Hazelton Spencer UE (1757 - 1813)

Born 29 Aug 1757 in Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Richards) Spencer — married about 1787 in Canada

Descendants

Died 7 Feb 1813 at age 55 in South Fredericksburgh, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada

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Hazelton Spencer was a United Empire Loyalist.
UEL Status:Proven
Date: Undated

Biography

A VIEW

Leaving the patriots with his father, Hazelton, a capable man of stature appeared ready to achieve great things. For some years he had. Had married a young wife (about age 16), had children, and was master of a huge estate of over 5,000 acres in Canada. Through his efforts he worked his way up through military and political offices to becoming the Lt. of the county of Lennox.

Not gifted with a frequent Spencer long life, Hazelton died at age 55. On February 7, 1813 at Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, he fell "from an illness brought on by over-exertion in discharge of his duties." His wife Margaret followed not long afterward and died at age 44, in about 1815 at Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario.

Hazelton's many children lived on, and he passed a significant estate to his inheritor. Aside from his many personal contributions to Canadian military and governance, perhaps the greatest success Hazelton had was creating a large family to support the development of rugged Canada.

DETAILS

Hazelton Spencer was born on August 29, 1757 at West Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island. Hazelton is the son of Benjamin Spencer and Mercy Potter.

Hazelton marries to Margaret Richards in about 1787 in Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario. Margaret was born in about 1771 at Fort Hunter, Mohawk Valley, New York, the daughter of John Jean Richard and Elsa Alice Conner.

Children of Hazelton Spencer and Margaret Richardson are:

1. Benjamin Conger Spencer was born on April 5, 1789 in Fredericksburgh Township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario.

2. John Hazelton Spencer was born on October 2, 1791 in Fredericksburgh Township, Ontario. John was a Physician.

3. Richard Spencer was born in 1796 in Fredericksburgh Township, Ontario.

4. William Taylor Spencer was born in 1797 in Fredericksburgh Township, Ontario.

5. Margaret Spencer was born in 1800 in Fredericksburgh Township, Ontario.

6. James Hazelton Spencer was born in 1802 in Fredericksburgh Township, Ontario.

7. Juliana Spencer was born on May 20, 1804 in Fredericksburgh Township, Ontario.

8. Anna Spencer was born in 1805 in Fredericksburgh Township, Ontario.

9. Daniel Barnabas Augustus Spencer was born on June 15, 1806 in Fredericksburgh Township, Ontario.

10. Cecilia Spencer was born on September 29, 1811 in Fredericksburgh Township, Ontario.

In 1784, Hazelton Spencer came to this country, in company with a large number of his former comrades, and took up land and settled in "Third Town", or Fredericksburgh, on the shores of Bay of Quinte, west of what is known as Conway, and about on the farm now owned by Mr. Henry Vandyck. There the most of his after days were spent, and there he died and was buried, beside his wife and some of their children. In about 1787 he married Miss Margaret Richards, by whom he had a large family. The baptismal records of a number of their children appear in the register of the Rev. John Langhorn, now published in the papers of the Ontario Historical Society, Vol. 1, and also in the parish records of Kingston. The record of his burial in 1813 also appears in the Langhorn record.

The sons were Benjamin, John, Hazelton, Richard and Augustus, the daughters, Margaret, Julia, Anna, Cecilla. They were nearly all born in Fredericksburgh and some of them spent all their days there. Benjamin, the eldest, inherited the estate, as the father died suddenly and intestate. John was a physician; he practiced and died at Carleton Place. He was father of Rev. Canon Spencer. James went to Massachusetts, where he died. William resided in Fredericksburgh, and was the father of Mrs. B.C. Lloyd, of Camden, and the late Hazelton Spencer, who lived for years in this county and died at Trenton a couple of years ago. Of the daughters, Margaret married a Mr. Conger, Cecelia, a Mr. Werdon. Julia married Mr. John Sloan, a well known resident of South Fredericksburgh years ago. She was the mother of Mrs. Richard Phippin and Thomas Sloan, now both well known residents near Conway. Of the other many descendants we have no record at our disposal. from The Napanee Beaver Newspaper, March 8, 1901.

Birth

"Rhode Island Births & Baptisms 1600-1935 - Transcript"

First name(s: Hazelton

Last name: Spencer

Birth year: 1757

Birth date: 29 Aug 1757

Father's first name(s): Benjn

Mother's first name(s: Mercy

Place: East Greenwich

State: Rhode Island

Country: United States

Death

Burial: Non-Cemetery Burial. Buried at home in the Spencer plot.

Sources

• Birth - Source: S1105 Title: Rhode Island, Births, 1636-1930 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, Births, 1636-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.;

• Birth - Source: S2421 Title: Rhode Island, Births, 1636-1930 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, Births, 1636-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.;

• Birth - "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," database, FamilySearch : 6 December 2014), Hazelton Spencer, 29 Aug 1757; citing WEST GREENWICH,KENT,RHODE ISLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 908,269.

• Death - "Ontario, Canada- Burial records of Rev. John Langhorn," Church of England of Fredericksburgh, 1787-1813. Province: Ontario. Page number: 6. Publication title: Ontario, Canada- Burial records of Rev. John Langhorn.(Church of England)of Fredericksburgh, 1787-1813. FindMyPast Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers). Subcategory: Parish Burials. Collections from: Canada, Americas

• Death - FindAGrave Memorial ID: 171890958. Memorial Record Created by: Ken Y. Record Added: 27 Oct 2016. Buried on Family farm. No stones.

• Death - "South Fredericksburgh Township Cemetery Transcriptions." South Fredericksburgh Township Lennox & Addington County. Spencer, Col. Hazelton 1757 - 1813. No visible stone.

• Military - United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada.

• Military - "The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada by the United Empire Loyalists, 1784-1884," Our Roots Online Canadian History. Published by the Centennial Committee. Rose Publishing Company. Published 1885 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Copy of the United Empire List as Preserved by the Crown Lands Department in Toronto, Ontario. Referencing Appendix 'B', Page 258 of 337.

• Military - British Military and Naval Records (RG 8, C Series) - INDEX ONLY, Library and Archives Canada. Document reference from Major Hazelton Spencer, 2nd Battalion, R.C. Volunteers, Commanding Officer at Kingston, Ontario, to Major Green. Page 5159 of 6502. Mikan record: 105012. Microform: c-11861.

• Publications - Dictionary of Canadian Biography Volume V (1801-1820)". J. K. Johnson, “SPENCER, HAZELTON,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 5, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed July 20, 2016.

• Memorial Plaque - "Memorial Plaque for Hazelton Spencer," Ontario Genealogical Society. Alternate Cemetery Name: Hazleton & Spencer Cemetery. County/District/Region: Lennox & Addington. Historical Township: South Fredericksburgh. Current Municipality: Greater Napanee City. Lot: 9. Concession: 1. Location address: South side of Hwy 33 about 4 kilometers east of east junction of Bayshore Road.

Acknowledgments

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