George Mitton Spencer Jr (1838 - 1907)

Born 19 Sep 1838 in Gosberton Risegate, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 21 Aug 1907 at age 68 in Taylorsville, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

Biography

George was born in Gosberton Risegate, Lincolnshire on 19 September 1838 and baptised a few days later in Gosberton on 23 September 1838. His parents were George and Eliza (Smith) Spencer, farmers.^{[1] [2][3]}

George emigrated to North America, arriving in Taylorsville, Salt Lake City, Utah in 1881^[4]

George was a miller^[5]. On the 21st August 1907, George was struck by a shaft of lightening. His death was instantaneous. ^{[6] [3]} He is buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Utah, USA

Sources

1. ↑ Gosberton : St Peter and St Paul : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818901ae93790ec8bae6e8a : viewed 12 Feb 2021) baptism George Mitten Spencer 23 Sep 1838
2. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 12 Feb 2021), database entry for SPENCER, George Mitton (Mother's maiden surname: SMITH). GRO Reference: 1838 S Quarter in THE SPALDING UNION Volume 14 Page 467.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 February 2021), memorial page for George Mitton Spencer (18 Sep 1838–21 Aug 1907), Find A Grave: Memorial #49044781, citing Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA ; Maintained by SMSmith (contributor 46491005) .
4. ↑ "Utah, Salt Lake City, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Missionary Department, Missionary Registers, 1860-1937," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDW-TM97 : 27 November 2019), George M Spencer, Utah Territory, United States; records extracted by FamilySearch and images digitized by Church History library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; citing , Missionary department missionary registers 1860-1959, CR 301 22, Church History Library, Salt lake City, Utah.
5. ↑ "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HFYL-ZYT2 : 28 January 2020), Geo. M. Spencer, 1907.
6. ↑ "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HFYL-ZYT2 : 28 January 2020), Geo. M. Spencer, 1907.