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Greetings Wendell,
It would appear that the family group of which you write is the one which may be found at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyoneida/towns/camden/pioneer/Pioneerpg186.jpg
and has the following members [Ephraim, Ebenezer and David will be found among the below listing; If you have additional information for this listing I would appreciate such a you may wish to contribute]:
Regards,
Lee
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First Generation ------
1. Ebenezer SPENCER Capt. b. on 1 FEB 1720/1721 East Haddam, CT. Ebenezer d. East Haddam, CT, ae 75, g.s. on 2 Aug 1796, he was 76. On 6 MAR 1745/1746 when Ebenezer was 25, he m. Hannah GATES, daughter of Joseph GATES & Hannah BRAINERD, East Haddam, CT. b. on 16 Nov 1719 East Haddam, CT. Hannah d. East Haddam, CT on 4 Jan 1801, she was 81.
They had the following children:
i. Hannah. b. on 27 Mar 1747 East Haddam, CT.
2 ii. David (1748-1733)
3 iii. John (1750-1824)
iv. Sarah. b. on 26 Aug 1752. Sarah d. in 1847, she was 94. On 24 Sep 1772 when Sarah was 20, she m. Ezra RANDALL.
4 v. Susannah (1754-1820)
5 vi. Ebenezer (1757-1808)
6 vii. Ephraim (1759-1828)
7 viii. Emmons (1761->1832)
Second Generation -----------
2. David SPENCER Lieut. b. on 17 Oct 1748 East Haddam, CT. David d. on 19 May 1733 ae 84, g.s.
David m. Lydia GOOLD, daughter of James GOOLD & Elizabeth CHAPPELL. b. on 5 Jan 1748 of Lyme. Lydia d. East Haddam, CT, ae 55, g.s. on 17 Nov 1803, she was 55.
They had the following children:
i. David. b. East Haddam, CT (prob.).
ii. Robert. b. East Haddam, CT (prob.).
8 iii. Gurdon (~1778-1856)
iv. Hannah. b. abt 1780 East Haddam, CT (prob.). Hannah d. ae 81 on 10 Dec 1861, she was 81. On 29 Dec 1808 when Hannah was 28, she m. Jedadiah (Jedediah) HALL, son of Samuel HALL & Mary PRATT, East Haddam, CT. b. on 9 Apr 1780 Middletown, CT. Jedadiah (Jedediah) d. East Haddam [Middletown], CT, ae 87 on 15 Nov 1867, he was 87.
http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1149236&id=I679
9 v. Elizabeth (1783-1869)
vi. Lydia. On 6 Dec 1826 Lydia m. John SELDEN, East Haddam, CT. b. of Middle Haddam, CT.
3. John SPENCER Brig. Gen. b. on 21 Jun 1750 East Haddam, CT; Settled in Middlefield, MA. John d. Aurora, OH on 19 Jan 1824, he was 73.
John and Susannah were dismissed from the Cong. Ch. at Middlefield, MA, to Aurora, OH, 14 June 1812. [The Amer. Gen., Jam 1953, pg. 32.] Also in 1812 (12 Jan), dau. Susannah & Warren Little were dismissed to Locke, NY, and Lucy (Fisk) Spencer,
wife of Samuel, was dismissed.
On 28 Oct 1772 when John was 22, he m. Susannah WHITE, East Haddam, CT. b. on 5 Oct 1749.
They had the following children:
10 i. John (1773-1831)
ii. Molly. b. on 23 Jul 1775 East Haddam, CT. On 27 Jan 1803 when Molly was 27, she m. James COATES, Middlefield, MA.
iii. Oliver. b. on 25 Aug 1777 East Haddam, CT. Oliver d. Middlefield, MA, ae 21 on 24 Sep 1798, he was 21.
11 iv. Samuel White (1779-1852)
v. Susannah. b. on 12 Sep 1781 East Haddam, CT. On 19 Sep 1811 when Susannah was 30, she m. Warren LITTLE, son of Barzillai LITTLE & Elizabeth BLUSH, Middlefield, MA. Warren d. on 8 Nov 1868.
12 vi. Anna (1783-)
vii. Brainerd. b. on 2 Jul 1785 Middlefield, MA. Removed to Aurora, OH.
viii. George. b. on 6 Oct 1787 Middlefield, MA.
13 ix. Selden (1790-1827)
x. Sally. b. on 20 Jul 1795.
4. Susannah SPENCER. b. on 19 Sep 1754 East Haddam, CT. Susannah d. Hamilton, NY, in her 66th year on 29 Apr 1820, she was 65.
On 19 Feb 1775 when Susannah was 20, she m. Ephraim GATES, son of Judah GATES & Lydia HURD. b. on 13 Dec 1749 East Haddam, Middlesex, CT. Ephraim d. Hamilton, NY on 13 Dec 1829, he was 80.
They had the following children:
i. Ephraim, Jr.. b. in 1780. Ephraim, Jr. d. in 1872, he was 92. Ephraim, Jr. m. Mary SPENCER, daughter of David Brainerd (Brainard) SPENCER Col. & Mary FULLER. b. on 8 Jul 1785 East Haddam, CT.
ii. Judah. b. on 22 Apr 1776. On 10 Oct 1803 when Judah was 27, he first m. Olive GATES, daughter of Joseph GATES. b. abt 1778. Olive d. 33rd year on 21 May 1811, she was 33.
On 3 Feb 1813 when Judah was 36, he second m. Sarah ACKLEY, daughter of William ACKLEY.
iii. Susannah. b. on 29 Apr 1778. Susannah d. Attica, NY on 19 Oct 1825, she was 47. Susannah m. Seymour BRAINARD.
iv. Lydia. b. on 24 Apr 1782. On 7 Feb 1826 when Lydia was 43, she m. Hazerl GOTT. b. of Hebron.
v. Achsah. b. on 5 Jun 1784. Achsah m. Obadiah FULLER.
5. Ebenezer SPENCER Colonel. b. on 13 Mar 1757 East Haddam, CT. Ebenezer d. Tolland, CT, in his 50th year on 21 Feb 1808, he was 50. On 9 May 1781 when Ebenezer was 24, he m. Chloe WEST, Tolland, CT. Chloe d. on 9 Aug 1805 50th year.
They had the following children:
i. Chloe. b. on 2 Mar 1782 Tolland, CT. Chloe d. 25th year on 24 Sep 1807, she was 25.
ii. Ruth. b. on 23 Jun 1783 Tolland, CT. Ruth d. on 19 Jan 1784.
iii. Ebenezer. b. on 8 Jan 1785 Tolland, CT. Ebenezer d. 17th year on 23 May 1801, he was 16.
iv. Polly. b. on 2 Jul 1786. Polly m. Increase CLAPP.
v. George. b. on 12 Jan 1788 Tolland, CT. George d. Hartford, CT, bet 30 Sep and 14 Oct, unmarried in 1820, he was 31.
vi. Charles. b. on 25 Dec 1790 Tolland, CT.
vii. Joseph Gates. b. abt 1793 Tolland, CT. Joseph Gates d. Norwich, VT, ae 36 on 1 Sep 1829, he was 36. On 10 Jan 1816 when Joseph Gates was 23, he m. Persis FULLER, daughter of William FULLER & Deborah, Sharon, VT. b. Malden, MA. Persis d. on 7 Feb 1879 Norwich, VT, ae 89-0-15.
viii. Betsey. b. on 29 Sep 1796 Tolland, CT. Betsey d. on 21 Feb 1800, she was 3.
ix. Otis S.. b. on 3 Sep 1798 Tolland, CT.
6. Ephraim SPENCER. b. on 31 Jan 1759 East Haddam, CT. Ephraim d. Litchfield, CT, ae 69 on 16 May 1828, he was 69. He enlisted in 1777 in Capt. Eliphalet Holme's Co, 1st Connecticut Continental Regiment. On 4 Jun 1782 when Ephraim was 23, he m. Sarah STODDARD, daughter of Aaron STODDARD & Philena STODDARD*, Litchfield, CT. b. abt 1763. Sarah d. ae 66 on 8 Jun 1830, she was 67.
They had the following children:
i. Aaron. b. on 19 Jan 1783 Litchfield, CT. Aaron d. ae 23 on 29 Oct 1806, he was 23. Aaron m. Sarah PLUMB, daughter of Ezra Jr. PLUMB & Sarah WOODRUFF. b. on 19 Oct 1784.
ii. Alban. b. on 13 Jan 1785 Litchfield, CT. Alban d. in 1861, he was 75. On 19 Jan 1807 when Alban was 22, he m. Abigail GRISWOLD. b. in 1790. Abigail d. in 1874, she was 84.
iii. Clarissa. b. on 25 Aug 1790 Litchfield, CT. Clarissa d. ae 3, g.s. on 29 Sep 1793, she was 3.
14 iv. Ephraim (1793-1853)
15 v. Elias (1795-<1831)
vi. Sally. b. on 14 Nov 1796 Litchfield, CT. On 6 Mar 1820 when Sally was 23, she m. Truman WESTOVER, Litchfield, CT. b. on 28 Aug 1797. Truman d. ae 28, g.s. on 6 Nov 1825, he was 28.
vii. Sylvester. b. on 3 Jan 1799 Litchfield, CT. Sylvester d. resided in Litchfield, CT, 1857. On 6 Dec 1821 when Sylvester was 22, he m. Lucina PHELPS, daughter of Benjamin PHELPS Capt. & Lydia GRANT, Torrington, CT. b. abt 1804 Torrington, CT.
viii. Ebenezer. b. on 16 Aug 1801 Litchfield, CT. Ebenezer d. ae 40 on 27 Oct 1840, he was 39. On 4 Mar 1823 when Ebenezer was 21, he m. Hannah MERRILL OR MERRITT.
ix. William Stoddard. b. on 18 Jul 1803 Litchfield, CT.
16 x. Truman (1806-1854)
xi. Solon. b. on 11 Oct 1810 Litchfield, CT.
7. Emmons SPENCER. b. on 3 Jul 1761 East Haddam, CT. Emmons d. Genesee Co, NY? aft 1832, he was 70. In 1790 Census was of Partridgefield (now Peru), MA, with a boy under 16 and 4 females. Living in Genesee Co, NY, 28 Nov 1832, ae 71. On 31 Jan 1781 when Emmons was 19, he m. Mary HIGGINS.
They had the following children:
i. A Twin - unknown sex. b. on 3 Jun 1781. A Twin - unknown sex d. on 3 Jun 1781.
ii. A Twin - unknown sex. b. on 3 Jun 1781. A Twin - unknown sex d. on 11 Jun 1781.
iii. Sally (perhaps). Sally (perhaps) d. on 4 Oct 1829. On 13 Nov 1806 Sally (perhaps) m. William BROWN, Peru, MA.
iv. Polly. Polly d. on 24 Oct 1813 Peru, MA.
v. Edward. Went from MA at an early age to Wilna, Jefferson, NY. Edward m. Polly MAYNARD, daughter of William MAYNARD & Lucy BALCOM.
vi. Erastus. b. on 29 Nov 1790 Peru, MA.
Third Generation -------
8. Gurdon SPENCER. b. abt 1778 East Haddam, CT (prob.). Gurdon d. East Haddam, CT, ae 77 on 26 Mar 1856, he was 78. He was admitted to the 1st Congregational Church of East Haddam, CT, 30 Oct 1835, by letter from the church in Windham, OH. Gurdon first m. Clarissa (Pratt-widow) WADSWORTH, Becket, MA. b. abt 1781. Clarissa (Pratt-widow) d. ae 46 on 23 Nov 1827, she was 46.
They had the following children:
i. Almira Prudence. b. on 4 May 1809 Becket, MA. On 18 Nov 1827 when Almira Prudence was 18, she m. Orion D. NICHOLS.
ii. Lydia Goold. b. on 6 Oct 1811 Becket, MA.
iii. Seneca. b. on 11 Nov 1813 Becket, MA.
iv. William. b. on 11 Nov 1815 Becket, MA.
Gurdon second m. Prudence SOUTHWARD, daughter of Nathan SOUTHWARD. b. abt 1782 of Becket, MA. Prudence d. ae 24 on 13 Jan 1806, she was 24.
They had the following children:
i. Matilda. b. on 21 Jun 1804 Becket, MA.
ii. David Southworth. b. on 30 Dec 1805 Becket, MA. On 30 Sep 1830 when David Southworth was 24, he m. Abigail FRARY, Becket, MA. On 13 May 1832 when Gurdon was 54, he third m. Dolly HURD, East Haddam, CT. b. abt 1796. Dolly d. East Haddam, CT, ae 81 on 30 May 1877, she was 81.
9. Elizabeth SPENCER. b. on 4 Apr 1783 East Haddam, CT (prob.). Elizabeth d. Millington Soc., East Haddam, CT, ae 86 on 30 Apr 1869, she was 86. On 2 May 1804 when Elizabeth was 21, she m. Oren GATES, son of Joseph GATES & Lucy FOOTE. b. abt 1781. Oren d. on 31 Mar 1871, he was 90.
They had the following children:
17 i. Epaphroditus Goold (1806-)
ii. Horace Spencer. b. on 16 Nov 1814. On 21 Nov 1837 when Horace Spencer was 23, he m. Laura PERRY.
iii. Levi Crosby. b. on 8 Nov 1817. On 28 Apr 1842 when Levi Crosby was 24, he first m. Jane Cooper SAVAGE. b. abt 1817. Jane Cooper d. ae 31 on 25 Feb 1848, she was 31.
On 12 Nov 1850 when Levi Crosby was 33, he second m. Elizabeth M. (Burnham-Mrs.) BURNHAM.
iv. Robert William. b. on 1 Sep 1820. On 3 Oct 1847 when Robert William was 27, he m. Mary Elizabeth WRIGHT.
v. Elizabeth Lucy. b. on 26 Dec 1822. On 19 Nov 1854 when Elizabeth Lucy was 31, she m. Charles D. BAILEY.
10. John SPENCER. b. on 17 Oct 1773 East Haddam, CT. John d. Middlefield, MA, ae 57 on 18 Aug 1831, he was 57. Occupation: He was a Blacksmith. On 23 Nov 1800 when John was 27, he m. Sally ROOT, daughter of Thomas ROOT & Alice PEASE. b. in Mar 1776. Sally d. on 11 Nov 1866, she was 90.
They had the following children:
18 i. Nelson (1801-)
ii. Sally. b. on 28 Jun 1805. Sally d. Ptiisfield, MA, ae 41-9 on 29 Mar 1847, she was 41.
iii. Anna. b. on 9 Apr 1808. Anna d. ae 18-5 on 10 Sep 1826, she was 18.
iv. Amantha. b. on 14 Jun 1810. Amantha d. on 10 Jun 1833, she was 22. On 2 Jun 1831 when Amantha was 20, she m. Charles T. SMYTH, Middlefield, MA. b. of Albany, NY.
19 v. George (twin) (1812-1859)
vi. Selden (twin). b. on 16 Feb 1812. Selden (twin) d. ae 28 (or 30) on 18 Nov 1841, he was 29. On 28 Apr 1840 when Selden (twin) was 28, he m. Polly FOOTE, daughter of James FOOTE & Roxanna DEWEY. b. on 5 Nov 1817 of Pittsfield, MA. Polly d. on 7 Mar 1898, she was 80.
20 vii. Emily (1814-1882)
21 viii. Edmund (1817-)
22 ix. Susannah (1821-1851)
11. Samuel White SPENCER. b. on 8 Oct 1779 East Haddam, CT. Samuel White d. Middlefield, MA in Jun 1852, he was 72. Samuel White first m. Elizabeth HERRICK. b. of Washington, Berkshire Co, MA.
On 18 Dec 1800 when Samuel White was 21, he second m. Lucy FISKE, Peru, MA. b. in 1780 of Partridgefield, (now Peru), MA. Lucy d. Hinsdale, MA, ae 50 on 16 Jun 1829, she was 49.
They had the following children:
i. Oliver. b. on 25 Aug 1801 Middlefield, MA. Oliver d. Mantua Twp, Portage Co, OH (prob.) on 26 Dec 1891, he was 90. Oliver first m. Anna (Mrs.) CARVER. b. in 1802 NY. Anna (Mrs.) d. aft 1850, she was 48.
On 25 Mar 1824 when Oliver was 22, he second m. Sally LITTLE, daughter of Russell LITTLE & Sally MACK, Peru, MA (int. 8 Feb, Middlefield, MA). b. on 4 Sep 1804 of Peru, MA. Sally d. ae 22 on 9 Dec 1826, she was 22.
23 ii. Samuel (1803-1858)
24 iii. Ogdan (1804-1863)
25 iv. Justin (1806-1852)
26 v. Lucy (1809-1834)
27 vi. Selden (1811-1900)
vii. Amanda. b. abt Jul 1814. Amanda d. on 14 Apr 1815 ae 0-9-2 weeks.
viii. Elias A. Thompson. b. on 11 Aug 1815 Middlefield, MA. Elias A. Thompson d. Watervliet, MI on 30 Jun 1910, he was 94. On 3 Sep 1839 when Elias A. Thompson was 24, he first m. Eliza SMITH, daughter of Mathew SMITH & Betsey WARD, int. 15 Aug. b. on 29 Apr 1818 Middlefield, MA. Eliza d. Watervliet, MI on 4 Jan 1891, she was 72.
On 23 Apr 1890 when Elias A. Thompson was 74, he second m. Marilla H. (Mrs.) EDGETT, (last digit not given). b. in 1837. Marilla H. (Mrs.) d. (last digit not given) in 1900, she was 63.
ix. William Churchill. b. on 30 Mar 1818 Middlefield, MA. William Churchill d. on 4 Mar 1858, he was 39. abt 1843 when William Churchill was 24, he m. Julia DUTTON.
x. Arvin. b. on 8 Mar 1819. Arvin d. young.
xi. Arvin F.. b. on 2 Jun 1822 Middlefield, MA. Arvin F. d. Rutland, VT, ae 49 (VR) on 1 Jun 1871, he was 48. On 26 Sep 1855 when Arvin F. was 33, he m. Margaret L. BURT, daughter of Charles BURT & Joanna JONES, Rutland, VT (being of Newton Falls, OH). b. on 3 Aug 1827 Rutland, VT. Margaret L. d. Rutland, VT, ae 78-8-10 on 13 Apr 1906, she was 78.
28 xii. Nelson (1825-1907)
12. Anna SPENCER. b. on 18 Aug 1783 Middlefield, MA. Removed to Ohio.
On 2 Oct 1803 when Anna was 20, she m. Epaphroditus LOVELAND, son of Epaphroditus LOVELAND & Eunice BASCOM, Middlefield, MA. b. on 1 Jun 1783 Hebron, CT. Epaphroditus d. Aurora, OH on 4 Aug 1865, he was 82. They had 5 children.
13. Selden SPENCER Colonel. b. on 10 Feb 1790 Middlefield, MA. Selden d. Northampton (Hinsdale), MA, ae 37 on 24 Mar 1827, he was 37.
Marriage and children per Vital Statistics of Hinsdale, MA, at Onondaga Cy Library, Syracuse, NY.
On 13 May 1813 when Selden was 23, he m. Lucy MACK, Middlefield, MA (Int. 12 Apr 1813, Hinsdale, MA). b. on 19 Feb 1790. Lucy d. Hinsdale, MA, ae 52 on 9 Dec 1841, she was 51.
They had the following children:
i. Harriett. b. on 21 Apr 1814 Hinsdale, MA.
ii. Maria. b. on 11 Feb 1816 Hinsdale, MA. Maria d. Hinsdale, MA on 13 Dec 1832.
iii. John. b. on 11 Mar 1817 Hinsdale, MA.
iv. George. b. on 14 Aug 1818 Hinsdale, MA.
v. James. b. on 26 Nov 1819 Hinsdale, MA. James d. on 2 Jul 1820 Hinsdale, MA; (Jul 3, ae 7-6-6 g.s.).
vi. Julia (twin). b. on 5 Jun 1821 Hinsdale, MA. On 28 Apr 1845, she m. Ashmun (Ashman) H. TAYLOR Dr., Hinsdale, MA.
vii. Eliza (twin). b. on 5 Jun 1821 Hinsdale, MA. On 14 Nov 1844, she m. James H. MOSELEY, Hinsdale, MA.
viii. Lucy. b. on 30 Oct 1822 Hinsdale, MA. Lucy d. Hinsdale, MA on 9 Aug 1840.
ix. Selden Jr.. b. on 18 Nov 1823 Hinsdale, MA. On 4 Apr 1848, he m. Harriett E. BLAKESLY, Hinsdale, MA.
14. Ephraim SPENCER. b. on 15 Feb 1793 Litchfield, CT. Ephraim d. Camden, Oneida, NY, ae 60 on 25 Apr 1853, he was 60. Removed to Camden 1831; had 11 children: George, Elias, Sally, Emily, Jane, William, Angelina, Henry, Warren, Electa and Andrew. On 26 Oct 1822 when Ephraim was 29, he m. Cordelia WOODEN (Woodin), Litchfield, CT. b. abt 1803 West Stockbridge, MA. Cordelia d. aft 1850, she was 47.
They had one child:
i. Elias. Elias d. of Camden, NY.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyoneida/towns/camden/pioneer/Pioneerpg186.jpg
Elias m. Patience SMITH. Patience d. on 9 Feb 1884 Camden, NY. dau of Reuben
15. Elias SPENCER. b. on 22 Mar 1795 Litchfield, CT. Elias d. Nelsonville, Athens, OH bef 4 May 1831, he was 36. Elias m. Aurilla SPENCER*. They had 2 children.
16. Truman SPENCER. b. on 3 Jan 1806 Litchfield, CT. Truman d. Camden, Oneida, NY on 7 Dec 1854, he was 48. bur. Forest Park Cemetery, Camden, NY. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyoneida/
From 'Pioneers of Camden, NY" pgs 465-66. [with photos of Truman Spencer and Spencer's Exchange. See MS Word Genealogy file "Spencer/Spencer, Oneida Pioneers].
Truman Spencer was a merchant hatter, coming from Litchfield, CT, in 1828 and settling in Camden through the influence of Artemus Trowbridge. His residence was where now stands the Harding home, and his hat store, shop and factory waas just north. He was born in Litchfield, January 3, 1806, and was married to Miss Electa Merriman of the same place, April 1828, and three days later started for the then the Far West. In 1839 Mr. Spencer built a three story building in the business portion of the village, on [the] west side of Main street. This building was not only used by Mr. Spencer, but was rented for various kinds of business. . . . On the third floor was the office of the "Camden Gazette." This building was called Spencer's Exchange.
Truman Spencer died December 7, 1854; his wife, Electa, died October 5, 1862, aged 59 years. Their remains rest in Forest Park Cemetery.
In Apr 1828 when Truman was 22, he m. Electa MERRIMAN. b. ca 1813 of Litchfield, CT. Electa d. Camden, Oneida, NY, ae 59 on 5 Oct 1862, she was 49. They had 2 children.
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