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Gerard Spencer 1614 – 1685 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: bef 25 Apr 1614

Birth Location: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: bef 29 Jun 1685

Death Location: Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America

Father: Gerard Spencer

Mother: Alice Whitbread

Spouse(s): Hannah None, Rebecca Porter

Children(s): John Spencer, Hannah Spencer, Mehitable Spencer, Marah Spencer, Sarah Spencer, Samuel Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Thomas Spencer, Timothy Spencer, Ruth Spencer, William Spencer, Nathaniel Spencer, Rebecca Spencer

Gerard Spencer II was born in 1614 in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Gerard Spencer and Alice Whitbread. Gerard Spencer II married Hannah, Rebecca Porter, and had children including John Spencer, Hannah Spencer, Mehitable Spencer, Marah Spencer, Sarah Spencer, Samuel Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Thomas Spencer, Timothy Spencer, Ruth Spencer, William Spencer, Nathaniel Spencer, Rebecca Spencer. Gerard Spencer II passed away in 1685 in Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Gerard Spencer II was born in 1614 in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Gerard Spencer and Alice Whitbread.
  • Gerard Spencer II married Hannah, Rebecca Porter, and had children including John Spencer, Hannah Spencer, Mehitable Spencer, Marah Spencer, Sarah Spencer, Samuel Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Thomas Spencer, Timothy Spencer, Ruth Spencer, William Spencer, Nathaniel Spencer, Rebecca Spencer.
  • Gerard Spencer II passed away in 1685 in Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gerard Spencer
1576 – 1646
Birth Location: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
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Alice Whitbread
1578 – 1628
Birth Location: Upper Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Hannah None
1618 – 1677
Birth Location: Of Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
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Rebecca Porter
1630 – 1683
Birth Location: Felsted, Essex, England
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Children(s)

John Spencer
1636 – 1682
Birth Location: Newe Towne, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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Hannah Spencer
1641 – 1691
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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Mehitable Spencer
1642 – 1691
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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Marah Spencer
1642 – 1714
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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Sarah Spencer
1644 – 1707
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
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Samuel Spencer
1644 – 1705
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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Elizabeth Spencer
1646 – 1688
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Thomas Spencer
1648 – 1698
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Timothy Spencer
1652 – 1704
Birth Location: Haddam, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Ruth Spencer
1654 – 1744
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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William Spencer
1656 – 1731
Birth Location: East Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Nathaniel Spencer
1658 – 1722
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Rebecca Spencer
1660 – 1710
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Gerard Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Gerard Spencer
1614 – 1685
Birth Place: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Gerard Spencer
1576 – 1646
Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
Alice Whitbread
1578 – 1628
Upper Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gerard Spencer's Descendants

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Gerard Spencer (bef 25 Apr 1614 – bef 29 Jun 1685) m. Hannah (abt 1618 – bef 1677) m. Rebecca Porter (bef 16 Sep 1630 – 9 Jan 1683)
  1. 1. John Spencer (17 Aug 1636 – 3 Aug 1682) m. Rebecca Hayward (17 Aug 1648 – 3 Aug 1682)
    1. 1. Rebecca Spencer (16 Mar 1666 – 25 Aug 1727) m. John Ackley (abt 1662 – 25 Aug 1736)
    2. 2. Jared Spencer (Jan 1669 – 24 Nov 1744) m. Deborah Birge (26 Nov 1671 – 12 May 1714)
      1. 1. John Spencer (17 Oct 1692 – 17 Jan 1693)
      2. 2. John Spencer (28 Mar 1694 – 26 Apr 1735) m. Elizabeth Palmer (14 Sep 1691 – 1 Jul 1750)
        1. 1. Ebenezer Spencer (8 May 1714 – 2 Aug 1796) m. Sarah Hibbard (27 Jun 1717 – 1749)
        2. 2. Anne Spencer (6 May 1717 – abt 1718)
        3. 3. Elizabeth Spencer (22 Jul 1719 – 18 Dec 1742)
        4. 4. Jerusha Spencer (19 Jul 1721 – 23 Jun 1744)
        5. 5. John Spencer (24 Jan 1723 – 6 Mar 1766) m. Mary Simonds (1 Aug 1726 – 30 Sep 1776)
        6. 6. Jeremiah Spencer (21 Aug 1723 – 16 Oct 1769) m. Elizabeth Shailer (16 Jul 1728 – 1801) m. Abigail Burr (12 Mar 1720 – 1830)
        7. 7. James Spencer (20 Apr 1727 – 3 Jul 1778) m. Esther Birge (15 Feb 1732 – 10 May 1831)
        8. 8. Samuel Spencer (15 Jun 1729 – 12 Apr 1748)
        9. 9. David Spencer (27 May 1731 – 24 Jan 1805) m. Mary Hill (1737 – aft Nov 1777)
        10. 10. Deborah Spencer (27 May 1731 – 16 Oct 1785) m. Joshua Darte (14 Aug 1727 – 22 Oct 1776)
        11. 11. Joseph Spencer (2 Jul 1733 – abt 1790) m. Lucy Darte (7 Dec 1735 – )
      3. 3. Deborah Spencer (5 Dec 1697 – 1726) m. Stephen Kelsey (1 May 1697 – 30 Nov 1732)
      4. 4. Jarrad Spencer (12 Aug 1699 – 10 Dec 1744) m. Elizabeth Shailer (21 Jun 1700 – )
      5. 5. Benjamim Spencer (21 Apr 1702 – 1771) m. Dorothy Spencer (8 Mar 1699 – 1767)
      6. 6. Lydia Spencer (20 Aug 1705 – 1738) m. Ichabod Warner (8 Jul 1704 – 1787)
      7. 7. Daniel Spencer (1707 – 1745) m. Sarah Buck (24 Apr 1706 – 1745)
      8. 8. Ephraim Spencer (1709 – 1746) m. Rebecca Spencer (5 Aug 1712 – aft 1770)
    3. 3. Benjamin Spencer (Mar 1671 – ) m. Martha Spencer (abt 1673 – )
    4. 4. Lydia Spencer (1673 – 12 May 1714) m. John Ventres (8 Dec 1657 – 3 Jan 1736)
    5. 5. Grace Spencer (24 Sep 1676 – 12 May 1714) m. John Day (abt 1676 – 4 Nov 1752)
  2. 2. Hannah Spencer (12 Oct 1641 – bef 1691)
  3. 3. Mehitable Spencer (abt 1642 – 1691)
  4. 4. Marah Spencer (Jan 1642 – 22 Dec 1714)
  5. 5. Sarah Spencer (27 Jul 1644 – aft 1707)
  6. 6. Samuel Spencer (29 Aug 1644 – 7 Aug 1705)
  7. 7. Elizabeth Spencer (abt 1646 – 20 Aug 1688)
  8. 8. Thomas Spencer (1648 – 3 Feb 1698)
  9. 9. Timothy Spencer (abt 1652 – 6 May 1704)
  10. 10. Ruth Spencer (abt 1654 – 28 Nov 1744)
  11. 11. William Spencer (1656 – 17 Dec 1731)
  12. 12. Nathaniel Spencer (21 Dec 1658 – abt 1722)
  13. 13. Rebecca Spencer (1660 – 28 Apr 1710)

Gerard Spencer's Timeline

4 Records

1614
bef 25 Apr 1614
Birth of Gerard Spencer II in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
1614
25 Apr 1614
Gerard Spencer II was christened in St Mary the Virgin's Church, Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
St Mary the Virgin's Church, Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
1685
bef 29 Jun 1685
Age 71
Death of Gerard Spencer II in Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
1685
3 Sep 1685
Age 71
Burial of Gerard Spencer II in Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: bef 25 Apr 1614
    Event Place: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1614
    Event Place: St Mary the Virgin's Church, Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 29 Jun 1685
    Event Place: Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1685
    Event Place: Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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