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From: "parkinson" <>
Subject: Re: [GM-L] Bennett - Spencer
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 16:27:10 -0500
References: <004601c4b479$39be93d0$0200a8c0@harry>

Name: Spencer, Nelson
Township: Middlefield
County: Hampshire
State: Massachusetts
Year: 1840
Roll: M704_184
Page: 249
Image: 98

Spencer, Nelson, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 30-40, 1 female under 5, 1 female 10
and under 15, 1 female 30-40
(this would seem to account for Nelson est. age 38, Sophronia est age 36,
John est age 9, Mary est age 4 and Ann est age 13)
if there was another daughter, one could surmise she died young.)

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Name: Nelson Spencer
Age: 48
Estimated Birth Year: 1801
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Home in 1850
(City,County,State): Middlefield, Hampshire, Massachusetts

Line 2, dwelling 17, family 17
Nelson spencer, 48, m, farmer, 800, MA
Sophronia Spencer, 46, f, CT,
Ann Spencer, 23, f, MA
John N. Spencer, 20, m, farmer, MA
Mary Spencer, 14, f, MA

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Name: Nelson Spencer
Age in 1860: 58
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1860: Middlefield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: View image
Post Office: Middlefield
Roll: M653_505
Page: 319
Year: 1860
Head of Household: Nelson Spencer

Page: 2
Roll: M432_320

line 20, dwelling 757, family 131
Nelson Spencer, 58, m, farmer, 450, MA

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Name: John Spencer
Age in 1870: 39
Estimated Birth Year: 1830
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1870: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Hazardville
Roll: M593_102
Page: 306
Image: 614
Year: 1870

line 33, dwelling 667, family 835
Spencer, John, 39, m, w, farmer, 36,000, 3,000, MA
Spencer, Matilda 33, f, w, keeping house, MA
Spencer, Willie E., 7, m, w, CT
Spencer, Flora (cannot read initial), 5, f, w, CT
Spencer, Nelson, 68, m, w, blacksmith, MA
Spencer, Sophronia, 67, f, w, keeping house, MA

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Name: Sophronia SPENCER
Age: 76
Estimated birth year: <1804>
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Occupation: None
Relation: Mother
Home in 1880: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Marital status: Widowed
Race: White
Gender: Female
Head of household: John N. SPENCER
Year: 1880; Census Place: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: T9_99;
Family History Film: 1254099; Page: 161A; Enumeration District: 33; Image:
0322.

line 14, dwelling 138, family 169
Spencer, John N., 49, wife Matilda E, 42, children, Flora M, 15, Geo. H, 9,
Frank S, 5, Arthur J, 2, Sophronia, 76, mother, widow
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The Middlefield, Hampshire Co. VR might hold the marriage of Nelson and
Sophronia and even the births of the children. I have only the Essex Co
and Middlesex Co, MA Vital Records, so cannot help there.

Hope this is of some help.

Happy Hunting!
Kathy Parkinson

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