Ancestry of
Ken Burns
Documentary Filmmaker
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- 5th Great-grandfather of Ken Burns — 8th Generation
- Ahnentafel No:
- 164
- Father:
- Matthew Clarkson
- Mother:
- Cornelia Bancker de Peyster
- Birth Date:
- Birth Location:
- Christening Date:
- 26 Dec 1738
- Christening Location:
- New York, New York
- Death Date:
- 19 Sep 1790
- Death Location:
- Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania
- Burial Date:
- Burial Location:
- St. Peters Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania
- Spouse Name:
- Mary Flower
- Marriage Date:
- 13 May 1761
- Marriage Location:
- Christ Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania
- Children:
Joseph Clarkson (Ahnentafel No:82 )
William Clarkson
Gerardus Clarkson
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Sources for Gerardus Clarkson
- 1 Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A022802.
- 2 Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 09/15/2014).
- 3 New Netherlands Connections, Berkeley, California: Dorothy A. Koenig (1996-2010), 2003, Vol. 8, p. 104.
- 4 Papers Read Before the Lancaster County Historical Society, January 4, 1907, Vol. XI, No. 1, Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Reprinted from the New Era (1907), 383.
- 5 Banker, Howard James, A Partial History and Genealogical Record of the Bancker or Banker Families of America, Rutland, Vermont: The Tuttle Company, Printers (1907), 297.
- 6 College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Transactions of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Philadelphia: Dornan, Printer (1887), 43-44.
- 7 Youngs, Florence E., ed., Genealogical Record: Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York, Vol. 1, New York: Printed by order of the Society (1905), 41.
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