Brief Life History of Mary Pluma
When Mary Pluma Spencer was born on 26 January 1818, in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, her father, Moses Roswell Spencer, was 29 and her mother, Alma Flagg, was 28. She married Thomas Jefferson Williamson on 19 October 1840, in Caswell, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Missouri, United States in 1870 and Jasper Township, Ralls, Missouri, United States in 1880. She died on 6 May 1889, in West Hartford, Ralls, Missouri, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Ralls, Missouri, United States.
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- Mary Williamson in household of Thomas Williamson, "United States Census, 1860"
- Mary P Spencer, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Mary P Spence, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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1819 · State Capital moves to Vandalia
Vandalia was founded in 1819 as a new capital because Kaskaskia was under the threat of floods. The history of the name Vandalia is uncertain. Under the law which Vandalia was founded states that the title of capital would not be moved from there for twenty years. Even though it was the capital it was never the most populous area in Illinois.
1835
Historical Boundaries: 1835: Adams, Illinois, United States
1839 · From Swamp to Beautiful Place
By 1829 Venus, Illinois had grown sufficiently and in 1832 was one of the contenders for the new county seat. However, the honor was awarded to a nearby city, Carthage. In 1834 the name Venus was changed to Commerce because the settlers felt that the new name better suited their plans. But during late 1839, arriving members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the small town of Commerce and in April 1840 it was renamed Nauvoo by Joseph Smith Jr., who led the Latter-Day Saints to Nauvoo to escape persecution in Missouri. The name Nauvoo is derived from the traditional Hebrew language. It is notable that by 1844 Nauvoo's population had swollen to around 12,000 residents, rivaling the size of Chicago at the time. After the Latter-Day Saints left the population settled down toward 2,000 people.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): occupational name for someone who dispensed provisions or money, from Middle English spenser(e), spencer(e) ‘household steward, butler, almoner’ (Anglo-Norman French espenser, Old French despensier). Compare Spence and Spender . There is some dispute about the origins of the Spencer family, whose most famous member in recent times was the late Princess of Wales, born Lady Diana Spencer (1961–97). Some sources say that they are descended from William the Conqueror's steward, Robert Despencer. What is clear is that by the 15th century they had become prosperous from sheep farming in Northamptonshire. Robert Spencer (died 1627) was said to be the wealthiest man in England. Their titles have included Earls of Sunderland and Earls Spencer; and through the female line the 5th Earl of Sunderland also became Duke of Marlborough in 1733. This connection was the result of the marriage, in 1700, of the 3rd Duke of Sunderland to the daughter of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. The youngest son of this union, John Spencer (1708–46), was the father of the 1st Earl Spencer (1734–83).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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