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Ambrose Spencer

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Ambrose Spencer

Birth
Washington County, New York, USA
Death
10 Aug 1887 (aged 79)
Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec 4, Grave 959
Memorial ID
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Ambrose Spencer was born 20 Oct 1807 in Washington Co., NY to John Spencer and Nancy Warriner. He had 11 siblings. He married Mercy Ann Russell, daughter of Rueben Russell and Lydia Vaughan in NY on 28 Jul 1831. From this union, 6 children were born - John, William, Alonzo, Rodolph, Calista and Orra.
Ambrose lived in New York, Wisconsin, Iowa and Kansas where he passed away on 10 Aug 1887.
with his wife, Mercy, had passed away in Iowa in 1875.
Of Ambrose and Mercy's children - two (William and Calista) died in infancy, one son(Alonzo), who served during the Civil War, died in Wisconsin at the age of 40, two other sons (John and Rodolph)
also served during the Civil War; and Orra was a circuit preacher.

1860 United States Federal Census Magnolia, Rock, Wisconsin
✿ Ambrose Spencer 53
✿ Mercey A Spencer 47
✿ John Spencer 29
✿ Alonzo E Spencer 22
✿ Rudolf A Spencer 16
✿ Orra L Spencer 6
✿ Lydia Russell 84

Note: Lydia is Mercy's mother.
Ambrose Spencer was born 20 Oct 1807 in Washington Co., NY to John Spencer and Nancy Warriner. He had 11 siblings. He married Mercy Ann Russell, daughter of Rueben Russell and Lydia Vaughan in NY on 28 Jul 1831. From this union, 6 children were born - John, William, Alonzo, Rodolph, Calista and Orra.
Ambrose lived in New York, Wisconsin, Iowa and Kansas where he passed away on 10 Aug 1887.
with his wife, Mercy, had passed away in Iowa in 1875.
Of Ambrose and Mercy's children - two (William and Calista) died in infancy, one son(Alonzo), who served during the Civil War, died in Wisconsin at the age of 40, two other sons (John and Rodolph)
also served during the Civil War; and Orra was a circuit preacher.

1860 United States Federal Census Magnolia, Rock, Wisconsin
✿ Ambrose Spencer 53
✿ Mercey A Spencer 47
✿ John Spencer 29
✿ Alonzo E Spencer 22
✿ Rudolf A Spencer 16
✿ Orra L Spencer 6
✿ Lydia Russell 84

Note: Lydia is Mercy's mother.

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