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SPALDING, Thomas Major

Male 1779 - 1852  (73 years)


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  • Name SPALDING, Thomas Major   [1
    Born 1779  Lanesborough, Berkshire Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Christened Y  [3
    • Lanesborough Congregational Church
    Gender Male 
    Alt. Name Spaulding (Sic) As Per Pope  
    Residence Abt 1803  Grafton - Haldimand Twp, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Grafton was originally called Grover's Tavern until March, 1832 
    Military Service 24 Mar 1813  , Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Ensign, First Regiment of Northumberland Militia 
    Occupation 1817  Grafton - Haldimand Twp, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Innkeeper - Spalding Inn, west end of village,
    Lot 25 Concession A Haldimand Twp 
    Died 11 Dec 1852  Grafton - Haldimand Twp, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • (UPPER CANADA)
    Buried St Andrew's United Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Grafton, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I1290  SEQUOIA
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2022 

    Family MERRIAM, Anna,   b. 4 Dec 1783, Meriden, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1844, Grafton - Haldimand Twp, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married Abt 1803  , Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. SPALDING, Mary,   b. 1804, Haldimand Twp, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1854, Port Hope, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     2. SPALDING, Clarke,   b. 16 Nov 1805, Haldimand Twp, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 1868, Port Hope, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
    +3. SPALDING, William,   b. 1807, , , , United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +4. SPALDING, David,   b. 1810, , , , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. SPALDING, Samuel,   b. 1814,   d. 25 Nov 1845, Grafton - Haldimand Twp, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)
    +6. SPALDING, John S,   b. 1815,   d. 1862, Port Hope, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
    +7. SPALDING, Ellen Semanthe,   b. 4 Jun 1818, Grafton - Haldimand Twp, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1869, , Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
     8. SPALDING, Oliver,   b. 2 Feb 1820,   d. 4 Feb 1820  (Age 0 years)
     9. SPALDING, Levi,   b. 2 Feb 1820,   d. 4 Feb 1820  (Age 0 years)
     10. SPALDING, Hulduh Ann,   b. 1821, Grafton - Haldimand Twp, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1890, Toronto, York Co/Metro Toronto , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     11. SPALDING, Thomas Major Jr,   b. 1824, Haldimand Twp, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +12. SPALDING, Adeline Humphreys,   b. 1827, Grafton - Haldimand Twp, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1869, Peterborough, Peterborough Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2012 
    Family ID F497  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1779 - Lanesborough, Berkshire Co, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Grafton was originally called Grover's Tavern until March, 1832 - Abt 1803 - Grafton - Haldimand Twp, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt 1803 - , Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Service - Ensign, First Regiment of Northumberland Militia - 24 Mar 1813 - , Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Innkeeper - Spalding Inn, west end of village, Lot 25 Concession A Haldimand Twp - 1817 - Grafton - Haldimand Twp, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Dec 1852 - Grafton - Haldimand Twp, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - St Andrew's United Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Grafton, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S255] GENEALOGY: MERRIAM GENEALOGY IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA, Pope, Charles Henry - 1906, (Reprint compiled by John Merriam Kingsbury through Bullbrier Press - 1986), 120 (144) (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S307] 1851 CENSUS: Ontario, CANADA, (AutomatedGenealogy.com/census52/), (Census of Canada East, Canada West (Ontario), Ne., Haldimand Twp (Reliability: 3).
      Thomas Major Spalding listed as widower Spalding, age 30.

    3. [S489] Personal Knowledge of: ROACH, Carol, (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/o/a/Carol-E-Roach/index.html?Welcome=1075778923).
      Actual text of email "in Salt Lake City...Lanesborough Congregational Church
      LDS Film: 234569 item #3"
      "p. 380, Time of Administration:
      p. 41 - Sept. 22, 1782 -- Children: Jonas, Thomas Major & David, Names of Parents: Jesse Spalding "

    4. [S423] WEBSITE: Wikipedia, Public Contributors, (http://www.Wikipedia.com) (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S187] HISTORY: Ontario, CANADA - Military lists 1812- 1814, eagle.ca/westhistory/.

    6. [S777] HISTORY: Ontario, CANADA - Homesteads, Margaret McBurney and Mary Byers, (University of Toronto PRESS 1979), ISBN 0-8020-2357-6. (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S142] WEBSITE: Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203616328/thomas-major-spalding (Reliability: 2).