Nathan Clark III was born to Seth Higgins and Lucy Ward Clark in 1843 on Mount Desert Island, Maine. Nathan married Philena C. Whittaker, daughter of Charles Luther and Joanna Whitmore Whittaker, on December 31, 1868 and built "Three Chimneys" two years later in 1870. Philena was born on February 6, 1846. Nathan and Philena had two sons, Edwin Clark and Roderick Pepper Clark. Nathan Clark died on March 3, 1907 in Southwest Harbor. Philena C. Whittaker Clark died on October 16, 1921 in Southwest Harbor.
“Clark - Nathan Clark III (1843-1907),” Southwest Harbor Public Library, accessed April 19, 2024, https://swhpl.digitalarchive.us/items/show/9506.Item 13516
