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William Lyman Spear 1833–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 MAY 1833

Birth Location: Otis, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 25 NOV 1906

Death Location: Russell, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

Father: David Spear

Mother: Elizabeth Jones

Spouse(s): Dorliska Gibbs

Children(s): Bessie Spear

William Lyman Spear was born in 1833 in Otis, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA, the child of David Spear And Elizabeth Jones. William Lyman Spear married Dorliska Amanda Gibbs, and had children including Bessie May Spear, Edgar Spear, Ephraim Spear, Frank Spear, Lewis Spear. William Lyman Spear passed away in 1906 in Russell, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • William Lyman Spear was born in 1833 in Otis, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA, the child of David Spear And Elizabeth Jones.
  • William Lyman Spear married Dorliska Amanda Gibbs, and had children including Bessie May Spear, Edgar Spear, Ephraim Spear, Frank Spear, Lewis Spear.
  • William Lyman Spear passed away in 1906 in Russell, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA.

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William Spear's Ancestors

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William Spear
1833–1906
Birth Place: Otis, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
David Spear
1793–1876
Otis, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Jones
1797–1854
Grandparents
John Spear
1757–1833
Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Prudence McMaster
1759–1833
Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Spear
1725–1800
Hannah Shaw
1732–1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Spear's Descendants

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William (Lyman) Spear (3 MAY 1833–25 NOV 1906) m. Dorliska (Amanda) Gibbs (24 DEC 1835–25 NOV 1924)
  1. 1. Bessie (May) Spear 1871–1920 m. William (Horace) Rogers 1873–1913
    1. 1. Edward (Weston) Rogers 1905–1985 m. Margaret (Veronica) Cole 1913–2002
      1. 1. Mary (Katherine) Rogers 1932–1984 m. Floyd (James) Halterman 1932–1963

William Spear's Timeline

2 Records

1833
3 MAY 1833
Birth of William Lyman Spear in Otis, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Otis, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
1906
25 NOV 1906
Age 73
Death of William Lyman Spear in Russell, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Russell, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 MAY 1833
    Event Place: Otis, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 NOV 1906
    Event Place: Russell, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

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