Who was Sarah Spencer?

Sarah Spencer (1709–1783) was born in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States and died in Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, United States of America. 7 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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Sarah Spencer 1709–1783

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Born 11 May 1709 · East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States

Died 26 Aug 1783 · Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Father Peleg Spencer

Mother Elizabeth Coggeshall

Spouse Nathan Rice

Children Elezabeth Rice, Elnathan Rice, Randall Rice, William Rice

Siblings Peleg Spencer

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Sarah Spencer was born in 1709 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States, the child of peleg spencer and elizabeth coggeshall. Sarah Spencer married nathan rice, and had children including elezabeth rice, elnathan rice, randall rice, william rice. Sarah Spencer passed away in 1783 in Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Birth of Sarah Spencer in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States

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Sarah Spencer was married in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States

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Death of Sarah Spencer in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States

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Oldest Ancestor Line from Sarah Spencer

This ancestor line traces from Badby, Northamptonshire, England (1335) to East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States (1709) across 11 generations.

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: Sarah Spencer (1709–1783) was born in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States and died in Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, United States of America. 7 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
: Right now, 7 researchers on YourRoots have Sarah in their trees. They're working independently, so connecting with them is a good way to cross-check your records and find things you might have missed. You can also explore the ancestor migration map that traces 11 generations of this lineage geographically.
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