This Day In Our Family History

1792 

Rebecca Brand was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom to Abraham Brand, Sr., age 28, and Margaret Francis, age 27. She was the 2nd of 6 children, and the 1st of 2 daughters, born to the couple. She was born to her parents only marriage

1815 

Matthew Pitt, age 28, and Elizabeth Martin, age 16, were married in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. This was the only marriage for Matthew and the 2nd of 2 marriages for Elizabeth

Ann Orpin was buried in Cam, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

1859

Clarissa Lorretta Sperry was born in the covenant in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States to Charles Sperry, age 29, and Emily Louisa Miller, age 31. She was the 6th of 11 children, and the 4th of 7 daughters, born to the couple. She was born to Charles’ 1st of 3 marriages and Emily Louisa’s only marriage

1880

James Albert Weaver, age 24, and Dora Sophia Johnson, age 16, were sealed for time and eternity in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints’ Endowment House, which is located at 50 North West Temple in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. This sealing was for James Albert’s only marriage and Dora Sophia’s 1st of 3 marriages

1890 

Nathaniel Sperry, Sr. completed his initiatory and endowment, by proxy, ordinances for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in The Church’s Manti Utah Temple, which is located at 200 East 510 North in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States

1952

Nelson Earl Lunt was born in the covenant at LDS Hospital, which is located at 8th Avenue C Street East in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, to Earl Sperry Lunt, age 41, and Edna Viola Nelson, age 42. He was the only child born to the couple. He was delivered by Dr. M. S. Sanders at 4:30pm and he weighed 6 lbs. 10 oz. and was 18 1/2 inches long. He was born to Earl Sperry’s 1st of 2 marriages and Eda Viola’s only marriage

1959 

Elizabeth Nelms completed her initiatory and endowment ordinances, by proxy, for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in The Church’s Logan Utah Temple, which is located at 175 North 300 East in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States

1975

Myron Jay Knighton 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 115961901 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115961901/myron-jay-knighton

1976 

Jane Purnell completed her endowment 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

2000

Shirley Mae Grace, age 72, completed her initiatory and endowment ordinances in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints’ Bountiful Utah Temple, which is located at 640 South Bountiful Boulevard in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States

2008

Elsie Mae Boen was baptized and confirmed, by proxy, a member of 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

2015

James Robert Hill completed his initiatory ordinance, by proxy, for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in The Church’s Rexburg Idaho Temple, which is located at 750 South 2nd East in Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States

Joan Thompson died on Provo, Utah, Utah, United States at the age of 82

*Per family search, date may be incorrect as their initiatory and endowment ordinances were not done until 26 Feb 1880 and they were married that day as well

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