Spencer, John Canfield

  • Posted on: 19 August 2013
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Primary Name
First Name: 
John
Middle Name: 
Canfield
Surname: 
Spencer
Birth and Death
Birth Info
Birth Month: 
January
Birth Day: 
8
Birth Year: 
1788
Citation for Birth Info: 
Death Info
Death Month: 
May
Death Day: 
17
Death Year: 
1855
Citation for Death Info: 
Relationships
Marriage Information: 
Marriage and Children Info
Spouse: 
Spencer, Elizabeth Scott
Biographical Information
Biography and Citation Information: 
Biography: 
Mentioned repeatedly in Seward, Autobiography: pp. 69, 77, 89, 96, 99, 195, etc. Mentioned in 18310106WHS_FMS1 by WHS. JCS was Sec'y of State to Seward in New York from 1839 - 1841. Over 125 letters exist in RBSC. Most references to "Spencer" are likely to be JCS.
Extra information from Google Docs spreadsheet
Person - Description: 
Secretary of War under President Tyler
Citation for Marriage Info (old):