George Speirs b. 6 Nov 1836 Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States d. 6 Mar 1911 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States: My Family Online

1836 - 1911 (74 years)

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Name	George Speirs
Born	6 Nov 1836	Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender	Male
Died	6 Mar 1911	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Buried	Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Person ID	I25	Speirs-Taylor
Last Modified	6 Oct 2016

Father	Thomas Speirs, b. 14 Jul 1804, Bolton, East Lothian, Scotland , d. 8 Jul 1877, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 72 years)
Mother	Mary (Polly) Cochran, b. 30 Sep 1804, Belfast, Waldo, Maine, United States , d. 20 Jun 1871, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 66 years)
Married	1 Dec 1828	Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Family ID	F72	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Adeline Pamela Harris, b. 29 Jun 1845, England , d. 6 Oct 1896, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 51 years)

Children

+	1. Adeline Speirs, b. 22 Oct 1861, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States , d. 10 Mar 1931, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 69 years)
+	2. George Speirs, b. 2 Jan 1864, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States , d. 6 Aug 1942, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 78 years)
+	3. Thomas Speirs, b. 6 Apr 1866, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States , d. 11 Feb 1927, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 60 years)
+	4. Mary Elizabeth Speirs, b. 29 Aug 1868, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States , d. 16 Jan 1949 (Age 80 years)
+	5. Lucy Rebecca Speirs, b. 6 Dec 1870, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States , d. 9 Apr 1930 (Age 59 years)
+	6. Annie Letitica Speirs, b. 23 Jul 1874, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States , d. 22 Apr 1942, Alder, Pierce, Washington, United States (Age 67 years)
+	7. Jessie H Speirs, b. 21 Aug 1876, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States , d. 16 Aug 1953, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States (Age 76 years)
+	8. William Henry Harrison Speirs, b. 26 Dec 1879, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States , d. 4 Jan 1943, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 63 years)

Last Modified 9 Dec 2014

Family ID F8 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 6 Nov 1836 - Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
	Died - 6 Mar 1911 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
	Buried - - Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

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Photos

George Speirs
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Documents » Slide Show		Thomas and Mary Speirs's Family in the LDS Church Membership This record shows the membership of Thomas, Mary, and their five children in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints during the early days of the church. Source: Black, Susan Easton, compiler. Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830–1848. 50 vols. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Religious Studies Center, 1989. Private Donor.
		The Family of Thomas and Mary (Cockran) Speirs in the Mormon Migration Thomas and Mary, along with their family, migrated with the Saints to Utah with the Willard Richards Company. They arrived in the Salt Lake valley from 10-19 October 1848. Source: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravel/companies/2/willard-richards-company
		The Family of George and Adeline Speirs in LDS Membership George and Adeline Pamilla (Harris) Speirs with their eight children on the records of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Membership records. Source: Ancestry.com. Black, Susan Easton, compiler. Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830–1848. 50 vols. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Religious Studies Center, 1989. Private Donor.
		1850 US Census and the Household of Thomas and Mary Speirs Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory Thomas Spears, 47 years old; blacksmith; born in Scotland Mary Spears, 46 years old; born in Maine Mary Spears, 20 years old; born in Pennsylvania Adam Spears, 17 years old; born in Pennsylvania George Spears, 15 years old; born in Pennsylvania Henry Spears, 13 years old; born in Pennsylvania Orson Spears, 12 years old; born in Pennsylvania William Spears, 9 years old; born in Illinois Source: Year: 1850; Census Place: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory; Roll: M432_919; Page: 73B; Image: 150
		1870 United States Census for George Spears Name: George Spears Age in 1870: 30 Birth Year: abt 1840 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1870: Salt Lake City Ward 10, Salt Lake, Utah Territory Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Salt Lake City George Spears 30 Adeline Spears 24 Adeline Spears 8 George Spears 6 Thomas Spears 4 Mary Spears 2 Marintha Jones 20
		1880 US Federal Census for Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah George Speirs; 43 years old; blacksmith; born in Pennsylvania, father in Scotland, mother in Maine Adeline Speirs; 34 years old; keeping house; born in England, both parents born in England Ada Speirs, daughter; 18 years old; at school; born in Utah, father in Pennsylvania, mother in England. George Speirs, son; 16 years old; born in Utah, father in Pennsylvania, mother in England. Thomas Speirs, son; 14 years old; born in Utah, father in Pennsylvania, mother in England. Mary Speirs, daughter; 12 years old; born in Utah, father in Pennsylvania, mother in England. Lucy Speirs, daughter; 9 years old; born in Utah, father in Pennsylvania, mother in England. Annie Speirs, daughter; 5 years old; born in Utah, father in Pennsylvania, mother in England. Jessie Speirs, daughter; 3 years old; born in Utah, father in Pennsylvania, mother in England. Willie Speirs, son; 5m old; born in Utah, father in Pennsylvania, mother in England.
		1900 US Federal Census for Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Gregory, Ernest, born Sept 1873, 26 years old; married seven years; born in Utah, both parents in England, employed as a salesman. Gregory, Anna L.; born July 1874; 25 years old; 2 living children; born in Utah, father in Pennsylvania, mother in England. Gregory, George A.; born Sept 1893; 6 years old, born in Utah Gregory, Adeline; born Jan 1898; 1 year old; born in Utah Spiers, George; father-in-law; born Nov 1836; 68 years old; widowed; born in Pennsylvania, father in Scotland, mother in Maine Spiers, William H.; brother-in-law; born Dec 1879; 20 years old; single; born in Utah, father in Pennsylvania, mother in England
		1910 US Federal Census for Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Speirs, George, head of household; 73 years old; married 37 years; born in Pennsylvania, father in Scotland, mother in Maine; occupied as a watchman. Speirs, William H.; head of household; 30 years old; married 10 years; born in Utah, father in Pennsylvania, mother in Utah; occupied as a miner. Speirs, Melissa J.; wife; 32 years old; three children who are living; born in Utah, father in Michigan, mother in Wales. Speirs, William L.; son; 8 years old; born in Utah, both parents in Utah. Speirs, Adeline J.; daughter; 6 years old; born in Utah, both parents born in Utah. Speirs, Jessie: daughter; 3 years old; born in Utah, both parents born in Utah
		Death Certificate for George Speirs Born in England to Thomas Speirs of Scotland and Mary Cochran of Scotland
		Pioneer of Earliest Utah Days Called Obituary of George Speirs "George Spiers, who was a pioneer of 1848, died yesterday at St. Mark's hospital at the age of 75 years. Mr. Spiers had played a prominent part in the early history of the Mormon church and was an associate of President Joseph F. Smith on his mission to the Sandwich Islands.
		The Salt Lake Tribune, Monday, March 6, 1911 Obituary of George Speirs Death caused from a paralytic stroke.
		The Salt Lake Tribune, Wednesday, March 8, 1911 George Speirs' Funeral Announcement
		George Speirs, A Pioneer, Dies "George Speirs was born November 6, 1836 in Bridgewater, Pa. He came to Utah with the second band of pioneers in 1848 and during the days of his youth and middle life was active and prominent in civil and ecclesiastical circles." The Ogden Standard, Monday, March 6, 1911
		The Probate Record of Thomas Speirs Thomas died without a will. Through this an extensive probate file of 150 pages was created in which all of his possible heirs had to be notified. His estate was valued at around $4000 in 1877 (equivalent to just under $90,000 in 2016). Adam Speirs, Thomas' son, was the petitioner for the estate.
		1840 US Census Hancock County, Illinois (probably Nauvoo) William Spears Household 1 male 40-50.....47- William (1793) 1 fem 60-70..........unknown 1 fem 70-80......73- Mary Tait Speirs (1767) George Spears Household 1 male 40-50.....41- George (1799) 1 fem 30-40......37- Sarah Churchfield (1803) 1 male 0-5........4- William (1836) 1 male 0-5...........unknown 1 fem 0-5.........2- Margaret (1838 1 fem 60-70..........unknown Thos Spears Household 1 male 30-40.....36- Thomas (1804) 1 fem 20-30......36- Polly Cochran (1804) 1 fem 10-15......10- Mary (1830) 1 male 5-10.......6- Adam (1834) 1 male 0-5........4- George (1836) 1 male 0-5........3- Henry (1837) 1 male 0-5........2- Orson (1838)

Headstones

Headstone of George Speirs and his wife Adeline Speirs
Burial:
Salt Lake City Cemetery
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake County
Utah, USA

Find A Grave Memorial# 125325608
Plot: Plot: L_2_1_1ES2

Histories » Slide Show		Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah (ebook) George Speirs came to Utah in 1847. He was a member of the Seventy, a missionary in the Sandwich Islands, and a Blacksmith.
		Sketch of the Life of George Speirs A Utah Pioneer of 1848 Prepared by his daughter Mary Elizabeth Speirs Reich http://deh-familyhistory.us/GeorgeSpeirs.html
		George Speirs Life Sketch - Written by grandson Ernest W. Felt
		George Speirs Life Sketch continued - Written by grandson Ernest W. Felt