Brief Life History of Harriet
When Harriet Spangler was born in 1819, in Warrington Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Peter Spangler, was 30 and her mother, Susannah Maish, was 19. She married Ephraim Shelley about 1841, in Warrington Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in South Middleton Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. She died on 11 April 1874, at the age of 55, and was buried in Boiling Springs, South Middleton Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Harriet Shelly in household of Ephrm Shelly, "United States Census, 1870"
- Harriet Spangler Shelly, "Find A Grave Index"
- Harriet Shelly in household of Ephraim Shelly, "United States Census, 1850"
Spouse and Children
1822–1894 Male
1819–1874 Female
Children (4)
1842– Male
1850– Male
1856–1907 Male
– Female
Parents and Siblings
1789–1850 Male
1800–1873 Female
Siblings (12)
1814–1837 Male
1819–1874 Female
1821–1874 Female
1822–1870 Female
1825–1894 Male
+7 More Children
World Events (6)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 0
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 1
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 17
Name Meaning
German (Bavaria): originally an occupational name for a maker of buckles, from an agent derivative of a diminutive of Middle High German spange ‘clasp, buckle, ornamental fastening’, later coming to mean ‘tinsmith, plumber’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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