Brief Life History of William Nelson
When William Nelson Spafford Sr was born on 23 January 1827, in Frontenac, Upper Canada, British North America, his father, Horace Spafford, was 29 and his mother, Martha Stiles, was 28. He married Emma Marie Johnson on 13 March 1851, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Springville, Utah, Utah, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1851. He died on 26 April 1903, in Annabella, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Annabella Cemetery, Annabella, Sevier, Utah, United States.
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- William Spafford, "United States Census, 1870"
- Wm M Spafford, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
- Wm. M. Spafford, "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1846
Historical Boundaries: 1846: Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Iowa, United States 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English (Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire):
habitational name usually from Spalford (Nottinghamshire). The placename may derive from Old English Spaldas, the name of an Anglian tribe who settled chiefly in the fen-lands of Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire, or from spald ‘ditch, trench’ + ford ‘ford’.
variant of Spofforth, a habitational name from Spofforth (Yorkshire), probably from Old English spot ‘small piece, plot of land’ + ford ‘ford’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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William Nelson Spafford was a native of Canada, born January 23, 1827, and was a son of Horace and Martha Spafford. His ancestors were French Canadians, but during the period of pioneer development at …
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