Maj. Jeremiah Clark
Interned Center Cemetery - Shaftsbury, Vermont: Section C / Lot 2 / Plot 33
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Jeremiah Clark was on a Pay Roll of Capt. Isaac Clark's Company of Militia raised by order of Major General De la Fayette, for the defense of the frontiers and on Lake Champlain, to receive additional pay from the State of Vermont. His service began 2 March 1778 and was discharged 2 May. Total days in service were 60. State of Vermont Rolls in the Revolutionary War 1775-1883 J. E. Goodrich 1904 pg. 65)

Deacon Jeremiah Clark was one of the earliest settlers of Shaftsbury, Bennington, VT. He came here from Plainfield, CT, about 1767 to settle on what was then called the New Hampshire Grants. He was the brother of Daniel.

Jeremiah was a Revolutionary War soldier and a Delegate to the Vermont Convention, 24 Jul 1776 and Windsor 4 Jun 1777. He fought at the Battle of Bennington, holding the commission of Major. His sword may be seen in the Museum at Bennington, VT. His eldest son of the same name also fought in the same battle when a boy of 16 years old. Jeremiah II died in Clarkson, Michigan.

Jeremiah Sr. was active during the long controversy between the states, which was settled in 1793-4. He was Chief Judge of the Special Court for the shire of Bennington, VT, in 1778, and a member of the state council from 1777 to1780. He pronounced sentence of death on David Redding the first man executed under sentence of death in the state of Vermont. He was a man of iron will, strong resolution - always pursuing a fixed purpose to the accomplished end, pos-sessing just the right points of character for the times in which he lived, times that tried mens souls.

He was a prominent man in Vermont history and was referred to as both "Major" and "Judge", he having filled both positions during his eventful life. He originally came from Plainfield, CT, and settled in Shaftsbury, VT in 1767 where he resided for the remainder of his life."

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