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William Spencer 1601–1640

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Birth Date: October 11, 1601

Birth Location: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, , England

Death Date: May 4, 1640

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: Gerard Spencer

Mother:

In 1601, William Spencer entered the world in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, , England, born to Gerard Spencer And Alice Whitbread. William Spencer passed away in 1640 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Why This Is a Public Tree Person

This person was detected across multiple family trees uploaded by different tree owners in the YourRoots network. Using our proprietary algorithm and AI tools, we evaluate matching based on name, birth/death dates and locations, and parents/descendants matching.

Full name consistent across 31 independent trees
Birth year and location consistent across 31 trees
Death year and location consistent across 31 trees

Reliability Score

This score reflects the reliability of the source family tree. A high rating indicates a trustworthy source with strong data consistency.

Reliability Score:
B
Criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)

Verification checklist:

  • Record available
  • Descendant's record available
  • Star tree owner

Immediate Family

Parents

Gerard Spencer
1614–1685
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Spouse(s)

Children

Biography

Early Life

In 1601, William Spencer entered the world in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, , England, born to Gerard Spencer And Alice Whitbread.

Later Years

William Spencer passed away in 1640 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

Sources

  1. 1
    Census Connecticut, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
  2. 2
    Birth Records Family Data Collection - Births
  3. 3
    Record Family Data Collection - Individual Records
  4. 4
    Record Geneanet Community Trees Index
  5. 5
    Immigration U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
  6. 6
    Marriage Records U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
  7. 7
    Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
  8. 8
    Marriage Records U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
  9. 9
    Burial Records Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013
  10. 10
    Land Records Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
  11. 11
    Record North America, Family Histories
  12. 12
    Record Public Member Trees
  13. 13
    Land Records New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
  14. 14
    Record Massachusetts Applications of Freemen, 1630-91
  15. 15
    Record A Catalogue of the Names of the First Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut
  16. 16
    Family Tree Ancestry Family Trees
  17. 17
    Record briggs.FTW
  18. 18
    Record Descendants of Amuary Raoul D'Albetot
  19. 19
    Record GEDCOM file. Imported on 15 June 2022.
  20. 20
    Record GEDCOM file submitted by Colleen Lee Myhre. Created on 24 MAY 2014. Imported on 27 May 2014.

Life Timeline

1601
Born in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
1640
Died in Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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1614–1685 · Parent
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