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Zachariah (5) Spencer 1774–1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1774

Birth Location: Mahoning, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 7 Feb 1859

Death Location: South Mahoning, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: James Spencer

Mother: Rebecca Shirley-Spencer

Spouse(s): Margaret Biddle

Children(s): Rebecca Spencer

Zachariah (5) Spencer was born in 1774 in Mahoning, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of James Allen Spencer And Rebecca Shirley Spencer. Zachariah (5) Spencer married Margaret Christina Cover Biddle, and had children including Rebecca Spencer. Zachariah (5) Spencer passed away in 1859 in South Mahoning, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Zachariah (5) Spencer was born in 1774 in Mahoning, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of James Allen Spencer And Rebecca Shirley Spencer.
  • Zachariah (5) Spencer married Margaret Christina Cover Biddle, and had children including Rebecca Spencer.
  • Zachariah (5) Spencer passed away in 1859 in South Mahoning, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Spencer
1735–1820
Birth Location: Harford County, Maryland, United States of America
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Rebecca Shirley-Spencer
1751–1842
Birth Location: Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Biddle
1778–1850
Birth Location: Westminster, Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Children(s)

Rebecca Spencer
1811–1900
Birth Location: Woodbury, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
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Zachariah Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Zachariah Spencer
1774–1859
Birth Place: Mahoning, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
James Allen Spencer
1735–1820
Harford County, Maryland, United States of America
Rebecca Shirley-Spencer
1751–1842
Frederick, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Christina (Charity) Cobb
1712–1782
St George Parish, Baltimore Co, Maryland, USA
William (Stubly Shurley) Sr
1720–1805
Massachusetts
Margaret Johnson
1737–1811
Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Cobb
1675–1718
Rebecca Emson
1701–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Cobb
1648–1725
Rebecca, Smoon
1650–1700
Rebecca Herbert
1679–1710

Zachariah Spencer's Descendants

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Zachariah ((5)) Spencer (1774–7 Feb 1859) m. Margaret (Christina Cover) Biddle (5 Feb 1778–1850)
  1. 1. Rebecca Spencer 1811–1900 m. William (P) Buchanan 1815–1893
    1. 1. Gettis (Sherman) Buchanan 1858–1938 m. Sarah (Leah) Ruffner 1857–1915
      1. 1. Edgar Buchanan 1902–1967 m. Esther Clayton 1910–1982 m. Marion (E "Nellie") Rankin 1898–1969
        1. 1. Samuel (W) Buchanan 1949–2006
        2. 2. Dorothy (May) Philpott 1930–1998
        3. 3. Annabelle (Irene) Robertson 1922–1998
      2. 2. Miles (D) Buchanan 1882–1900
      3. 3. Lannah (Leota) Buchanan 1894–
      4. 4. Sherman Buchanan 1886–1906
      5. 5. Carmi (Ruffner) Buchanan 1880–1972
      6. 6. Cynthia (A) Buchanan 1877–1925

Zachariah Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1774
1774
Birth of Zachariah (5) Spencer in Mahoning, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
Mahoning, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
1859
7 Feb 1859
Age 85
Death of Zachariah (5) Spencer in South Mahoning, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
South Mahoning, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Mahoning, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1859
    Event Place: South Mahoning, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
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