When Flavius Josephus Spear was born on 4 April 1842, in Wisconsin, United States, his father, Edwin Spear, was 36 and his mother, Mary C. Sawyer, was 27. He married Armina Sophrona Badger on 13 September 1883. He lived in Raymond, Racine, Wisconsin, United States in 1850 and Wyocena, Columbia, Wisconsin, United States in 1860. He died on 12 February 1907, in Seattle, King, Washington, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, King, Washington, United States.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Historical Boundaries 1851: Lewis, Oregon Territory, United States 1852: Thurston, Oregon Territory, United States 1852: King, Oregon Territory, United States 1853: King, Washington Territory, United States 1889: King, Washington, United States
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
English (Devon): nickname from Middle English spere ‘spear’ (Old English spere), perhaps used for a tall, thin person, or for a maker or skilled user of spears. Compare Spearman .
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