This Day In Our Family History

1721 

Doratha Sperry was born in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States to Moses Sperry, age 40, and Hannah Blakeslee, age 39. She was the 6th of 9 children, and the 5th of 6 daughters, born to the couple. She was born to her parents only marriage

1845 

John Olpin was buried in Cambridge, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

1852

Hanna Nelson was born in Everöd, Kristianstad, Skåne, Sweden to Nils (Neils) Olson, age 28, and Karna Palmgreen Anderson, age 27. She was the 2nd of 5 children, and the 1st of 2 daughters, born to the couple. She was born to her parents only marriage

1863

Henry Olpin, age 57, completed his initiatory and endowment and then was sealed for time and eternity to Sarah White in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints’ Endowment House, which was located at 50 North West Temple in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. A proxy stood in for Sarah. This sealing was for Henry’s 1st of 2 marriages, and Sarah’s only marriage

1864 

Samuel George Spencer was born in the covenant in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States to Daniel Spencer, age 69, and Mary Jane Sutcliffe, age 28. He was the 4th of 5 children, and the 2nd of 2 sons, born to the couple. He was born to Daniel, Jr.’s 7th of 9 marriages (most likely in polygamy), and to Mary Jane’s 1st of 2 marriages

1906

John Thompson Rowley, age 35, and Lucy Melvina Golding, age 33, 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. This sealing was for the only marriage for both

1940

Arthur Alderson Rowley was born in Toppenish, Yakima, Washington, United States to Emerson Adis Rowley, age 30, and Sarah Marie Alderson, age 24. He was the 3rd of 4 children, and the 2nd of 2 sons, born to the couple. He was born to Emerson Adis’ 1st of 2 marriages, and to Sarah Marie’s only marriage

2008

Clark H. Alcorn (Ritter) completed his initiatory ordinance, by proxy, for 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

Happy Anniversary!

Jacob Heber Taft and Rachel Thomason