Thomas Speirs

Thomas Speirs

Male 1804 - 1877  (72 years)

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  • Name Thomas Speirs 
    Born 14 Jul 1804  Bolton, East Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 8 Jul 1877  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 10 Jul 1877  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID i200  Speirs-Taylor
    Last Modified 12 Oct 2016 

    Father Adam Speirs,   b. 1765, Blainslie, Scottish Borders, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1837, Beaver Dam, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Mary Tait,   b. Abt 1767, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1842, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Married 15 Apr 1791  Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Thomas Speirs,   b. 14 Jul 1804, Bolton, East Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1877, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 1 Dec 1828  Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Mary Speirs,   b. 16 Oct 1830, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1911, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    +2. Adam Speirs,   b. 7 Jul 1834, Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1908, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    +3. George Speirs,   b. 6 Nov 1836, Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1911, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     4. Henry Speirs,   b. Abt 1837, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Orson Pratt Speirs,   b. 13 Oct 1838, Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1901  (Age 63 years)
     6. William Henry Harrison Speirs,   b. 4 Jul 1841, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1934, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    Last Modified 12 Oct 2016 
    Family ID F72  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Jul 1804 - Bolton, East Lothian, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Dec 1828 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Jul 1877 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 10 Jul 1877 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

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

    Documents
    1830 US Census
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Obituary for Thomas Spears
    Salt Lake Herald, 10 July 1877
    Obituary for Thomas Speirs
    Obituary for Thomas Speirs
    Deseret News, 11 July 1877
    The Probate Record of Thomas Speirs
    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
    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 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
    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
    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
    The Headstone of Thomas Speirs
    The Headstone of Thomas Speirs
    In the Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
    Plot: Plot: H_10_16_1W

    Histories
    Speirs Family Reunion held July 14, 1905
    Speirs Family Reunion held July 14, 1905
    A summary of Thomas and Mary Speirs lives
    Entry for Thomas and Mary Speirs
    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
    Recollections of William Henry Harrison Spears about Thomas Speirs
    William is the son of William, son of Thomas Speirs.

  • Sources 
    1. [S66] Family Bible.
      Recorded in Family Bible, printed NY 1869, American Bible Society, in poss of Harold K Speirs, 1991

    2. [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