• Born: 13 July 1824, Utica, Oneida County, New York, USA
• Marriage (1): David K. SHAVER on 18 August 1858 in Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA ^{1 2}
• Died: 9 November 1886, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA at age 62

  General Notes

Father:  Zena Dewey  (b: 22 FEB 1781 in Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA)

Mother: Welthan Spencer  (b: 30 SEP 1784 in Cheshire, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA)

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OBITUARY; Amanda Dewey Shaver, whose death occurred on Wednesday morning, November 9, was born July 13, 1824, near the then village of Utica, N.Y. Living there with her father's family surrounded by relatives and friends and all the comforts of a well regulated eastern home; in the fall of 1854, she accompanied by her mother, came west and settled on a farm in this county. Upon the 18th of August 1858, she married David K. Shaver, who together with four sons, Frank H., Chas. D., survives her. She joined the Baptist Church in Utica, N.Y. when a girl and was later a teacher of the infant class in Sunday school for more than 13 years. Mrs. Shaver, not only through the prominence of her husband being connected with the early history of this county, but personally, was well known to a great number of the people of LaSalle county. As a wife, she was in the highest degree and aid to her husband; as a mother, she bestowed upon her children that most sacred of all things- a mother's love; and in the fact that her husband and children knew and appreciated the love she bore them, she found full recompense. She was generous in her thoughts and actions toward others and with Christian grace accepted the pleasures and the ills of life. She lived an even life and if she failed to attract attention in this busy world it was from a desire not to do so and not because she was not meeting and earnestly fulfilling her share of life's obligations. In the knowledge that this wife, mother, neighbor and friend had the good will and affectionate regard of all who knew her and the ill will of none, has much to do to assuage the grief of those who mourn her loss.

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Amanda married David K. SHAVER on 18 August 1858 in Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA.^{1 2} (David K. SHAVER was born on 19 October 1815 in Licking Township, Licking County, Ohio, USA and died on 29 December 1900 in Rutland Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA.)

  Recorded Events about their Marriage

• They have conflicting marriage information of 1 September 1858 and LaSalle County, Illinois, USA. ^{2 3}