Brief Life History of Lydia
When Lydia Spencer was born on 2 June 1721, in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, her father, Samuel Spencer, was 25 and her mother, Martha Briggs, was 12. She married John Albro IV on 15 January 1740, in West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died after 1790, in West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States.
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- Lydia Spencer, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
- Lidia Spencer, "Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916"
- Lidia Spencer, "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945"
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1723 · Pirates Hung in Newport
On July 17, 1723, twenty-eight pirates are hung in Newport, Rhode Island.
1763 · First Synagogue in America
The first Jewish Synagogue in America was built in Newport, Rhode Island in 1763. It still stands today, making it the oldest synagogue in the United States.
1772 · The Gaspee Affair
On June 9, 1772, colonists that are angry with the trade restrictions that Britain put them under, board the HMS Gaspee and set it ablaze. This was the first act of violence against the British on the North American continent.
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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