Almira Spencer

20 July 1816–1 April 1901 (Age 84)
West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

The Life Summary of Almira

When Almira Spencer was born on 20 July 1816, in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, her father, Moses Roswell Spencer, was 27 and her mother, Alma Flagg, was 27. She married Coley Enoch Betts on 1 May 1841, in Adams, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Ursa Township, Adams, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Adams, Illinois, United States in 1860. She died on 1 April 1901, in Mendon, Adams, Illinois, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Mendon, Adams, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Coley Enoch Betts
1808–1886
Almira Spencer
1816–1901
Marriage: 1 May 1841
James A. Betts
1842–1901
Harriet Elizabeth Betts
1844–1920
Mary Alma Betts
1846–1910
Almira Sophia Betts
1849–1849
Charlotte Amelia Betts
1850–1851
William Seymour Betts
1854–1928
Lucy Maria Betts
1856–1856
Ellen Sophia Betts
1861–1946

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1 May 1841Adams, Illinois, United States
    • Children

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819
    Age 3
    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 
    1825
    Age 9
    Historical Boundaries: 1825: Adams, Illinois, United States
    1839 · From Swamp to Beautiful Place
    Age 23
    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Spence
    Spenser
    Spender

    Sources (12)

    • Almira Mets in household of Cola E Mets, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Almira Spencer, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
    • Almira S Betts in household of Caleb E Betts, "United States Census, 1870"

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