Brief Life History of Spencer
When Spencer Arnold was born on 12 April 1794, in Penobscot, Maine, United States, his father, Joseph Arnold, was 24 and his mother, Elizabeth Whittier, was 17. He married Nancy Soule on 7 January 1816, in Palermo, Waldo, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 24 November 1874, in Bradford, Penobscot, Maine, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Williams Cemetery, Bradford, Penobscot, Maine, United States.
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Sources (7)
- Spencer Arnold, "United States Census, 1860"
- Spencer Arnold, "United States Census, 1870"
- Spencer Arnold, "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980"
Spouse and Children
1794–1874 Male
1794–1874 Female
Children (7)
1817–1827 Female
1819–1888 Male
1822–1826 Female
1824–1904 Female
1827–1878 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1771–1835 Male
1776–1808 Female
Siblings (3)
1794–1874 Male
1796–1879 Male
1801–1854 Male
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 6
1803
Age 9
1816
Age 22
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, German, Dutch, French (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Croatian, and Slovenian: from the ancient Germanic personal name Arnwald (Middle English Arnold, Old French Arnaut), composed of the elements arn ‘eagle’ + wald ‘rule, power’. This name was introduced to Britain by the Normans.
English: habitational name from either of two places called Arnold in Nottinghamshire and East Yorkshire, from Old English earn ‘eagle’ + halh ‘nook’.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): adoption of the German personal name (see 1 above), at least in part on account of its resemblance to the Jewish name Aaron .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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