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Martha SPENCER

Martha SPENCER

Female 1771 - 1848  (76 years)

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  • Name Martha SPENCER 
    Birth 4 Aug 1771  Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Baptism 15 Sep 1771  Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Religion 10 Feb 1840  Vinalhaven, Knox, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Baptist > 20 years 
    Death 12 Jan 1848  [4, 5
    Person ID I2765  Stanwood Family
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2021 

    Father Simeon SPENCER,   b. Abt 1748   d. Bef 1790 (Age < 41 years) 
    Mother Abigail (_____)   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F553  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Theophilus HOPKINS,   b. 5 Mar 1757   d. 22 Dec 1836 (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 8 Jan 1791  Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    Children 
     1. Theophilus HOPKINS,   b. 28 Dec 1792   d. 29 Oct 1834 (Age 41 years)
     2. Richard HOPKINS,   b. 5 Mar 1794   d. 27 Sep 1868 (Age 74 years)
     3. William HOPKINS,   b. 23 Mar 1796   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. William HOPKINS,   b. 23 Mar 1798   d. 27 Mar 1866 (Age 68 years)
     5. Watson HOPKINS,   b. 23 Apr 1800   d. 17 Jun 1885 (Age 85 years)
     6. Simeon HOPKINS,   b. 29 Mar 1802   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Abigail HOPKINS,   b. 16 Feb 1804   d. Oct 1876 (Age 72 years)
     8. Mary HOPKINS,   b. 13 Mar 1806   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Levina HOPKINS,   b. 26 Feb 1808   d. 13 Jan 1877 (Age 68 years)
     10. Spencer HOPKINS,   b. 24 Feb 1810   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Martha HOPKINS,   b. 8 Apr 1812   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Elmira HOPKINS,   b. 25 Sep 1816   d. Yes, date unknown
     13. Lurana HOPKINS,   b. 23 Sep 1819   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F120  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2024 

  • Sources 
    1. [S309] Massachusetts, Barnstable, Truro, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, vol. 2, p. 49; entry for Marther (sic) Spencer and John Spencer,.
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    2. [S1674] DB: Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850.
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    3. [S919] United States, Ancestry.com, "U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Fi, Entry for Theophilus Hopkins and widow Martha Hopkins, stating marriage 8 January 1791 with attestations from friends and associates.
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    4. [S374] Daughters of the American Revolution, Application Files, Non-notarized page, citing Theophilus Hopkins Bible record, supplemental documentation submitted with membership application, Marjorie Virginia Sellon, no. 606,936.
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      RC-A019551-M606936-SD-102506
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    5. [S1166] Find A Grave, 10 December 2018; memorial page for Theophilus Hopkins, showing joint gravestone for Theophilus Hopkins (-1836) and Martha, his wife, ([-?-] – 12 January 1948), aged 76 years, 5 months and 8 days; Find A Grave Memorial no. 11,072,171.
      Citing Mount View Cemetery, Camden, Knox County, Maine; the accompanying photograph by user William Hopkins provides legible image of Martha’s death date and age
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    6. [S848] Daughters of the American Revolution, Application Files, Notarized transcription of Bible record for family of Theophilus and Martha (Spencer) Hopkins, supplemental documentation submitted with membership application, Marjorie Virginia Sellon, no. 606,936, Daughters of the American Revolution.
      RC-A019551-M606936-103105
      RC-A019551-M606936-103105
      RC-A019551-M606936-SD-102506
      RC-A019551-M606936-SD-102506




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