Clarrisa was born on June 15th, 1810.1 Clarrisa's father was Heman Beach and her mother was Clarissa Kilbourne. Her paternal grandparents were Abner Beach and Beulah Abernathy. She had three brothers and a sister, named Milo, James, Heman and Mercy. She was the second youngest of the five children. She died at the age of 66 on March 7th, 1877.1