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Gerard Spencer II, Ensign 1614–1685 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1614

Birth Location: Stotfold,,Bedfordshire,England

Death Date: 29 Jun 1685

Death Location: Haddam,Middlesex,Connecticut,USA

Father: Gerard Spencer

Mother: Hannah Bedfordshire

Spouse(s): Hannah Hills

Children(s): John Spencer

The story of Gerard Spencer II, Ensign began in 1614 in Stotfold,,Bedfordshire,England. Gerard Spencer II, Ensign married Hannah Joannis Hills, and had children including John Spencer. Gerard Spencer II, Ensign passed away in 1685 in Haddam,Middlesex,Connecticut,USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Gerard Spencer II, Ensign began in 1614 in Stotfold,,Bedfordshire,England.
  • Gerard Spencer II, Ensign married Hannah Joannis Hills, and had children including John Spencer.
  • Gerard Spencer II, Ensign passed away in 1685 in Haddam,Middlesex,Connecticut,USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gerard Spencer
1576–1646
Birth Location: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Hannah Bedfordshire
1578–1646
Birth Location: Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England
HB

Spouses(s)

Hannah Hills
1618–1692
Birth Location: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
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Children(s)

John Spencer
1636–1684
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, Colonial America
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Gerard Ensign's Ancestors

Self
Gerard Ensign
1614–1685
Birth Place: Stotfold,,Bedfordshire,England
Parents
Gerard I Spencer
1576–1646
Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Hannah (Alice Whitebread of Gravenhurst, and Stotfold,) Bedfordshire
1578–1646
Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Michael Spencer
1531–1599
Edworth, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Whitebread
1541–1599
Stotfold or Edworth, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
John (Henry Lawrence Whitbread) Lord
1548–1598
Upper Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England
Eleanor Radcliffe
1550–1628
Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Stofold
1505–1559
John Braunton
1500–1555
Margery Collamore
1510–1551
Thomas Whitbread
1522–1585
Eleanor Gravenhurst
1510–1585
Edward Radcliffe
1535–1643
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Mylles
1469–1532
Wilmot Hext
1487–1558

Gerard Ensign's Descendants

1.
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Gerard (Spencer II,) Ensign (16 Apr 1614–29 Jun 1685) m. Hannah (Joannis) Hills (1618–22 Oct 1692)
  1. 1. John Spencer 1636–1684
    1. 1. Michael Spencer 1668–1748 m. Elizabeth Harris 1668–1748
      1. 1. Samuel Spencer 1696–1790 m. Martha Briggs 1708–1785
        1. 1. Lydia Spencer 1721–1790 m. John (Albro) IV 1714–1790

Gerard Ensign's Timeline

7 Records

1614
16 Apr 1614
Birth of Gerard Spencer II, Ensign in Stotfold,,Bedfordshire,England
Stotfold,,Bedfordshire,England
1628
04 Aug 1628
Age 14
Gerard Spencer II, Ensign was married in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, , England
Stotfold, Bedfordshire, , England
1636
17 December 1636
Age 22
Gerard Spencer II, Ensign was married in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1677
1677
Age 63
Gerard Spencer II, Ensign was married in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1677
1677
Age 63
Gerard Spencer II, Ensign was married
None
1680
22 Dec 1680
Age 66
Gerard Spencer II, Ensign was married in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
1685
29 Jun 1685
Age 71
Death of Gerard Spencer II, Ensign in Haddam,Middlesex,Connecticut,USA
Haddam,Middlesex,Connecticut,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1614
    Event Place: Stotfold,,Bedfordshire,England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 04 Aug 1628
    Event Place: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 December 1636
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1677
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1677

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1680
    Event Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1685
    Event Place: Haddam,Middlesex,Connecticut,USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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