Gazlay Family History
Benjamin Henry Clark
Parents
| Father | John Leonard Clark (14 August 1875 - 25 May 1945) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Chapel (18 August 1877 - 8 February 1967) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 10 February 2010; Last Edited: 20 November 2021 |
| Person ID | 677 |
| Name | Benjamin Henry Clark |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 11 November 1899 in Haddam, Connecticut1, 2, 3 |
| Married | ca. 1921 to Genevieve V. Jackson |
| Divorced | before 1930 from Genevieve V. Jackson4 |
| Married | 27 May 1930 in Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut to Louise Myrtle Goff3, 5 |
| Died | 14 June 1962 in New London, New London County, Connecticut3 |
| Buried | in Comstock Cemetery, Montville, New London County, Connecticut3 |
Biography
Benjamin was a truck driver for 15 years for the Town of Montville, Highway Department. He was previously a garage mechanic for the New England Transportation Co. of New London for five years. He attended Union Baptist Church in Montville.3
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Genevieve V. Jackson (daughter of W. Eugene Jackson and (unidentified)) |
| Born | ca. 1901 |
| Married | ca. 1921 to Benjamin Henry Clark |
| Married | ca. 1930 to George G. Densmore |
| Children | of Benjamin Henry Clark and Genevieve V. Jackson: |
| +1. | Benjamin Eugene Clark, Sr. |
| Born | 8 November 1922 |
| Married | 26 November 1947 to Winifred Barbara ‘Winnie’ Goff |
| Died | 10 May 2001 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| Spouse 2 | Louise Myrtle Goff (daughter of Jeremiah R. Goff and Clara M. Brown) |
| Born | 14 May 1914 in Haddam, Connecticut |
| Married | 27 May 1930 in Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut to Benjamin Henry Clark |
| Married | 21 March 1983 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to Lawrence Harry Molyneux |
| Died | 24 July 2008 in Uncasville, New London County, Connecticut |
| Children | of Benjamin Henry Clark and Louise Myrtle Goff: |
| +1. | Benjamin Henry ‘Cy’ Clark, Jr. |
| Born | 2 September 1931 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut |
| Married | 7 December 1957 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to Matilda Patricia Fox (née Peters) |
| Married | 17 May 1982 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut to Patricia A. Fontaine |
| Died | 5 January 2011 in North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina |
| +2. | Walter Robert Clark, Sr. |
| Born | 31 December 1933 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 4 July 1957 to Colleen Aloha Williams |
| Died | 5 July 2001 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
Sources
- Draft Registration Card, World War I, Benjamin Henry Clark, Card Serial Number 1359. His birth date is listed as Nov 11, 1899.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, Middlesex County, Essex, Enumeration District 275, Sheet No. 25B. His birth date shows as November 1899 and age as 6/12 (i.e., 6 months old on 1 June 1900).
- Obituary, The Day, New London, Connecticut, Benjamin Henry Clark, 14 June 1962. The obituary indicates his birth date as 11 November 1898 but the 1900 census and his WWI draft registration card give the year as 1899 which is considered more accurate.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, New London County, Montville, Enumeration District 6-22, Sheet No. 13B. Family of John L. Clark.
- Marriage Certificate, State of Connecticut, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Town of Montville: Benjamin H. Clark and Louise M Goff, #1930-094. Copy viewed at Montville Town Hall. The certificate lists their places of birth and the names of their parents.