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John SPENCER 1636 – 1682 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 AUG 1636

Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 03 Aug 1682

Death Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Father: Gerard SPENCER

Mother: HANNAH None

Spouse(s): Rebecca HOWARD

Children(s): Rebecca SPENCER, Gerard SPENCER, Benjamin SPENCER, Grace SPENCER

John SPENCER was born in 1636 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Gerard SPENCER and HANNAH. John SPENCER married Rebecca HOWARD, and had children including Rebecca SPENCER, Gerard SPENCER, Benjamin SPENCER, Grace SPENCER. John SPENCER passed away in 1682 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • John SPENCER was born in 1636 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Gerard SPENCER and HANNAH.
  • John SPENCER married Rebecca HOWARD, and had children including Rebecca SPENCER, Gerard SPENCER, Benjamin SPENCER, Grace SPENCER.
  • John SPENCER passed away in 1682 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John SPENCER's Ancestors

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John SPENCER
1636 – 1682
Birth Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Gerard SPENCER
1614 – 1685
Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA
HANNAH
1618 – 1676
Grandparents
Gerard SPENCER
1576 – 1646
Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
Alice WHITBREAD
1578 – 1628
Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John WHITBREAD
1548 – 1598
Eleanor RADCLIFFE
1550 – 1628
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John SPENCER's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. Thomas SPENCER (23 OCT 1750 – 12 Apr 1814) m. Lydia BACON (18 May 1754 – 1826)
        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)
  3. 3. Benjamin SPENCER (Mar 1670 – 1682)
  4. 4. Grace SPENCER (1673 – 12 MAY 1714)

John SPENCER's Timeline

2 Records

1636
17 AUG 1636
Birth of John SPENCER in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1682
03 Aug 1682
Age 46
Death of John SPENCER in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 AUG 1636
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1773.052; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 780.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: SS1.
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1636; Birth city: Lynn; Birth state: MA.
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1638; Birth city: Lynn; Birth state: MA.
    [5] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1638; Birth city: Lynn; Birth state: MA.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Aug 1682
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1636; Birth city: Lynn; Birth state: MA.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1638; Birth city: Lynn; Birth state: MA.
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1638; Birth city: Lynn; Birth state: MA.

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