JOSHUA AUSTIN SPENCER

Spencer, Joshua Austin (1790-1857) — also known as Joshua A. Spencer — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Mass., May 13, 1790. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; U.S. District Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1841-45; member of New York state senate 5th District, 1846-47; mayor of Utica, N.Y., 1848; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York, 1852. Died in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., April, 1857.
Father: Eliphalet Spencer
Born: 1 Jan 1758 Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut
Died: 10 Apr 1832 Lennox, Madison, New York
Mother: Tryphena Austin
Born: 12 Jul 1753 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut
Died: 20 May 1825
Spouse 1
Clarissa Phelps
Marriage: 1814 in Lenox, Madison County, NY
Children Sex Birth
Clarissa Spencer F
Hamilton Spencer M 18 Apr 1815 in Utica, Oneida, New York
Spouse 2
Electa Dean
Children Sex
Joshua A Spencer M
William Spencer M
Cornelia Spencer F
Frances A Spencer F
Thomas F Spencer M
Mary Spencer F
Henry T Spencer M

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Massachusetts Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell