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John Walter Spence 1844–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 April 1844

Birth Location: Conception Bay South, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Death Date: 22 Sep 1917

Death Location: Harbour Grace, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Father: John Spence

Mother: Martha Bennett

Spouse(s): Susannah Courage

Children(s): Isabella Spence, William Spence, Emily Spence, Albert Spence, Jessie Spence, John Spence, Minnie Spence, Maude Spence, Clarence Spence, Ella Spence

John Walter Spence was born in 1844 in Conception Bay South, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, the child of John Spence And Martha Emily Bennett. John Walter Spence married Susannah Courage, and had children including Albert Bennett Spence, Clarence Cal Ross Spence, Ella May Mabel Spence, Emily Susannah Mabel Spence, Isabella Mary Spence, Jessie Ethel Spence, John W Spence, Maude Helen Spence, Minnie Louisa Spence, William John Spence. John Walter Spence passed away in 1917 in Harbour Grace, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Biography

  • John Walter Spence was born in 1844 in Conception Bay South, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, the child of John Spence And Martha Emily Bennett.
  • John Walter Spence married Susannah Courage, and had children including Albert Bennett Spence, Clarence Cal Ross Spence, Ella May Mabel Spence, Emily Susannah Mabel Spence, Isabella Mary Spence, Jessie Ethel Spence, John W Spence, Maude Helen Spence, Minnie Louisa Spence, William John Spence.
  • John Walter Spence passed away in 1917 in Harbour Grace, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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John Spence's Ancestors

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John Spence
1844–1917
Birth Place: Conception Bay South, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Parents
John Spence
1815–1899
Martha (Emily) Bennett
1821–1879
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada
Grandparents
Stephen (Bennett) Jr
1790–1832
Harbour Grace, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Jane (Anne) Neil
1803–1846
Bryant's Cove, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Josue Neil)
1774–1820
Sarah Woodfine
1776–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Spence's Descendants

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John (Walter) Spence (27 April 1844–22 Sep 1917) m. Susannah Courage (6 Feb 1853–24 Nov 1924)
  1. 1. Isabella (Mary) Spence 1872–1943 m. George (Henry) Badcock 1861–1940
    1. 1. Donald (Arthur) Badcock 1908–1973 m. Victoria (Mary Frances) LeMessurier 1914–2014
    2. 2. Ada (Louise) Badcock 1898–1907
    3. 3. Doris Badcock 1906–1989
    4. 4. John (Robert) Badcock 1905–1970
    5. 5. Marguerite Badcock 1902–1995
    6. 6. George (E.) Badcock 1900–1985
    7. 7. Robert Badcock 1916–1991
    8. 8. Harold (Maxwell) Badcock 1913–1982
    9. 9. Frances (Gertrude Meadus nee) Badcock 1910–2000
  2. 2. William (John) Spence 1880–1948
  3. 3. Emily (Susannah Mabel) Spence 1875–1929
  4. 4. Albert (Bennett) Spence 1881–1945
  5. 5. Jessie (Ethel) Spence 1878–
  6. 6. John (W) Spence 1887–
  7. 7. Minnie (Louisa) Spence 1876–1943
  8. 8. Maude (Helen) Spence 1873–1910
  9. 9. Clarence ((Cal) Ross) Spence 1887–1944
  10. 10. Ella (May Mabel) Spence 1883–1965

John Spence's Timeline

2 Records

1844
27 April 1844
Birth of John Walter Spence in Conception Bay South, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Conception Bay South, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
1917
22 Sep 1917
Age 73
Death of John Walter Spence in Harbour Grace, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Harbour Grace, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 April 1844
    Event Place: Conception Bay South, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES (NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR); Newfoundland, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1917
    Event Place: Harbour Grace, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES (NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR); Newfoundland, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Harbour Grace, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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