Sarah Elizabeth Spencer

Brief Life History of Sarah Elizabeth

When Sarah Elizabeth Spencer was born on 25 December 1814, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Spencer, was 30 and her mother, Sarah Daugherty, was 20. She married James Clifford in 1833, in Centerville, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1862 and lived in Allegheny Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. She died in April 1895, in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in American Fork Cemetery, American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William James Lyons
1812–1848
Sarah Elizabeth Spencer
1814–1895
Marriage: about 1837
James Lyons
1838–1904
Sarah Lyons
1840–1862
John Lyons
1842–1890
Catharine Lyons
1846–1862

Sources (23)

  • Elizabeth Householder in household of Jno Householder, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Elizabeth Spencer Householder, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Eliza Householder, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

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

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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Jonathon Householder by Olive Ritchie Cleverly

A SKETCH OF JONATHON HOUSEHOLDER By his Great-Granddaughter Olive R. [Ritchie] Cleverly [21 Mar 1881 - 28 Mar 1945, KWC8-WJ3] This information I have of the Householder family wa …

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