Thomas Speirs b. 14 Jul 1804 Bolton, East Lothian, Scotland d. 8 Jul 1877 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States: My Family Online

1804 - 1877 (72 years)

Name	Thomas Speirs
Born	14 Jul 1804	Bolton, East Lothian, Scotland [1]
Gender	Male
Died	8 Jul 1877	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Buried	10 Jul 1877	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Person ID	I200	Speirs-Taylor
Last Modified	12 Oct 2016

Father	Adam Speirs, b. 1765, Blainslie, Scottish Borders, Scotland , d. Dec 1837, Beaver Dam, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 72 years)
Mother	Mary Tait, b. Abt 1767, Scotland , d. Jan 1842, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States (Age ~ 75 years)
Married	15 Apr 1791	Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland [2]
Notes	9/30/2016 - No birth record for William Spears in Roxburghshire. Good records. LDS film 1067946. Roland Astorga
Family ID	F69	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 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

Children

+	1. Mary Speirs, b. 16 Oct 1830, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 24 Dec 1911, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 81 years)
+	2. Adam Speirs, b. 7 Jul 1834, Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 2 Jun 1908, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 73 years)
+	3. George Speirs, b. 6 Nov 1836, Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 6 Mar 1911, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 74 years)
	4. Henry Speirs, b. Abt 1837, Pennsylvania, United States
+	5. Orson Pratt Speirs, b. 13 Oct 1838, Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 17 Oct 1901 (Age 63 years)
	6. William Henry Harrison Speirs, b. 4 Jul 1841, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States , d. 23 Jan 1934, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 92 years)

Last Modified 12 Oct 2016

Family ID F72 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 14 Jul 1804 - Bolton, East Lothian, Scotland
	Married - 1 Dec 1828 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
	Died - 8 Jul 1877 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
	Buried - 10 Jul 1877 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

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Photos		Thomas and Mary (Cochran) Speirs Married in 1828 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Photos		Thomas Speirs Born 1804 in Bolton, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Documents » Slide Show		1830 US Census South Ward, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. page 24 Thomas Spires Household 1 male 30-40....37- William (1793) 1 male 20-30....26- Thomas (1804) 1 fem 20-30.....26- Polly Cochran (1804)
		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)
		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
		1860 US Federal Census and the Household of Thomas and Mary Speirs Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory Thomas Speirs, 55 years old; blacksmith; born in Scotland Mary Spears, 55 years old; born in Maine George Spears, 23 years old; farm laborer; born in Pennsylvania Orson Spears, 21 years old; farm laborer; born in Pennsylvania Harrison Spears, 19 years old; blacksmith; born in Illinois Source: Year: 1860; Census Place: Great Salt Lake City Ward 10, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory; Roll: M653_1313; Page: 144; Image: 150; Family History Library Film: 805313
		1870 US Federal Census and the Households of Thomas and Orson Speirs Salt Lake City Ward 10, Salt Lake, Utah Territory Dwelling 73 Thomas Speirs, 66 years old; blacksmith; born in Scotland Mary Spears, 66 years old; born in Maine Dwelling 75 Orson Speirs, 30 years old; carpenter; born in Pennsylvania Elizabeth Spears, 25 years old; born in England Alice Spears, 5 years old; born in Utah Owen Spears, 3 years old; born in Utah Orson Spears, 4/12 year old; born in Utah Source: Year: 1870; Census Place: Salt Lake City Ward 10, Salt Lake, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1611; Page: 609A; Image: 360309; Family History Library Film: 553110
		1877 Death Record for Thomas Speirs Name: Adam S Gender: Male Son: Thomas Speirs Name: Thomas Speirs Event Date: 08 Jul 1877 Event Type: Death Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Gender Male: Birth Date: 14 Jul 1804 Father's Name: Adam S Document Type: Death Register Source Reference: Pg 197, Ln 7855 Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 4,139,616. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQHP-MZV
		Record of the Dead - Thomas Speirs Name: Thomas Speirs Ward: 10th Ward Age: 72 Birth Date: 14 July 1804 Birth Place: Hadding..., Scotland (Probably Haddington,Scotland) Cause of Death: General debility Medical Attendant: Dr. Anderson Death Date: 8 Jul 1877 Death City: Salt Lake City Death County: Salt Lake Father: Adam Burial Plat: 6 Burial Block: 10 Burial Lot: 16 N sod FHL microfilm 26,553.
		Obituary for Thomas Spears Salt Lake Herald, 10 July 1877
		Obituary for Thomas Speirs Deseret News, 11 July 1877
		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.
		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.
		Thomas Speirs in the Seventy Quorum Membership Thomas was in the Presidency of the twenty-fifth Quorum of the Seventy. Source: Black, Harvey B. Seventy Quorum Membership, 1835–1846: An Annotated Index of Over 3,500 Seventies Organized into the First Thirty-Five Quorums of the Seventy in Kirtland, Ohio, and Nauvoo, Illinois. Provo, Utah: Infobases, Inc., 1996. 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

Headstones		The Headstones of Thomas Speirs and Mary Cochran Speirs in the Salt Lake City Cemetery Thomas Speirs Birth: Jul. 14, 1801, Scotland Death: Jul. 8, 1877 Salt Lake City Salt Lake County Utah, USA Find A Grave Memorial# 80035382 Mary (Cochran) Speirs Birth: Sep. 30, 1804 Belfast Waldo County Maine, USA Death: Jun. 20, 1871 Salt Lake City Salt Lake County Utah, USA Find A Grave Memorial# 80036535 Plot: Plot: H_10_16_1W
Headstones		The Headstone of Thomas Speirs In the Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah. Plot: Plot: H_10_16_1W

Histories » Slide Show		Speirs Family Reunion held July 14, 1905 A summary of Thomas and Mary Speirs lives
		Entry for Thomas and Mary Speirs "Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah" by Frank Esshom published 1913
		Recollections of William Henry Harrison Spears about Thomas Speirs William is the son of William, son of Thomas Speirs.

Sources

[S66] Family Bible.
Recorded in Family Bible, printed NY 1869, American Bible Society, in poss of Harold K Speirs, 1991
[S54] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910.
Name: Adam Speirs
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 15 Apr 1791
Marriage Place: Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland
Spouse: Mary Tait
FHL Film Number: 1067946