Reverend Clifford Joseph King

1888 - 1969  (81 years)

• Name	Clifford Joseph King
  Title	Reverend
  Birth	23 Feb 1888	Mineville, ESSEX, New York
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Aug 1969	Techny, LAKE, Illinois
  Person ID	I157	King/Roy
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Michel King (Roy),   b. Nov 1851, Peru, Clinton, New York d. 25 Aug 1903, Pelkie, Baraga, Michigan (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Flora Forget,   b. 2 Aug 1852, St. Jean de Matha, Quebec d. 13 Apr 1940, Denver, DENVER, Colorado (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	8 Sep 1872	Concord, MERRIMACK, New Hampshire   [1]
  Photos		Ascendants and Decendants de la famille Joseph Michel Roy Pedigree Chart for the Joseph Michel Roy (King) family ca. 1935
  Documents		Federal Census 1880 - Joseph M. King family Crown Point, ESSEX, New York
  		State Census of Essex County, New York - 1875 - Joseph King and Peter King families Westport, ESSEX, New York
  Histories » Slide Show		Letter from Flora (King) Duquette to her brother Father Clifford King, Aug. 29, 1940
  		Joseph Michel Roy Family Tree Handwritten family tree of Joseph Michel Roy compiled in part by Rev. Clifford King ca. 1940's. Special thanks to Richard Hauke for this contribution.
  		Federal Census, 1900, Lowell, Massachusetts Joseph Michel King
  Family ID	F24	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Feb 1888 - Mineville, Essex, New York  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Father Clifford J. King S.V.D.
  		Father Clifford King at China Mission ca. 1920's
  		"I Remember" by Rev. Clifford J. King SVD
  		Father Clifford J. King ca. 1917
  		US Passport Application 12 Sep 1919
  		U.S. Passport Application 12 Sep 1919

  
  

  Documents

  Chinese Bandits Hold American Missionary The New York Times, June 8, 1930

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of Rev. Clifford Joseph King Cemetery, SVD Techny Campus, Techny, IL

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Missionary, 72, Gets Leper Colony Post New York Times, November 20, 1960
  		Priest Still Held by Outlaw Band Decatur (IL) Review, Sunday, June 5, 1930
  		List of US Citizens sailing on SS Empress of Australia from Hong Kong to Victoria, BC arriving 12 March 1924 First document found verifying Father King's middle name
  		List of US Citizens saliling on SS Rotterdam from Southampton, England to New York arriving 27 July 1931
  		"I Remember "I Remember, Memoirs of Clifford J. King, S.V.D." Copyright? 1968, Divine Word Publications, Techny, Illinois (Permission for use has been requested)
  		Missionary is Rescued New York Times, June 17, 1930

  
  

• Notes

  Society of the Divine Word Missionary

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Marriage Certificate (Reliability: 3).