Brief Life History of Nathaniel
When Nathaniel Spens was born on 21 June 1838, in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, James Spens, was 41 and his mother, Isabella Irvine, was 39. He married Jane Ann Burnhope on 4 September 1861, in St John, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1864 and lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880 and Mount Pleasant Election Precinct, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1900. In 1900, at the age of 62, his occupation is listed as farmer in Mount Pleasant Election Precinct, Sanpete, Utah, United States. He died on 25 November 1916, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Mount Pleasant City Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Nathl Spens in household of John Leck, "Scotland Census, 1861"
- Nathaniel Spens, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Nathaniel X Spens in entry for Phenor Peterson and Clara Spens Brown, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1859 · Lancashire Rifle Volunteers
The Lancashire Rifle Volunteers started in the eighteenth century. Those that fought in the militia were selected by ballot. They were formed because of threat due to the Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic War.
Name Meaning
Scottish (Lanarkshire): variant of Spence . This surname is also found in Sweden.
History: A Scottish family with the name Spens are descended from Henry de Spens (died c. 1300), who was compelled to submit to Edward I of England in 1296. The family became established in France in 1450 when Patrick de Spens went there as an officer in Charles VII's bodyguard of Scots Guards, settled in Gascony and married the heiress of the Estignols family; this family has since been known by the name de Spens d'Estignols. The surname Spens was also established in Sweden by Sir James Spens, originally sent as an ambassador of James I of England, and created Baron of Orreholmen in 1635.
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