Brief Life History of Michael
When Michael Spessard was born in 1765, in Codorus Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Spessard, was 22 and his mother, Katharina Stettle, was 43. He married Barbara Eby in 1789, in Catawba, Roanoke, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Botetourt, Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Roanoke, Virginia, United States in 1840. He died about 1848, at the age of 84, and was buried in Catawba, Roanoke, Virginia, United States.
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Sources (14)
- Michael Spesard, "United States Census, 1840"
- Michael Shepert in entry for William Evans, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
- Michael Spessard, "United States Census, 1830"
Spouse and Children
1765–1848 Male
1768–1858 Female
Children (5)
1790–1854 Female
1793–1824 Female
1796–1860 Male
1799–1869 Female
1803–1878 Female
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1776
Age 11
1776
Age 11
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
Age 22
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt.
Americanized form of German Spessart: topographic name, earlier Spechtshart ‘woodpecker forest’, as for example the Spessart mountains southeast of Frankfurt am Main.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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