John Decker
SPENCER
(b.
4 October 1832
,
Orange, New York, USA
d.
20 October 1917
,
Wakefield, Nebraska, USA
)
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John Decker SPENCER was born 4 October 1832 in Orange, New York, USA
John Decker SPENCER was the child of Joseph SPENCER and Sally UNKNOWN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nathan SPENCER and Hannah UNKNOWNSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
John Decker married Charity GOLDSMITH abt. 1850 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charity GOLDSMITH was born abt. 1832 Charity died abt. 1863
John Decker SPENCER died 20 October 1917 in Wakefield, Nebraska, USA.
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Charity GOLDSMITH-- Date: abt. 1850 Place:
Children of John Decker SPENCER and Charity GOLDSMITH:
Mary Elizabeth SPENCER (b.16 August 1858, Elmira, New York, USA d. 25 February 1944, Dakota, Nebraska, USA)
m. Henry H HARRIS 24 November 1875
m. Edgar M (Edward) PHILLIPS 15 July 1923
Charity GOLDSMITH-- Date: abt. 1850 Place: Children of John Decker SPENCER and Charity GOLDSMITH:
Mary Elizabeth SPENCER (b.16 August 1858, Elmira, New York, USA d. 25 February 1944, Dakota, Nebraska, USA)m. Henry H HARRIS 24 November 1875
m. Edgar M (Edward) PHILLIPS 15 July 1923
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1832 Birth 4 October 1832
Orange, New York, USA
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1858 Birth of ChildMary Elizabeth SPENCER was born 16 August 1858, Elmira, New York, USA
John Decker was 25 years old.
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states. 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry. 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1917 Death 20 October 1917
Wakefield, Nebraska, USA
He died at the age of 85.
Obituary
OLD SETTLER PASSES AWAY
John D. Spencer Dies at His Home in Wakefield last Satruday-Was 85 years of age-John Decker Spencer was born in Orange County, New Jersey (New York), October 4, 1832. When quite young he married Charity Goldsmith and to this union three children were born, of whom only one, Mrs. Mary E. Harris, of Homer Nebr. survives.
His first wife dying in 1863, Mr. Spencer married Harriett Carnrike on August 13, 1864. They moved to Nebraska in the spring of 1870, being among the first settlers of Dakota County.
In 1875 they moved to Wisconsin, and lived there until 1898, when they moved back to
Wakefield, Nebr., and here they remained until the end. Mr. Spencer had been failing for some two years, and for the last year had been very weak and ill. He quietly breathed his last in sleep on the 20th of October, 1917, at the advanced age of eighty-five years and sixteen days. He leaves to mourn his loss, besides the above named, a wife and eight children, namely...Read MORE...
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OLD SETTLER PASSES AWAY
John D. Spencer Dies at His Home in Wakefield last Satruday-Was 85 years of age-John Decker Spencer was born in Orange County, New Jersey (New York), October 4, 1832. When quite young he married Charity Goldsmith and to this union three children were born, of whom only one, Mrs. Mary E. Harris, of Homer Nebr. survives.
His first wife dying in 1863, Mr. Spencer married Harriett Carnrike on August 13, 1864. They moved to Nebraska in the spring of 1870, being among the first settlers of Dakota County.
In 1875 they moved to Wisconsin, and lived there until 1898, when they moved back to
Wakefield, Nebr., and here they remained until the end. Mr. Spencer had been failing for some two years, and for the last year had been very weak and ill. He quietly breathed his last in sleep on the 20th of October, 1917, at the advanced age of eighty-five years and sixteen days. He leaves to mourn his loss, besides the above named, a wife and eight children, namely...Read MORE...
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John is buried at: Wakefield Cemetery Wakefield, Dixon County, Nebraska, USA
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