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Gerard SPENCER 1669 – 1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jan 1669

Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 24 Nov 1744

Death Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Father: John SPENCER

Mother: Rebecca HOWARD

Spouse(s): Deborah BIRGE

Children(s): John SPENCER, John SPENCER, Deborah SPENCER, Gerald SPENCER, Benjamin SPENCER, Lydia SPENCER, Daniel SPENCER, Ephraim SPENCER

In 1669, Gerard SPENCER entered the world in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA, born to John SPENCER and Rebecca HOWARD. Gerard SPENCER married Deborah BIRGE, and had children including John SPENCER, John SPENCER, Deborah SPENCER, Gerald SPENCER, Benjamin SPENCER, Lydia SPENCER, Daniel SPENCER, Ephraim SPENCER. Gerard SPENCER passed away in 1744 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1669, Gerard SPENCER entered the world in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA, born to John SPENCER and Rebecca HOWARD.
  • Gerard SPENCER married Deborah BIRGE, and had children including John SPENCER, John SPENCER, Deborah SPENCER, Gerald SPENCER, Benjamin SPENCER, Lydia SPENCER, Daniel SPENCER, Ephraim SPENCER.
  • Gerard SPENCER passed away in 1744 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John SPENCER
1636 – 1682
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Rebecca HOWARD
1648 – 1682
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Deborah BIRGE
1671 – 1714
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

John SPENCER
1692 – 1692
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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John SPENCER
1694 – 1735
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Deborah SPENCER
1697 – 1726
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Gerald SPENCER
1699 –
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Benjamin SPENCER
1702 – 1771
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Lydia SPENCER
1705 – 1738
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Daniel SPENCER
1707 – 1745
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Ephraim SPENCER
1709 – 1745
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Gerard SPENCER's Ancestors

Self
Gerard SPENCER
1669 – 1744
Birth Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Parents
John SPENCER
1636 – 1682
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Rebecca HOWARD
1648 – 1682
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Gerard SPENCER
1614 – 1685
Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA
HANNAH
1618 – 1676
Great-Grandparents
Gerard SPENCER
1576 – 1646
Alice WHITBREAD
1578 – 1628
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John WHITBREAD
1548 – 1598
Eleanor RADCLIFFE
1550 – 1628

Gerard SPENCER's Descendants

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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)
      1. 1. Thomas SPENCER (23 OCT 1750 – 12 Apr 1814) m. Lydia BACON (18 May 1754 – 1826)
        1. 1. Amy SPENCER (07 NOV 1779 – )
        2. 2. Lucretia SPENCER (22 NOV 1781 – 07 AUG 1785)
        3. 3. Matthew SPENCER (08 Oct 1783 – 14 May 1836)
        4. 4. Lydia SPENCER (07 Jun 1786 – )
        5. 5. Joel SPENCER (07 Jun 1786 – 09 JUN 1865)
        6. 6. Noah (Bacon) SPENCER (11 Oct 1788 – 1865)
        7. 7. Uriel SPENCER (02 Jul 1791 – 27 Apr 1867)
        8. 8. Roswell SPENCER (17 Sep 1793 – 12 Mar 1860) m. Mary FORD (1800 – 18 Oct 1869)
        9. 9. Rosewell Spencer (17 Sep 1793 – )
        10. 10. Lucretia SPENCER (06 Jan 1796 – 18 Aug 1903)
      2. 2. John SPENCER (16 DEC 1753 – )
      3. 3. Susannah SPENCER (02 OCT 1755 – )
      4. 4. Jesse SPENCER (19 MAY 1757 – )
      5. 5. Noah SPENCER (13 Jan 1762 – 1841)
  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)

Gerard SPENCER's Timeline

2 Records

1669
16 Jan 1669
Birth of Gerard SPENCER in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
1744
24 Nov 1744
Age 75
Death of Gerard SPENCER in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1669
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Mack Genealogy : The Descendants of John Mack of Lyme, Conn
    [2] Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1744
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Mack Genealogy : The Descendants of John Mack of Lyme, Conn
    [2] Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
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