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I worked on Garrison and Spencer families years ago with other Garrison researchers. Now am back at it again because a descendent is working on his family files and asking a lot of questions. (I applaud that- that is how you get answers....!) (Good work Bruce)
Albert Stephen Spencer was born about 1816 possibly in Lennox County, Ontario to William Spencer and his wife Hannah MNU. Albert died March 15, 1869 at North Fredericksburgh in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario. He often went by name Stephen.
Albert was first married to Matilda Ann Garrison who was born about Dec, 16, 1819 and who died March 27, 1856. I think she was the daughter of Marvel Garrison senior and his wife Mary Roblin, but I am going to re-check that.
The four known children of Albert Spencer and Matilda Garrison were:
Philander Spencer born August 11, 1842, died Feb. 3, 1925 in Cass County, Missouri.
Enos Spencer born Feb. 28, 1844, died Jan. 7, 1934 at North Fredericksburgh; was married to Marguerite Mahala KEECH and had four children.
Mary Spencer was born 1847 and died October 2, 1858.
Emily Matilda Ann Spencer was born March 4, 1856, died November 9, 1941.
Spencer and Garrison researchers spent a lot of time on Emily- years ago people used to post that Emily was born after Matilda died, but we are positive Matilda died 23 days after Emily Ann was born. (Bible records) Matilda may have died of complications from childbirth, we just don't know, but it seems logical. I always had recorded the year of birth for Emily as 1855 and Matilda's death as 1855, but there are bible records which state the year to be 1856.
Emily married William James Kennedy in 1876 in Napanee, and they moved to Toronto, Ontario where they both died. They had one daughter Catherine Gertrude Kennedy born in 1878 who married Adam Archer McGregor.
Back to Philander Spencer- I have seen people post info that he died as a baby or child in Napanee. Not so. Philander moved to the USA about 1863-1867 time frame and married a woman named Mary Magdalena KNORPP in Missouri in 1869-1875 time frame; her family...i.e.) any living descendents would hopefully have the exact date of marriage. Her parents were Christian and Mary Knorpp. Mary M. was born in Missouri on Nov. 17, 1849; she died there in Cass County on Feb. 6, 1945 and is buried at Pleasant Hill with her husband Philander Spencer.
Philander and Mary had three children that I know of:
Enos Spencer born 1876 in Missouri, died 1878 in Missouri.
Leonard M. Spencer born Dec. 12, 1877, died Aug. 18, 1917 of TB. He was married to a Swedish woman named Annie but it does not appear they had children. An adopted son named Roderick Spencer is with Annie on the 1920 census.
Third son was John Edgar Spencer born January 17, 1882, died 1973; married Della May Majors and had a daughter named Elizabeth about 1907. Della died Oct. 5, 1947 in Cass County, Missouri- does anyone know if John Spencer married again after her death? Any other children besides Elizabeth in this family? I had John's middle name as Edward but I think it was Edgar.
The descendent who is working on this extended family has old photographs of persons who are obviously related to the Kennedy's and Spencer's in Ontario, Canada which he is trying to identify- I think they may have been sent to Ontario from Missouri.
If there are any living descendents in this family line out of Missouri, i.e.) desc.'s of Philander Spencer and Mary Knorpp, we would love to hear from you.
When Matilda Ann Garrison/Mrs. Albert S. Spencer died in 1856, her husband re-married to Catherine KEECH of Fredericksburgh, Lennox County, daughter of Albert Keech and Nancy Ann Haynes or Haines. That would have been about 1856-1861 time frame. Albert and Catherine are together on the 1861 census at Fredericksburgh. They had one daughter together: Harriet Melissa Spencer born Jan. 29, 1865. Harriet married John H. Woodcock in 1894 and had four children. Catherine Keech Spencer died June 15, 1906 at Deseronto in Hastings County, Ont. at the home of her daughter.
Anyone with additional info or questions, please post here or write to me directly.
Thanks from Nora
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