Born in Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Oliver Marlborough Spencer
and Anna (Ogden) Spencer
Sister of
Robert Spencer, Elizabeth (Spencer) Blachley, Jerusha Spencer, Nancy (Spencer) Halsted, Sophia B (Spencer) Ford, Sarah Bloomfield (Spencer) Evans, Oliver Marlborough Spencer and Mary Stockton Spencer
Wife of
Edward Meeks Jr.
— married
10 Jun 1802 [location unknown]
Mother of
Hetty Ann Meeks, Susan Sophia (Meeks) White, Edward Meeks III, Oliver Spencer Meeks, Peter Meeks, Nathaniel Evans Meeks, Sarah Emma Evans Meeks and Mary Elizabeth Meeks
Died
at age 62
in Kenton, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Feb 2012
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Biography
Dorothea was born in 1781 in New Jersey. She married Edward Meeks, Jr. She died in 1841 in Kenton County, Kentucky.
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 9 May 2021), memorial page for Dorothea C Spencer Meeks (11 Sep 1781–4 Nov 1841), Find A Grave: Memorial #91702485, citing Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Todd Whitesides (contributor 47553735).
- https://archive.org/stream/ogdenfamilyiname00whee#page/130/mode/2up
- https://archive.org/stream/ogdenfamilyiname00whee#page/238/mode/2up
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Spencer-2981 created through the import of i2f9f4_5524042z4w54bsf29ef4t1.ged on Feb 20, 2012 by Drew Meeks. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Drew and others.
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