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Great-Grandparents of Charles Spencer and Eva Wood

SPENCER A4

Parents - SPENCER A5

John SPENCER ~ His son's death record gives Massachusetts as John's place of birth.  The same source gives his wife's name as Betsey.  One problem with a source like this is that it is third-hand and may not be correct in any detail.  I think this will take some serious digging in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.  This has been frustrating for me since it is our primary line and it appears that John was a very popular first name for Spencer males in New England.

Possible marriages found in CT that fit the time frame....

John Spencer/Elizabeth Coe, m. 12/16/1807 at Madison, CT
John Spencer/Elizabeth King, m. 1810 at Suffield, CT
John Spencer/ Betsey Basset, m. 7/3/1811 at Guilford, CT
John J. Spencer/Elizabeth Ward Vaill, m. 7/5/1812 at Guilford, CT

Betsey (or Elizabeth?) (______) ~ Her son's death record gives Rhode Island as Betsey's place of birth.  See comments above.

CHILDREN:  John, probably others

Research Note - needs much work.

Parents unknown
Parents unknown
Joseph NORTHUP ~ born about 1792, probably in Rhode Island.  He may be a son or nephew of Gideon Northup and Avis Slocum but I have been unable to confirm this.  He married Lucy Hazard about 1812-1813, probably in Rhode Island.  He died Feb 21, 1875 at Middletown, RI.  This is another line that has resisted "cracking" - there are a ton of Northup records in Rhode Island, but Joseph seems to have avoided leaving genealogical tracks.

Lucy HAZARD ~ born about 1794 in Washington County, RI.  There are even more Hazards than Northups in Rhode Island and the most popular name seems to have been Thomas, making it difficult to sort Lucy's father from the others.

CHILDREN:  Joseph, Avis S., possibly others

Research Note - Joseph's parentage, specifics about Lucy...

Parents unknown
Thomas HAZARD

Lucy Waite CONGDON

Samuel WOOD ~ born 1806-1810; married Mary Ann Wood Dec 9, 1826 at Stoughton, MA.  Based on Norfolk County probate records regarding guardianship of the children, Samuel died about 1849, apparently while serving in the Army.

Mary Ann WOOD ~ born about 1808.  I have been unable to find her in the Woods of Norfolk and Bristol counties.

CHILDREN:  Lorenzo, Roxanna, H. Shepard, Sally Ann, Lucy Ann, Mary Ann, Lysander, George W., Benjamin F., Charles Edwards

Wood Mary Ann 1850.gif (36158 bytes)  1850 Randolph Census Image (note that Shepard was counted here and also with the Whitings in Stoughton!)

Research Note:  A check with the Stoughton Town Clerk might produce much of the missing information!

Shepard WOOD

Mary (______)

Henry WOOD

Mother unknown

Henry B. WHITING ~ born about 1812; married Susan Bartlett Wentworth Apr 26, 1835 at Stoughton, MA; died Aug 21, 1873 at Stoughton.  Henry was a boot maker and apparently lived in Stoughton his entire life.  His burial place is unknown, but is almost certainly Stoughton.

Susan Bartlett WENTWORTH ~ born about 1818 in Massachusetts.  Her death and burial information is unknown.

CHILDREN:  Rachel Maria, Susan Adalaide, George Henry, John Lyman, Sarah A., Hiram E., Horace Everett, Martha Almira, Elbridge Gardner, Charles Walter

whiting henry 1850.gif (56870 bytes)  1850 Stoughton Census image

Research Note:  A check with the Stoughton Town Clerk might produce the missing information!

John WHITING

Olive TURNER

Lyman WENTWORTH

Temperance MOREY

Albert HOWARD ~ born Oct 2, 1800 at Bridgewater, MA; married Eliza Blanchard on his birthday, 1822 at North Bridgewater (Brockton), MA.  He died Jan 1, 1864 at Randolph, MA.  Note: There were two death records for Albert found at the Massachusetts Archives: one dated 12/30/1863 and one dated 1/1/1864. The first gave kidney disease/dropsy as the cause of death and the second gave consumption.  I have no explanation.  His burial location is unknown.

Eliza BLANCHARD ~ born Nov 2, 1802 at Stoughton, MA; died Jan 4, 1868 at Boston, MA.  Her burial location is also unknown.

CHILDREN:  Albert, Francis, Eliza Ann, Edwin, Mary Holmes, Jonathan B., Frederick A., Daniel Cary, William Wallace, George Field

Howard Albert 1850.gif (104447 bytes)  1850 Braintree Census image

Research Note:  A check with the Randolph Town Clerk could resolve the burial locations.

Gideon HOWARD

Molly WILLIS

Jonathan BLANCHARD

Elizabeth GOLDTHWAIT

Joel WOOD ~ born Jan 5, 1815 at Braintree, MA; married Eliza Howard Nov 24, 1833 at Easton, MA; died Aug 19, 1890 at Randolph, MA and is buried in Union Cemetery in the same town.

Eliza HOWARD ~ born Aug 16, 1813 at Canton, MA; died Jan 18, 1874 at Randolph, MA and is also buried there in Union Cemetery.

CHILDREN:  Elisa Ann, William H., George Lyman, Joel Dexter, Edwin Augustus

Wood Joel 1850.gif (35465 bytes)  1850 Randolph Census Image

Research Note:  A check with the Easton, Canton, Stoughton and Randolph Town Clerks would be helpful.

Barnabas WOOD

Sarah LOVELL

(______) HOWARD

(______) DRAKE

Last update:  2/27/2005  ~  [12 of 16 ancestors in this generation identified]