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Thomas Speer

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Ireland
Death: October 16, 1868 (79)
New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States
Place of Burial: New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Speer and Hannah Speer
Husband of Mary Speer
Father of James Shields Speer; Elizabeth Stewart; Hannah Thompson; Robert E. Speer; Nancy Jane Speer and 3 others
Brother of Robert Speer and Nancy K. Speer

Occupation: Born in N Ireland. Left in 1792.
Managed by: Private User
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About Thomas Speer

Thomas immigrated with his parents, John and Hannah Gormley Speer, and siblings in 1793, first to So. Carolina and then, about 1800, to the Hickory area. They were Scots-Irish Covenenters, seeking religious freedom. He served as a private in the War of 1812. Thomas married Mary Shields 18 Apr 1815, and they had 10 children.

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Thomas Speer's Timeline

1789
March 17, 1789
Ireland
1818
February 1, 1818
1820
January 17, 1820
New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States
1822
February 27, 1822
1825
November 8, 1825
New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States
1827
April 20, 1827
1828
November 13, 1828
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States
1830
July 22, 1830
1833
April 1, 1833