enjoyed her companionship for nearlysixty-five years of wedded life, "She was as true to duty as theneedleto the North Pole." Memorial services were held at the church on the afternoon ofJanuary 26, and were attended by many relatives and sympathizingfriends. The music was by a quartet who sang three pieces thatMr. and Mrs. Clarke had frequently sung at funerals, and that hechose to be sung at this service, and requested that the sameshould be used at his funeral. Mrs. A. B. West, President of the Woman's Board, spoke of Mrs.Clarke's long and helpful service as an officer in the Board.Rev. H. N. Jordan made appreciative remarks about herfaithfulness in Christian work, and Rev. Willard D. Burdickspoke from the last verses ofthe 31st chapter of Proverbs,dwelling particularly on the points that she was an industriouswoman, a woman of wisdom and kindness, and trustworthy.Interment was made in the Milton Cemetery. Mrs. Clarke will be greatly missed in the circles which shemoved, and particularly in the prayer meeting and Sabbathservicesof the church. The relatives from away who attended the funeral were: Mr. andMrs. W. M. Johnston, W. S. Johnston and John A. Jo