This Day In Our Family History

1653

John Blakesley died at the age of 1

1666 

Mary Blakesley, age 6, was christened in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

1718 

Daniel Grover and Mary Orpin were married in Cambridge, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

1829 

Moses Sperry died in Henrietta/Gates, Monroe, New York, United States at the age of 62

1861

Hannah Nelson was born in Lyngby, Skåne, Sweden to Niels Nelson, age 35, and Anna Anderson, age 39. She was 4th of 5 children, and the 2nd of 3 daughters, born to the couple

1882

Jens Rosenquist Nelson, age 22, and Elsa Nelson, age 24, were married in Efveröd, Kristianstad, Skåne, Sweden

1888

Ralph Nephi, age 11, and Royal James* Rowley, age 5, were baptized and confirmed members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 

1889

Oliver Wilson, age 23, and Harriet Ann Batchelor, age 19, were married in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States. This was Oliver’s 1st of 2 marriages, and Harriet Ann’s only marriage

1895 

William Davis/Davies and William William Davis completed their endowment ordinances, by proxy, for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

1909

Nils (Neils) Olson and Karna Palmgreen Anderson completed their initiatory and endowment ordinances and then were sealed for time and eternity in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in The Church’s Salt Lake Utah Temple, which is located at 50 North West Temple in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Their son, Jens Rosenquist Nelson, age 49, was sealed to them at the same time. Proxies stood in for Nils (Neils) and Karna Palmgreen

Niels Nelson completed his initiatory and endowment ordinances and then was sealed for time and eternity to Anna Anderson in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints’ Salt Lake Utah Temple, which is located at 50 North West Temple in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Their children: Nels, Hannah and Anna Nelson were sealed to them at the same time. Nels also completed his endowments at the same time. All these ordinances were completed by proxy

1914

Archie Harold Alcorn was born in the covenant in Penrose, Box Elder, Utah, United States to Clark Alcorn, age 33, and Harriet Ann Weaver, age 31. He was the 6th of 9 children, and the 5th of 6 sons, born to the couple. He was born to Clark’s 1st of 3 marriages and Harriet Ann’s only marriage

1933

June Irene Sperry, age 10, was baptized was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

1945

Janamay Alcorn, age 9, was confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

1958

Clark H. Alcorn (Ritter), age 19, and Margaret Marie Vlaanderen, age 18, were married** 

1967

Dale Leon Wallace and Anna Beth Blackhurst, age 35, were married in Elko, Elko, Nevada, United States

1976 – 555

Samuel Charles William Law was buried at Bountiful Memorial Park, which is located at 2224 South 200 West in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States. His Find a Grave ID is: 66716125   https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66716125/samuel-charles_william-law

*This information is per Family Search; however baptisms cannot be completed until 8 years old, so date may be incorrect (possibly mixed up with brother, Ralph Nephi, who has the same baptism date)

**His obituary shows she died and left him a widow, but family search shows she died in 2007 after he married 2nd wife

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