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Sarah Spicer
1840 - 1900 (60 years)
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Name Sarah Spicer Born 3 Mar 1840 Hampshire, England, United Kingdom 
Gender Female Died 28 Oct 1900 Buried Kamas, Summit, Utah, United States Person ID I32 Speirs-Taylor Last Modified 25 Aug 2015
Father Stephen Spicer, b. 26 Feb 1805, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom , d. 14 Mar 1872, Kamas, Summit, Utah, United States (Age 67 years) Mother Elizabeth Biddlecomb, b. 10 Jan 1803, Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom , d. 19 Jul 1864, Landport, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom (Age 61 years) Married 13 Apr 1831 Portsea, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom [1] Family ID F106 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Willet Shave Harder, c. 7 Jul 1822, Ringwood, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom , d. 13 May 1902, Kamas, Summit, Utah, United States (Age ~ 79 years) Married 21 Nov 1863 Utah, United States Children + 1. Pamilla Ann Harder, b. 4 Nov 1866, Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States , d. 28 May 1945, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 78 years)+ 2. Elizabeth Maud Harder, b. 15 Jan 1871, Kamas, Summit, Utah, United States , d. 29 Jul 1944 (Age 73 years)3. John Willet Harder, b. 27 Jul 1874, Kamas, Summit, Utah, United States , d. 26 Aug 1884, Kamas, Summit, Utah, United States (Age 10 years)Last Modified 24 Jun 2015 Family ID F11 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - 3 Mar 1840 - Hampshire, England, United Kingdom 
Married - 21 Nov 1863 - Utah, United States 
Buried - - Kamas, Summit, Utah, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Photos 
Willet Shave and Sarah (Spicer) Harder
Willet's second wife; married 21 Nov 1863
Children of Willet Shave Harder and Sarah Spicer: L to R: John Willet, Pamilla Ann and Elizabeth Maude 
Willet Shave Harder and 2nd wife Sarah Spicer
Documents 
1841 England Census for Stephen Spicer Household
Portsea, Hampshire
Kingston and Landport, District 2
Stephen Spicer, 30 year old male, born in Hampshire County
Elizabeth Spicer, 30 year old female, born in Hampshire County
Elizabeth Spicer, 9 year old female, born in Hampshire County
Sarah Spicer, 1 year old female, , born in Hampshire County
Francis Cook, 30 year old male, born in Hampshire County
Sarah Cook, 20 year old female, born in Hampshire County
Mary Cook, 4 year old female, born in Hampshire County
John Cook, 11 month old male, born in Hampshire County
note: the Cook family's connection to Stephen Spicer is currently unknown.
1851 England Census for Elizabeth Spice Household
Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire
In the household:
Elizabeth Spice, Head, Mar, 40, Seamans wife, born in Hythe
Elizabeth, Dau, U, 19, Stay Worker [likely in stay or corset making factory], born in Landport
Sarah, Dau, 11, Scholar, born in Landport
1861 England Census for Stephen Spicer Household
Portsea, Hampshire
35 Paradise H, Landport
Stephen Spicer, 56 year old seaman, born in Landport, Hampshire
Elizabeth Spicer, 57 year old wife; born in Southampton
Elizabeth Spicer, 29 year old unmarried daughter; dress maker; born in Landport, Hampshire
Sarah Spicer, 21 year old unmarried daughter; book binder; born in Landport, Hampshire
1863 Perpetual Emigrating Fund for Sarah Spicer
On 15 October 1863, Sarah Spicer and Elizabeth Goulter were given $90 to emigrate to Utah.
On 23 November 1875, Willet Harder of Kamas began to pay off the loan. It was paid off 31 December 1880.
A connection between the Spicer family and Elizabeth Goulter has not been found.
Church History Library, Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Ledger C, 1861-1871, call no. CR 376 2
1870 US Census for Walter Harder Household
Rhodes Valley, Summit, Utah
In the household:
Walter Harder, 47, Farmer, born in England [Willet]
Adaline, 47, Keeping House, born in England [Ann]
Harvey, 14, at Home, born in England [Henry]
Sarah, 27, Keeping House, born in England
Prescilla, 3, at School, born in Utah [Pamilla]
Mary, 78, Keeping House, born in England
Samuel Spicer, 65, Laborer, born in England [Stephen]
Some names in the household are correct, but most do not match quite right. However, the ages and places of birth line up as they should. Willet Harder was living with his 2 wives (Ann and Sarah) and 2 children (Henry and Pamilla). Also in his household is Stephen [Samuel] Spicer, who is the father of Sarah. Stephen dies in Summmit County in 1872.
1880 US Census for W S Harder Household
Kamas, Summit, Utah
In the household:
W S Harder, 58, Married, Farmer, born in England
Ann, 57, Wife, Married, House Keeping, born in England
Sarah, 40, Wife, Married, House Keeping, born in England
Henry, 23, Son, Single, At home, born in England
Pamilla A, 13, Daughter, Single, At home, born in Utah
Maud E, 9, Daughter, born in Utah
Jno W, 5, Son, born in Utah
Sarah Spicer Harder Funeral Poem
She was wife of Willet Shave Harder and a poem written for his funeral is also included.
Headstones 
The Headstone of Sarah Spicer Harder in the Kamas Cemetery
Sarah (Spicer) Harder
Birth: Mar. 3, 1840
Hampshire, England
Death: Oct. 28, 1900
Kamas
Summit County
Utah, USA
Sarah Spicer Harder was the first wife of Willet Shave Harder
Histories 
The LDS Membership Record of Willet Shave Harder
Willet was a Patriarch in the Summit Stake in Utah; he had two wives and four children.
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data:
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.
Eulogy for Sarah (Spicer) Harder
In loving remembrance of Mrs. Sarah Harder. Died Oct 28, 1900. Aged 60 years 7 mon 25 days.
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Sources - [S37] England Marriages, 1538–1973, (FamilySearch).
Name Stephen Spicer
Spouse's Name Elizabeth Biddlecombe
Event Date 13 Apr 1831
Event Place Saint Marys,Portsea,Hampshire,England
- [S37] England Marriages, 1538–1973, (FamilySearch).