Mary A. Clark
Parents
| Father | [unknown] |
| Mother | [unknown] |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 3 February 2013; Last Edited: 20 August 2014 |
| Person ID | 4939 |
| Name | Mary A. Clark |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 11 July 1835 in Plainfield, Otsego County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 28 December 1859 to Milo B. Fenton2, 6 |
| Died | 24 November 1886 in East Hamilton, Madison County, New York5 |
| Buried | in West Winfield Cemetery, West Winfield, Herkimer County, New York7 |
Biography
Mary’s obituary provides brief details of her life and character:5
OBITUARY.
MRS. MARY A. FENTON.
Died, Nov. 24, 1886, at the residence of Dr. George B. Palmer, East Hamilton, Mary A. Fenton, of Utica, N. Y., aged 51 years. Mrs. Fenton was the youngest daughter of Isaiah Clark. She was born in Plainfield, Otsego county. Was married to Milo B. Fenton about 25 years ago, and for the last 17 years had resided in Utica. The last ten years of her life have been of considerable physical suffering from sickness, she having been in poor health for the greater portion of that time. In all this affliction and suffering she developed a character which endeared her to all who knew her intimately. Her entire forgetfulness of self and untiring devotion to the interests of others, her remarkable patience and uncomplaining endurance of severe pain, touched all who knew her. Modest and quiet in her religious professions, she showed in her daily life her faith by her works, and it needed not mere verbal profession to satisfy those who knew her that she was indeed a Christian. She was buried Nov. 27, at West Winfield, N. Y., by the side of her sister, and we laid her to rest in the confident hope of a glorious resurrection. In her last days she was cared for by her sister, and the tender hands and warm hearts of some neighbors who knew and prized her, assisted to render her last days as comfortable as possible. But she is gone, and will be most sorely missed by her loving husband and lonely daughter, as well as brother and sisters who remain, and all those near and dear friends to whom her presence always brought sunshine and joy.
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Milo B. Fenton (son of Stephen Fenton and Lucinda Shumway) |
| Born | 16 June 1828 in Columbus, Chenango County, New York |
| Married | 28 December 1859 to Mary A. Clark |
| Married | ca. 1894 to Mary E. Metcalf (née Gould) |
| Died | 17 October 1911 in Utica, Oneida County, New York |
| Children | of Mary A. Clark and Milo B. Fenton: |
| +1. | Matilda Button ‘Mattie’ Fenton |
| Born | 27 June 1863 in Norwich, Chenango County, New York |
| Married | ca. 1885 to William Alva Lloyd |
| Died | 9 May 1955 in Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Otsego County, Richfield, family of Milo B. Fenton (32, NY, farmer); Mary A. Fenton (25, NY); Joel C. Fenton (28, NY, farmer); Gilbert Fenton (25, NY). [They are living next door to their father Stephen Fenton and his family.]
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Oneida County, Utica, Page 21, family of Milo B. Fenton (41, New York, grocer retail); Mary A. Fenton (35, New York); Martha Fenton (7, New York).
- New York State Census, 1875, Oneida County, Utica, West Election District, Ninth Ward, Page 27, family of Mallow [sic, Milo] B. Fenton (47, Brookfield, groceria store, Utica); wife Marey A. Fenton (40, Plainfield); daughter Hattie [sic, Mattie] Fenton (11, Norwitch).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Oneida County, Utica, Enumeration District 139, Page No. 12D; family of Milo B. Fenton (52, New York, retail grocer); wife Mary Fenton (45, New York); daughter Mattie Fenton (16, New York).
- Obituary, Brookfield Courier, Brookfield, Madison County, New York. Available at www.fultonhistory.com. 2 December 1886; Fenton: In East Hamilton, Nov. 24, Mary A., wife of Milo B. Fenton, aged 51 years, 4 months and 13 days [calculated birth date: 11 July 1835].
- Obituary, Utica Herald-Dispatch, Utica, New York, available at www.fultonhistory.com. 17 October 1911, Milo B. Fenton, died 17 October 1911. The article provides a brief biography and names his survivors, including his wife, daughter, two step-sons, and three brothers.
- Find a Grave (website). West Winfield Cemetery, West Winfield, Herkimer County, New York; Mary A. Fenton, born: 1835; died: 1885 [sic, she died in 1886]; wife of Milo B. Fenton (1828-1911) [from record].