Brief Life History of Julia Josephine
When Julia Josephine Spencer was born on 9 April 1837, in New York City, New York County, New York, United States, her father, Matthias Freeman Spencer, was 32 and her mother, Amelia Mary Brown, was 32. She married Erastus Snow on 11 April 1856, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. She died on 31 October 1909, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States.
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- Julia Fordham in household of Elijah Fordham, "United States Census, 1850"
- Julia Josephine Spencer Snow, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Josephine Spencer in entry for Edward H Snow, "Utah, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, 1847-1868"
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1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1861
Historical Boundaries: 1861: Washington, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Washington, Utah, United States
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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