Daniel Hill Spencer (1762 - 1851)

Born 23 Jun 1762 in Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont

Ancestors

Husband of Maria Spencer — married 28 Oct 1784 in Springfield, Vermont, USA

Descendants

Died 1851 at about age 88 in Dryden, Lapeer County, Michigan, USA

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Biography

Daniel Spencer performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

Daniel Spencer is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-294838
Rank: PRIVATE

Daniel Spencer is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A106889.

Daniel Hill Spencer was born on June 23, 1762 in Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont. He is the son of Timothy Spencer and Lois Hill. Daniel passed away in about 1851, at Dryden, Lapeer County, Michigan, USA.

Daniel Hill Spencer marries Maria Spencer on October 28, 1784 in Springfield, Windsor Co., Vermont. Maria Spencer is the daughter of Simeon Spencer and Esther Gould. Maria was born in about 1765 in Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont. Maria dies on August 26, 1845 and is buried in Lapeer County, Michigan.

Daniel enlisted as a soldier in May or June of 1778 at Charlestown, New Hampshire under Captain Martin's Company, Col. Peabody's Regiment, New Hampshire State Troops. Daniel was in service at Newport Rhode Island, where the British were stationed and fought against the British under General Sullivan.

In June or July of 1779, Daniel became a member of Capt. Thomas Sawyer's Co, Col. Barrett's Regt. and marched to Rutland. Daniel was enlisted as a Scout. After he was discharged he returned to Springfield in that same year. In October of 1780, he re-enlisted in Benjamin Cox's Co., Col. Barrett's Regt. where he did service at Ft. Barnard. Again after being discharged he returned back to Springfield.

Daniel moves the family to Hinesburgh, Chittenden, Vermont in about 1788, where they remained for about nine years. Daniel's name appears in Springfield on a list of Freemen in 1794.

Daniel, Maria and their young family moved to Lower Canada around 1797 (Chatham, Quebec), where they stayed for about seventeen years. Upon arriving in Canada, Daniel makes petitions for land. He is granted 200 acres as a Revolutionary Soldier. He pays for homes to be built for himself, his son Cyrus, his son Daniel Jr. and Daniel Jr.'s son Moses.

Daniel makes a final move to Dryden, Lapeer Co, Michigan to live with his daughter Alma and her husband Luke Perkins around May 10, 1841. Daniel is listed on the 1850 Census with Alma (since remarried to William Fletcher) as 98 years old.

In June of 2012, Daniel Hill Spencer was honored with a new Cemetery Headstone. This ceremony was organized by the Nipissing Chapter of the Michigan Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) and the Michigan Society Sons of the American Revolution (MISSAR).

Marriage

"Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954 - Transcript"

Name: Daniel Spencer.

Event Type: Marriage.

Event Date: 28 Oct 1784.

Event Place: Springfield, Vermont, United States.

Gender: Male.

Spouse's Name: Maria Spencer

Spouse's Gender: Female

Spouse's Age: ()

Spouse's Birth Date:() Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): ()Spouse's Father's Name: () :Spouse's Mother's Name: ()

Death

Burial: North Dryden Cemetery, Dryden, Lapeer County, Michigan, USA

Plot: Unmarked Grave

Military Service

DAR Ancestor #: A106889

SPENCER, DANIEL

Service: NEW HAMPSHIRE - VERMONT Rank: PRIVATE

Birth: 6-23-1762 SPRINGFIELD NEW HAMPSHIRE

Death: POST 1850 DRYDEN LAPEER CO MICHIGAN

Pension Number: *S29474 Service Source: *S29474

Service Description:

1) CAPT MARTIN, COL PEABODY, NH STATE TROOPS;

2) CAPTS THOMAS SAWYER, BARNARD, COX, COL BARRETT, VT TROOPS

Residence City: SPRINGFIELD - County: WINDSOR CO - State: VERMONT

Spouse: MARIA SPENCER

Land Petitions

"Quebec, Notarial Records, 1800-1920 - Terrebonne, Pierre-Rémi Gagnier" Concessions in 1810 and 1813 of the Lordship of the Petite Nation At the Registry of Notary Pierre Gagnier Remi, there are acts distributed by Joseph Papineau in 1810 concessions and 1813. We also find the survey certificate signed by Joseph Senet, land of the Assumption for most acts. The survey took place in 1805. It was at this time that were distributed concessions to the island Roussin.

Act # 5870, page 295 Daniel Spencer Hill junior, Daniel Spencer Hill, his master carpenter father (page 325 of online document). March 3, 1810

Act # 5873, page 304 Daniel Hill Spencer, master carpenter (page 334 of online document).

Act # 6371, page 670 Daniel Spencer Hill Senior. (page 552 of online document). March 9, 1813.

Act # 6375, page 687 land exchange between Daniel Hill Spencer and Luc Paquet his son-in-law. (page 8 of online document). 1813.

• Note: The book "Le Manoir Papineau, the Heritage Collection 1, Pavilions, Les Editions de Petite Nation 1978," some names are different.

Sources

• Marriage - "Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954," index and images, FamilySearch: accessed 06 Feb 2014), Daniel Spencer and Maria Spencer, 1784.

• Death - "Revolutionary War Veteran Gravesite to Get Marker". Lapeer, Michigan Newspaper.

• Death - Find A Grave. Find A Grave Memorial# 81734158. Memorial Record Created by Theodore Spear. Record added: Dec 09, 2011. Headstone Photograph by David Piatt, FindAGrave Contributor #47889517. Image Published on FindAGrave on 7/30/2012. Image used with permission of Photographer.

• Census - "1825 Census of Canada," Library and Archives Canada. Item Number: 14660. Surname: Spencer. Given Name(s): Daniel. District Name: Richelieu. Sub-District Name: Granby. Digitized page of Census of Lower Canada, 1825 for Image No.: 004569586_00422. JPG Image No.: 004569586_00422.

• Census - "1790 United States Census," FindMyPast. First name(s) Daniel. Last name(s) Spencer. City/township Hinesburgh. County Chittenden. State Vermont. NARA series M637. NARA roll 12. Record set US Census 1790. Category Census, Land & Substitutes. Subcategory Census. Collections from United States & Canada.

• Military Service - Declaration for Pension, Fold3. Repository The National Archives - Publication Number: M804 Publication Title: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files Publisher: NARA National Archives Catalog ID: 300022 National Archives Catalog Title: Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service, compiled ca. 1800 - ca. 1912, documenting the period ca. 1775 - ca. 1900 Record Group: 15 Short Description: NARA M804. State: New Hampshire Veteran Surname: Spencer Veteran Given Name: Daniel Service: N.H. Vt. Pension Number: S. 29,474.

• Land Petitions in Quebec - "Québec, Actes notariés,1800-1920," images, FamilySearch : accessed 29 Oct 2014), Terrebonne > Pierre-Rémi Gagnier, Actes de notaire, 1813-1814, 6374-6523 > image 10 of 550; citing Bibliothèque et Archive Nationales.

• Land Petitions in Canada - "Land Petitions in Lower Canada 1764-1841", Library and Archives Canada. Page 15.

• Land Petitions in Lower Canada - "Land Petitions of Lower Canada, 1764-1841," Library and Archives Canada. Page 61. Given Name(s): Daniel Spencer Sr. Surname: SPENCER Year: 1792-1805. Volume:. 42. Page: 21445-21506. Microfilm Reel Number:. C-2509. Reference: RG 1 L3L. Item Number: 81776.

• Publications - "Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790, Vermont". Format: Books/Monographs/Book with Film. Language: English. Publication: Spartanburg, South Carolina : Reprint Co. Publishers, 1963. Physical: 95 p. : map.. Subject Class: 974.3 X2. Reprint of original published: Washington, D.C. : Government Printing Office, 1907. 1 v. Includes index. Referencing Page 31.

• Publications - "History of the Counties of Argenteuil, Quebec and Prescott from the Earliest Settlement to Present." by Thomas, C. (Cyrus), 1836-1908. Publication date 1896. Publisher [Montreal? : s.n.] Collection university_of_alberta_libraries_microfilm; university_of_alberta_libraries; toronto; microfilm; additional_collections. Digitizing sponsor University of Alberta Libraries. Contributor Canadiana.org. Geographical Information.

• Publications - "Vermont Families in 1791, Vol 2". Prepared by The Genealogical Society of Vermont.

• https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2016/147/81734158_1464350309.jpg

Footnotes

Acknowledgments

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