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Gerard SPENCER 1614 – 1685 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 APR 1614

Birth Location: Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA

Death Date: 29 Jun 1685

Death Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Father: Gerard SPENCER

Mother: Alice WHITBREAD

Spouse(s): HANNAH None, Rebecca PORTER, Hannah PRATT

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

In 1614, Gerard SPENCER entered the world in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA, born to Gerard SPENCER and Alice WHITBREAD. Gerard SPENCER married HANNAH, Rebecca PORTER, Hannah PRATT, and had children including John SPENCER, Hannah SPENCER, William SPENCER, Alice SPENCER, Mehitable SPENCER, Sarah SPENCER, Samuel SPENCER, Elizabeth SPENCER, Thomas SPENCER, Timothy SPENCER, Ruth SPENCER, Rebecca SPENCER, Nathaniel SPENCER. Gerard SPENCER passed away in 1685 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1614, Gerard SPENCER entered the world in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA, born to Gerard SPENCER and Alice WHITBREAD.
  • Gerard SPENCER married HANNAH, Rebecca PORTER, Hannah PRATT, and had children including John SPENCER, Hannah SPENCER, William SPENCER, Alice SPENCER, Mehitable SPENCER, Sarah SPENCER, Samuel SPENCER, Elizabeth SPENCER, Thomas SPENCER, Timothy SPENCER, Ruth SPENCER, Rebecca SPENCER, Nathaniel SPENCER.
  • Gerard SPENCER passed away in 1685 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gerard SPENCER
1576 – 1646
Birth Location: Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
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Alice WHITBREAD
1578 – 1628
Birth Location: Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

HANNAH None
1618 – 1676
Birth Location: –
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Rebecca PORTER
1630 – 1682
Birth Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
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Hannah PRATT
1650 –
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

John SPENCER
1636 – 1682
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Hannah SPENCER
1640 – 1691
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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William SPENCER
1640 – 1712
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Alice SPENCER
1641 – 1714
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Mehitable SPENCER
1642 – 1706
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Sarah SPENCER
1644 – 1666
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Samuel SPENCER
1644 – 1705
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Elizabeth SPENCER
1646 – 1688
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Thomas SPENCER
1648 – 1699
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Timothy SPENCER
1652 – 1704
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Ruth SPENCER
1654 – 1744
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Rebecca SPENCER
1656 – 1706
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Nathaniel SPENCER
1658 – 1722
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Gerard SPENCER's Ancestors

Self
Gerard SPENCER
1614 – 1685
Birth Place: Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA
Parents
Gerard SPENCER
1576 – 1646
Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
Alice WHITBREAD
1578 – 1628
Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
John WHITBREAD
1548 – 1598
Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England
Eleanor RADCLIFFE
1550 – 1628
Elstow, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gerard SPENCER's Descendants

1.
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Gerard SPENCER (16 APR 1614 – 29 Jun 1685) m. HANNAH (1618 – 1676) m. Rebecca PORTER (16 SEP 1630 – 09 JAN 1682) m. Hannah PRATT (1650 – )
  1. 1. John SPENCER (17 AUG 1636 – 03 Aug 1682) m. Rebecca HOWARD (17 Aug 1648 – 1682)
    1. 1. Rebecca SPENCER (16 Mar 1665 – 1736)
    2. 2. Gerard SPENCER (16 Jan 1669 – 24 Nov 1744) m. Deborah BIRGE (26 Nov 1671 – 12 May 1714)
      1. 1. John SPENCER (17 Oct 1692 – 17 Jan 1692)
      2. 2. John SPENCER (28 Mar 1694 – 26 Apr 1735)
      3. 3. Deborah SPENCER (05 Dec 1697 – 1726)
      4. 4. Gerald SPENCER (12 Aug 1699 – ) m. Elizabeth SHALER (21 Jun 1700 – 10 JAN 1766)
        1. 1. Jared SPENCER (1725 – 1756) m. Susannah DICKINSON (06 Nov 1727 – Mar 1804)
      5. 5. Benjamin SPENCER (21 Apr 1702 – 1771)
      6. 6. Lydia SPENCER (20 Aug 1705 – 1738)
      7. 7. Daniel SPENCER (1707 – 1745)
      8. 8. Ephraim SPENCER (1709 – 1745)
    3. 3. Benjamin SPENCER (Mar 1670 – 1682)
    4. 4. Grace SPENCER (1673 – 12 MAY 1714)
  2. 2. Hannah SPENCER (1640 – 1691) m. Daniel BRAINERD (1641 – 01 Apr 1715)
    1. 1. Deacon BRAINERD (02 Mar 1664 – 28 Feb 1742)
    2. 2. Hannah BRAINERD (20 Nov 1667 – 07 SEP 1750)
    3. 3. Daniel BRAINERD (03 FEB 1668 – 28 FEB 1743)
    4. 4. James BRAINERD (02 Jun 1669 – 10 Feb 1742)
    5. 5. Joshua BRAINERD (20 Jul 1671 – 13 MAY 1755)
    6. 6. William BRAINERD (30 Mar 1673 – 13 DEC 1698)
    7. 7. Caleb BRAINARD (20 Nov 1675 – 11 Aug 1742)
    8. 8. Elijah BRAINERD (26 May 1678 – 20 Apr 1740)
    9. 9. Elizabeth BRAINERD (26 May 1678 – 20 APR 1740)
    10. 10. Hezekiah BRAINERD (24 May 1681 – 24 May 1727)
  3. 3. William SPENCER (29 AUG 1640 – 13 DEC 1712)
  4. 4. Alice SPENCER (1641 – 22 Dec 1714)
  5. 5. Mehitable SPENCER (1642 – 24 Oct 1706)
  6. 6. Sarah SPENCER (27 JUL 1644 – DEC 1666)
  7. 7. Samuel SPENCER (29 AUG 1644 – 07 AUG 1705)
  8. 8. Elizabeth SPENCER (1646 – 20 AUG 1688)
  9. 9. Thomas SPENCER (1648 – 03 FEB 1699)
  10. 10. Timothy SPENCER (1652 – 1704)
  11. 11. Ruth SPENCER (1654 – 28 Nov 1744)
  12. 12. Rebecca SPENCER (1656 – 1706)
  13. 13. Nathaniel SPENCER (21 DEC 1658 – 1722)

Gerard SPENCER's Timeline

3 Records

1614
16 APR 1614
Birth of Gerard SPENCER in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA
Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA
1614
25 APR 1614
Gerard SPENCER was baptized in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA
Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA
1685
29 Jun 1685
Age 71
Death of Gerard SPENCER in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 APR 1614
    Event Place: Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 124.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DE1.
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 15228.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO.
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 118.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MEW.
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 24000.001; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 5; Submitter Code: .
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1659.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKS.
    [6] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 701.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: SS1.
    [7] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1773.014; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .
    [8] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [9] Family Data Collection - Births
    [10] Family Data Collection - Births
    [11] Family Data Collection - Births
    [12] Family Data Collection - Births
    [13] Family Data Collection - Births
    [14] Family Data Collection - Births
    [15] Family Data Collection - Births
    [16] Family Data Collection - Births
    [17] Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 APR 1614
    Event Place: Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: BET 1620 AND 1650
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts; Year: 1620-1650; Page Number: 3.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts; Year: 1632; Page Number: 271.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New England; Year: 1632; Page Number: 62.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1685
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [3] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [4] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [5] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [6] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [7] Family Data Collection - Deaths
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