When Spofford was born about 1754, in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Amos Spofford, was 26 and his mother, Abigail Pearl, was 24. He died on 14 January 1755, in his hometown, at the age of 2.
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English (Yorkshire): habitational name from Spofforth (Yorkshire), recorded as Spotford in the late 12th century. The placename probably derives from Old English spot ‘small piece, plot of land’ + ford ‘ford’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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