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Julia Emaline "Emma" Spencer 1861–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 APR 1861

Birth Location: Port Hope, St. Clair, Michigan

Death Date: 22 APR 1900

Death Location: Swartz Creek, Genesee, Michigan

Father: Thomas Spencer

Mother: Elizabeth Thomas

Spouse(s): Robert Leighton

Children(s): Sarah Leighton, Mary Leighton, Herbert Leighton, Frank Leighton, Roy Leighton, Evalina Leighton, Bessie Leighton, Albert Leighton, Mabel Leighton, Robert Leighton

Julia Emaline "Emma" Spencer was born in 1861 in Port Hope, St. Clair, Michigan, the child of Thomas Charles Elias Spencer And Elizabeth Thomas. Julia Emaline "Emma" Spencer married Robert Leighton, and had children including Albert Thomas Leighton, Bessie Ellen Leighton, Evalina Alice Anna Leighton, Frank William Leighton, Herbert Spencer Leighton, Mabel Leighton, Mary Emmaline Leighton, Robert E Leighton, Roy Ernest Leighton, Sarah Olive Leighton. Julia Emaline "Emma" Spencer passed away in 1900 in Swartz Creek, Genesee, Michigan.

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Biography

  • Julia Emaline "Emma" Spencer was born in 1861 in Port Hope, St. Clair, Michigan, the child of Thomas Charles Elias Spencer And Elizabeth Thomas.
  • Julia Emaline "Emma" Spencer married Robert Leighton, and had children including Albert Thomas Leighton, Bessie Ellen Leighton, Evalina Alice Anna Leighton, Frank William Leighton, Herbert Spencer Leighton, Mabel Leighton, Mary Emmaline Leighton, Robert E Leighton, Roy Ernest Leighton, Sarah Olive Leighton.
  • Julia Emaline "Emma" Spencer passed away in 1900 in Swartz Creek, Genesee, Michigan.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Spencer
1832–1908
Birth Location: Ohio
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Elizabeth Thomas
1835–1864
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Robert Leighton
1849–1932
Birth Location: Trenton, Wayne, Michigan
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Children(s)

Sarah Leighton
1896–1961
Birth Location: Swartz Creek, Genesee, Michigan
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Mary Leighton
1894–1995
Birth Location: Swartz Creek, Genesee, Michigan
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Herbert Leighton
1882–1963
Birth Location: Swartz Creek, Genesee, Michigan
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Frank Leighton
1887–1940
Birth Location: Swartz Creek, Genesee, Michigan
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Roy Leighton
1892–1973
Birth Location: Swartz Creek, Genesee, Michigan
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Evalina Leighton
1898–1965
Birth Location: Swartz Creek, Genesee, Michigan
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Bessie Leighton
1885–
Birth Location: Swartz Creek, Genesee, Michigan
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Albert Leighton
1889–1993
Birth Location: Mason, Arenac County, Michigan
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Mabel Leighton
1882–1901
Birth Location: Huron County, Michigan
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Robert Leighton
1884–1974
Birth Location: Michigan
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Julia Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Julia Spencer
1861–1900
Birth Place: Port Hope, St. Clair, Michigan
Parents
Thomas Charles Elias Spencer
1832–1908
Ohio
Elizabeth Thomas
1835–1864
Grandparents
William (Riley) Spencer
1805–1853
Canandaigua, Ontario, New York
Elizabeth Carnaby
1804–1897
North Newbald, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Nathan Spencer
1769–1808
Lydia Doolittle
1775–1810
Thomas Carnaby
1776–1869
Susannah Akitt
1780–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Spencer
1725–1801
Thankful Ackley
1737–
David Doolittle
1736–
Taphatha Doolittle
1740–1812

Julia Spencer's Descendants

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Julia (Emaline "Emma") Spencer (6 APR 1861–22 APR 1900) m. Robert Leighton (2 FEB 1849–16 MAR 1932)
  1. 1. Sarah (Olive) Leighton 1896–1961 m. Orman (Jackson "Ormie") McClarey 1878–1978 m. Garnet (Russell) Spring 1896–1941
    1. 1. Loretta (Bernice) McClary 1927–1994 m. Herman (Paul) Clementson 1918–1984
    2. 2. Kathleen (Carol) McClary 1938–1998
    3. 3. Wiona (Opal) Spring 1919– m. Robert (C) Paddock 1928–2001 m. Max (J.) Morey 1913–1961
      1. 1. Garnet (Russell) Morey 1951–1951
    4. 4. Juanita (M) Spring 1922–1976
  2. 2. Mary (Emmaline) Leighton 1894–1995
  3. 3. Herbert (Spencer) Leighton 1882–1963 m. Hlida (Marie) Ward 1895–1988
    1. 1. Viola Leighton 1918–
    2. 2. Frances Leighton 1920–
    3. 3. Lester (Benton) Leighton 1922–1970
    4. 4. Alvie (Spencer) Leighton 1926–2013 m. Dorothea (I) Johnson 1918–
    5. 5. Melvin (Frank) Leighton 1931–1955
    6. 6. Raymond (Kenneth) Leighton 1938–1999
    7. 7. Margaret (J) Leighton 1923–1926
  4. 4. Frank (William) Leighton 1887–1940 m. Evelyn (Elizabeth) Bigelow 1895–
    1. 1. Catherine Leighton 1913–
    2. 2. Arthur (Hurbert) Leighton 1915– m. Emily Jane 1915–
    3. 3. Bernice Leighton 1917–
    4. 4. Bernard Leighton 1917–
  5. 5. Roy (Ernest) Leighton 1892–1973
  6. 6. Evalina (Alice "Anna") Leighton 1898–1965 m. John (Arthur) Reynolds 1894–1973
  7. 7. Bessie (Ellen) Leighton 1885–
  8. 8. Albert (Thomas) Leighton 1889–1993 m. Zella 1887–
    1. 1. Mildred (Ruth) Leighton 1918–
  9. 9. Mabel Leighton 1882–1901
  10. 10. Robert (E) Leighton 1884–1974 m. Mabel Forence 1893–1969
    1. 1. Virgil (Herbert) Leighton 1921–1944 m. Lois (Mae) Updike 1919–1981
    2. 2. Violet (M) Leighton 1920–
    3. 3. Nephi (R) Leighton 1923–

Julia Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1861
6 APR 1861
Birth of Julia Emaline "Emma" Spencer in Port Hope, St. Clair, Michigan
Port Hope, St. Clair, Michigan
1900
22 APR 1900
Age 39
Death of Julia Emaline "Emma" Spencer in Swartz Creek, Genesee, Michigan
Swartz Creek, Genesee, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 APR 1861
    Event Place: Port Hope, St. Clair, Michigan

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 APR 1900
    Event Place: Swartz Creek, Genesee, Michigan
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