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Gerard Ensign Spencer 1614–1685 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1614

Birth Location: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, , England

Death Date: 03 Sep 1685

Death Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut

Father: Gerard Spencer

Mother: Alice Whitebread

Spouse(s): Hannah Hills

Children(s): John Spencer, Grace Spencer, Rebecca Spencer, NATHANIEL SPENCER, Elizabeth Spencer, Alice Spencer, Timothy Spencer, Ruth Spencer, Mehitable Spencer, Mehitable Spencer, Sarah Spencer

In 1614, Gerard Ensign Spencer entered the world in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, , England, born to Gerard Spencer And Alice Whitebread. Gerard Ensign Spencer married Hannah Johannes Hills, and had children including Alice Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Grace Spencer, John Spencer, Mehitable Spencer, Nathaniel Spencer, Rebecca Spencer, Ruth Spencer, Sarah Spencer, Timothy Spencer. Gerard Ensign Spencer passed away in 1685 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • In 1614, Gerard Ensign Spencer entered the world in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, , England, born to Gerard Spencer And Alice Whitebread.
  • Gerard Ensign Spencer married Hannah Johannes Hills, and had children including Alice Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Grace Spencer, John Spencer, Mehitable Spencer, Nathaniel Spencer, Rebecca Spencer, Ruth Spencer, Sarah Spencer, Timothy Spencer.
  • Gerard Ensign Spencer passed away in 1685 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Hannah Hills
1617–1692
Birth Location: Haddem, Middlesex, CT, USA
HH

Children(s)

John Spencer
1636–1682
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Grace Spencer
1654–
Birth Location: Lynn, Texas, United States
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Rebecca Spencer
1656–1706
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
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NATHANIEL SPENCER
1658–1722
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
NS
Elizabeth Spencer
1646–1688
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
ES
Alice Spencer
1651–1714
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
AS
Timothy Spencer
1652–1704
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
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Ruth Spencer
1654–1744
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Mehitable Spencer
1638–1691
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
MS
Mehitable Spencer
1642–1706
Birth Location: East Haddom, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
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Sarah Spencer
1644–1707
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
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Gerard Spencer's Ancestors

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

Gerard Spencer's Descendants

1.
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Gerard (Ensign) Spencer (16 Apr 1614–03 Sep 1685) m. Hannah (Johannes) Hills (06 Jan 1617–22 Oct 1692)
  1. 1. John Spencer 1636–1682 m. Rebecca Howard 1648–1682
    1. 1. Grace Spencer 1674–1714
    2. 2. Isaac Spencer 1678–1751
    3. 3. Rebecca Spencer 1666–1736
    4. 4. Garrard (Jared) Spencer 1669–1744 m. Deborah Birge 1671–1714
      1. 1. Deborah Spencer 1697–1727
      2. 2. John Spencer 1694–1735 m. Elizabeth Taylor 1700–1766
        1. 1. Stephen SPENCER 1742–1803
        2. 2. Peleg Spencer 1730–
        3. 3. Lydia SPENCER 1732–1806
        4. 4. Joseph Spencer 1733–1774
        5. 5. Jared Spencer 1725–1756 m. Susannah Dickinson 1727–
        6. 6. John Spencer 1723–1766
        7. 7. John Spencer 1738–1818
        8. 8. Jeremiah Spencer 1723–1769
        9. 9. James Spencer 1727–1776
        10. 10. Esther SPENCER 1736–
        11. 11. Deborah Spencer 1731–1735
    5. 5. Benjamin Spencer 1671–1682
    6. 6. Lydia Spencer 1673–1700
  2. 2. Grace Spencer 1654–
  3. 3. Rebecca Spencer 1656–1706
  4. 4. NATHANIEL SPENCER 1658–1722
  5. 5. Elizabeth Spencer 1646–1688
  6. 6. Alice Spencer 1651–1714
  7. 7. Timothy Spencer 1652–1704
  8. 8. Ruth Spencer 1654–1744 m. Joseph Clark 1652–1716
    1. 1. Hannah Clark 1682–1718
    2. 2. Daniel Clark 1687–1732
    3. 3. John Clark 1680–1751
    4. 4. William Clark 1675–1747
    5. 5. Joseph Clark 1674–1750
    6. 6. Ruth Clark 1669–1705 m. Andrew (Warner) Sr 1667–1732
      1. 1. Ichabod Warner 1704–1723 m. Lydia Spencer 1705–1738
        1. 1. John Warner 1724–
        2. 2. Daniel Warner 1723–1728
      2. 2. Andrew Warner 1702–1751 m. Sarah Graves 1705–1756
        1. 1. Prudence Warner 1745–1765
        2. 2. Deborah Warner 1747–1813
        3. 3. Lucy Warner 1749–1741
        4. 4. Thankful Warner 1698–1739
        5. 5. Eleazer Warner 1733–1817
        6. 6. James Warner 1736–1812
        7. 7. Andrew Warner 1738–1757
        8. 8. Seth Warner 1743–1790
        9. 9. David Warner 1730–1800
        10. 10. Sarah Warner 1723–1811
        11. 11. Jonathan Warner 1728–1810 m. Elizabeth Selden 1722–1804
        12. 12. Grace Warner 1745–
        13. 13. Ruth Warner 1726–1780
      3. 3. Ruth Warner 1701–
    7. 7. Katherine Clark 1677–1756 m. Capt. (Thomas Shaler Jr) Jr 1670–1753
      1. 1. Hannah Shaler 1715–1802
      2. 2. Temperance Shaler 1704–1756
      3. 3. Hezekiah Shaler 1706–1752
      4. 4. Alice Shaler 1713–1760
      5. 5. Elizabeth Taylor 1700–1766 m. Gerald Spencer 1699–1744 m. John Potter 1695–1784 m. John Spencer 1694–1735
        1. 1. James Potter 1736–1804
  9. 9. Mehitable Spencer 1638–1691
  10. 10. Mehitable Spencer 1642–1706
  11. 11. Sarah Spencer 1644–1707

Gerard Spencer's Timeline

4 Records

1614
25 Apr 1614
Birth of Gerard Ensign Spencer in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
1614
16 Apr 1614
Birth of Gerard Ensign Spencer in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, , England
Stotfold, Bedfordshire, , England
1685
29 Jun 1685
Age 71
Death of Gerard Ensign Spencer in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
1685
03 Sep 1685
Age 71
Death of Gerard Ensign Spencer in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1614
    Event Place: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1614
    Event Place: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Bet. 1620–1650
    Event Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: New England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1685
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Sep 1685
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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