Jonas Clarke
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Jonas Clarke was a clergyman during the American Revolution.
When Paul Revere was out warning that "the regulars are coming", Samuel Adams and John Hancock were at Clarke's house.[1]
Personal Life
Clarke was born in 1730, he graduated from Harvard College 1752, and was the third pastor in Lexington(formerly Cambridge Farms) 1755 to 1805. He married Lucy Bowes, daughter of Rev. Nicholas Bowes of Bedford, and granddaughter of Rev. John Hancock the second minister in Lexington. Governor John Hancock, the signer of the Declaration was cousin to Mrs. Clarke and grandson of Rev John Hancock.[2]
Works
References
- ↑ (1941) Massachusetts; a Guide to Its Places and People. Best Books.
- ↑ (1901) Opening of the War of the Revolution, 19th of April, 1775: A Brief Narrative of the Principal Transactions of that Day. Lexington historical society.