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William Riley Spencer 1805–1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 MAY 1805

Birth Location: Canandaigua, Ontario, NY USA

Death Date: 18 MAR 1853

Death Location: Hanover, Jackson County, Michigan, USA

Father: Nathan Spencer

Mother: Lydia Doolittle

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Carnaby

Children(s): Thomas Spencer, Lydia Spencer, David Spencer, Susan Spencer, Laura Spencer, Mary Spencer, David Spencer

In 1805, William Riley Spencer entered the world in Canandaigua, Ontario, NY USA, born to Nathan Spencer And Lydia Doolittle. William Riley Spencer married Elizabeth Carnaby, and had children including David Anson Spencer, David H Spencer, Laura Ann Spencer, Lydia Elizabeth Spencer, Mary Melissa Spencer, Susan Urania Spencer, Thomas Charles Spencer. William Riley Spencer passed away in 1853 in Hanover, Jackson County, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1805, William Riley Spencer entered the world in Canandaigua, Ontario, NY USA, born to Nathan Spencer And Lydia Doolittle.
  • William Riley Spencer married Elizabeth Carnaby, and had children including David Anson Spencer, David H Spencer, Laura Ann Spencer, Lydia Elizabeth Spencer, Mary Melissa Spencer, Susan Urania Spencer, Thomas Charles Spencer.
  • William Riley Spencer passed away in 1853 in Hanover, Jackson County, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathan Spencer
1769–1868
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut
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Lydia Doolittle
1775–1810
Birth Location: Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Carnaby
1804–1897
Birth Location: North Newbald, Yorkshire, England
EC

Children(s)

Thomas Spencer
1832–1908
Birth Location: Ohio
TS
Lydia Spencer
1835–1898
Birth Location: Ohio
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David Spencer
1838–1893
Birth Location: Michigan
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Susan Spencer
1840–1900
Birth Location: Michigan
SS
Laura Spencer
1844–1927
Birth Location: Michigan
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Mary Spencer
1830–1910
Birth Location: New York, USA
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David Spencer
1842–1903
Birth Location: Michigan, United States
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William Spencer's Ancestors

Self
William Spencer
1805–1853
Birth Place: Canandaigua, Ontario, NY USA
Parents
Nathan Spencer
1769–1868
East Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut
Lydia Doolittle
1775–1810
Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut
Grandparents
Thomas SPENCER
1726–1801
East Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Thankful ACKLEY
1737–
East Haddam, Middlesex, CT
David Doolittle
1736–1771
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Taphatha Doolittle
1740–1812
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Spencer
1691–1758
Hannah Crippen
1703–1741
Gideon Ackley
1716–1803
Hannah Andrews
1714–1763
Solomon Doolittle
1713–1740
Jerusha Taylor
1713–1792
Ebenezer Doolittle
1700–1774
Lydia Warner
1707–1749
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Spencer
1656–1730
Margaret Bates
1664–1736
Thomas Crippen
1676–1732
Mary Ackley
1674–1732

William Spencer's Descendants

1.
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William (Riley) Spencer (5 MAY 1805–18 MAR 1853) m. Elizabeth Carnaby (2 MAR 1804–30 JAN 1897)
  1. 1. Thomas (Charles) Spencer 1832–1908 m. Elizabeth Thomas 1835– m. Cynthia (J.) Sturges 1836–1873 m. Mary (Jane) Place 1852–1930
    1. 1. Julia (Emaline "Emma") Spencer 1861–1900 m. Robert Leighton 1849–1932
      1. 1. Bessie (Ellen) Leighton 1885–1979
      2. 2. Albert (Thomas) Leighton 1889–1993 m. Zella 1887–
        1. 1. Mildred (Ruth) Leighton 1918–
      3. 3. Mary (Emma) Leighton 1894–1995
      4. 4. Herbert (Spencer) Leighton 1882–1963 m. Hilda (Marie) Ward 1895–1988
        1. 1. Alvie (Spencer) Leighton 1926–2013 m. Dorothea (I) Johnson 1918–
        2. 2. Viola Leighton 1918–
        3. 3. Frances Leighton 1920–
        4. 4. Lester (Benton) Leighton 1922–1970
        5. 5. Melvin Leighton 1931–1955
        6. 6. Raymond (Kenneth) Leighton 1938–1999
      5. 5. 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–
      6. 6. Roy (Ernest) Leighton 1892–1973
      7. 7. Evalina (Alice "Anna") Leighton 1898–1965 m. John (Arthur) Reynolds 1894–1973
      8. 8. Mabel Leighton 1882–1901
      9. 9. Robert Leighton 1884–1974 m. Mabel F 1884–
        1. 1. Violet (M) Leighton 1920–
        2. 2. Nephi (R) Leighton 1923–
        3. 3. Virgil (H) Leighton 1921–
      10. 10. Emma Leighton 1894–
      11. 11. Sarah (Olive) Leighton 1896–1961 m. Garnet (Russell) Spring 1896–1941 m. Orman (Jackson "Ormie") McClarey 1878–1978 m. Garnet (Russell) Spring 1896–1941 m. Orman (Jackson "Ormie") McClarey 1878–1978
        1. 1. Wiona (Opal) Spring 1919–2003 m. Robert (C) Paddock 1928–2001 m. Max (J.) Morey 1913–1961
        2. 2. Juanita (M) Spring 1922–1976
        3. 3. Loretta (Bernice) McClary 1927–1994 m. Herman (Paul) Clementson 1918–1984
        4. 4. Kathleen (Carol) McClary 1938–1998
        5. 5. Wiona (Opal) Spring 1919–2003 m. Robert (C) Paddock 1928–2001 m. Max (J.) Morey 1913–1961
        6. 6. Juanita (M) Spring 1922–1976
        7. 7. Loretta (Bernice) McClary 1927–1994 m. Herman (Paul) Clementson 1918–1984
        8. 8. Kathleen (Carol) McClary 1938–1998
    2. 2. Mary (Adaline) Spencer 1867–
    3. 3. Eunice (Amanda) Spencer 1876–1966
    4. 4. Earl (S) Spencer 1882–1970
    5. 5. Floyd Spencer 1887–1971
    6. 6. Alton (L) Spencer 1879–1958
  2. 2. Lydia (Elizabeth) Spencer 1835–1898
  3. 3. David (Anson) Spencer 1838–1893
  4. 4. Susan (Urania) Spencer 1840–1900
  5. 5. Laura (Ann) Spencer 1844–1927
  6. 6. Mary (Melissa) Spencer 1830–1910
  7. 7. David (H) Spencer 1842–1903

William Spencer's Timeline

3 Records

1805
5 MAY 1805
Birth of William Riley Spencer in Canandaigua, Ontario, NY USA
Canandaigua, Ontario, NY USA
1850
1850
Age 45
William Riley Spencer resided here in Scipio, Hillsdale, Michigan
Scipio, Hillsdale, Michigan
1853
18 MAR 1853
Age 48
Death of William Riley Spencer in Hillsdale Co, Michigan
Hillsdale Co, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 MAY 1805
    Event Place: Canandaigua, Ontario, NY USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Scipio, Hillsdale, Michigan; Roll: M432_351; Page: 441B; Image: 230
    [2] Web: Michigan, Find A Grave Index, 1805-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 NOV 1837
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source: Ancestry.com, Michigan, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908 (Ancestry.com Operations Inc)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1850
    Record Source: Ancestry.com, Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Scipio, Hillsdale, Michigan

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Scipio, Hillsdale, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Scipio, Hillsdale, Michigan; Roll: M432_351; Page: 441B; Image: 230
    [2] Ancestry.com, Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Scipio, Hillsdale, Michigan

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 MAR 1853
    Event Place: Hillsdale Co, Michigan
    Record Source: Web: Michigan, Find A Grave Index, 1805-2012

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hanover, Jackson County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Web: Michigan, Find A Grave Index, 1805-2012
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