Horatio Gates Spafford (1828 - 1888)

Born 20 Oct 1828 in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, United States of America

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Tobine (Larsen) Spafford — married 1862 in United States of America

Descendants

Died 16 Oct 1888 at age 59 in Jerusalem, Yerushalayim (Jerusalem District), Israel

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Biography

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Horatio Gates Spafford was born on 20th October 1828 at Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, United States of America. He was the son of Horatio Spafford and Hannah Bristol.

Hymn Writer, Religious Figure. He was a successful businessman in Chicago, Illinois in the late 1800s who lost a great deal of real estate in the Chicago Fire. He penned the famous hymn "It Is Well" after receiving word of the death of his four daughters in an accident at sea on November 22, 1873. Eventually having two more daughters, his family moved to Jerusalem, Israel and established "The American Colony", which was dedicated to helping the poor. "The American Colony" still exists today. (bio by: Stone Stories)

On 16th October 1888, just four days short of his 60th birthday, Spafford succumbed to malaria. He is buried in Jerusalem.

Sources

• 1870 US census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D429-BDJ?i=16&cc=1438024&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AM67K-6RV

• Find A Grave: Memorial #13842045 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 April 2019), memorial page for Horatio Gates Spafford (20 Oct 1828–16 Oct 1888), Find A Grave Memorial no. 13842045, citing Jerusalem Protestant Cemetery, Jerusalem, Yerushalayim (Jerusalem District), Israel ; Maintained by Find A Grave .
• Horatio Spafford Wikipedia