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Obadiah Spencer 1639–1712 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1639

Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: May 1712

Death Location: East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Thomas Spencer

Mother: Anne Derifield

Spouse(s): Mary Desborough

Children(s): Obadiah Jr, John Spencer, Disborough Spencer, Thomas Spencer, Samuel Spencer

The story of Obadiah Spencer began in 1639 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Obadiah Spencer married Mary Desborough, and had children including Disborough Spencer, John Spencer, Obadiah Spencer Jr, Samuel Spencer, Thomas Spencer. Obadiah Spencer passed away in 1712 in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Obadiah Spencer began in 1639 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
  • Obadiah Spencer married Mary Desborough, and had children including Disborough Spencer, John Spencer, Obadiah Spencer Jr, Samuel Spencer, Thomas Spencer.
  • Obadiah Spencer passed away in 1712 in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Spencer
1607–1687
Birth Location: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
TS
Anne Derifield
1610–1645
Birth Location: Stotfold, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
AD

Spouses(s)

Mary Desborough
1641–1712
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
MD

Children(s)

Obadiah Jr
1666–1741
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
OJ
John Spencer
1673–1750
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
JS
Disborough Spencer
1679–1763
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
DS
Thomas Spencer
1667–1761
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
TS
Samuel Spencer
1670–1756
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
SS

Obadiah Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Obadiah Spencer
1639–1712
Birth Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Thomas Sargent Spencer
1607–1687
Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
Anne Derifield
1610–1645
Stotfold, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Gerard Spencer
1576–1646
Stotfold, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Michael Spencer
1531–1599
Elizabeth Collomore
1543–1599
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Obadiah Spencer's Descendants

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Obadiah Spencer (1639–May 1712) m. Mary Desborough (1641–1712)
  1. 1. Obadiah (Spencer) Jr 1666–1741 m. Ruth (Kelsey Spencer) ✔🌱 1669–1767
    1. 1. Jonathan Spencer 1703–1763 m. Jerusha Jones 1711–1765
      1. 1. Obadiah (Obediah) Spencer 1735–1806
      2. 2. Jerusha Spencer 1732–1815
      3. 3. Huldah Pease 1750–1834
      4. 4. Jonathan Spencer 1734–1813
      5. 5. Ruth Spencer 1737–1816
      6. 6. Israel Spencer 1740–1825
      7. 7. Zachariah Spencer 1742–1762
      8. 8. Sybil Spencer 1759–1759
      9. 9. Jehiel Spencer 1744–1747
  2. 2. John Spencer 1673–1750
  3. 3. Disborough Spencer 1679–1763
  4. 4. Thomas Spencer 1667–1761
  5. 5. Samuel Spencer 1670–1756

Obadiah Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1639
1639
Birth of Obadiah Spencer in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1712
May 1712
Age 73
Death of Obadiah Spencer in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1712
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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