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Samuel Henry Spencer 1843 – 1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1843

Birth Location: Kent, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 22 Feb 1901

Death Location: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA

Father: Samuel II

Mother: Elizabeth Butrick

Spouse(s): Melissa Fields

Children(s): Samuel Spencer, Emily Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Minta Spencer, Roy Spencer

Samuel Henry Spencer was born in 1843 in Kent, Ontario, Canada, the child of Samuel Spencer II and Elizabeth Mary Butrick. Samuel Henry Spencer later married Melissa Jane Fields, and together they raised children including Samuel Henry Spencer, Emily E Spencer, Elizabeth L Spencer, Minta S Spencer and Roy George Spencer. In 1901, Samuel Henry Spencer passed away in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA.

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Parents

Samuel II
1796 – 1886
Birth Location: England, UK
SI
Elizabeth Butrick
1801 – 1869
Birth Location: England, UK
EB

Spouses(s)

Melissa Fields
1841 – 1885
Birth Location: Howard, Kent Co, Ontario, Canada
MF

Children(s)

Samuel Spencer
1864 – 1897
Birth Location: Howard Twp, Kent, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
SS
Emily Spencer
1867 –
Birth Location: Howard Twp, Kent, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
ES
Elizabeth Spencer
1869 – 1949
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
ES
Minta Spencer
1871 – 1900
Birth Location: Howard twp., Kent Co., Ontario, Canada
MS
Roy Spencer
1874 – 1940
Birth Location: Ridgetown, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
RS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 3 Mar 1843
    Event Place: Kent, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 22 Feb 1901
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
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