Brief Life History of Henrietta
When Henrietta Spencer was born on 5 March 1839, her father, Matthias Freeman Spencer, was 34 and her mother, Amelia Mary Brown, was 34. She married Edward Hunter on 20 November 1856, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1850 and lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. She died on 1 January 1886, in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Peoria, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (12)
- Henrietta Fordham in household of Elijah Fordham, "United States Census, 1850"
- Henrietta in entry for Ellen Hannah Hunter, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"
- Henrietta Hunter in household of Edward Hunter, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1793–1883 Male
1839–1886 Female
Children (3)
1859– Female
1863–1865 Female
1866–1936 Male
Parents and Siblings
1804–1883 Male
1804–1877 Female
Siblings (10)
1828–1850 Male
1829–1901 Female
1831–1909 Female
1833–1878 Female
1835–1913 Female
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World Events (8)
1846
Age 7
1850
Age 11
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Age 17
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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