This Day In Our Family History

1701 

Silence Sperry was born in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States to Richard Sperry, Jr. and Martha Mansfield. She was the 10th of 12 children, and the 4th of 5 daughters, born to the couple

1879 

Twins, Jeanette and Jeanevery Sperry* were born in the covenant in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States to Charles Henry Sperry and Caroline Webb, both 28 years old. They were the 4th and 5th of 11 children, and the 2nd and 3rd of 8 daughters, born to the couple. They joined older siblings: Charles Alonzo, age 6, Arthur David, age 4, and Emily Esther, age 2. Their birth preceded the birth of siblings: Henry Melvin, Retta, Emma Della, Lillian May, Eva Pearl and Ruth

*Family Search shows Jeanevery was sealed to her parents, by proxy, on 12 August 2015 in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints’ Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple, which is located at 742 North 900 East in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States

1884 

Sarah Wild Cole died in Dillon, Beaverhead, Montana, United States at the age of 71

1889 

Wallace Joseph Vickers was born in the covenant in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States to Thomas Vickers, age 42, and Jane Duncan Borrowman, age 36. He was the 7th of 8 children, and the 5th of 5 sons, born to the couple

1905 

Gertrude Barton, age 23, completed her initiatory and endowment ordinances 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

1910 

John Sperry was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and completed his endowments ordinance for the Church

1932 

Sarah Potter completed her endowments for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

1953 

Clark and Roxana Alcorn were sealed, by proxy, for time and eternity to their parents, Coleman Ballard Alcorn and Mary Catherine Hammons, 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. They had 8 children, 4 sons and 4 daughters, and Clark was the 1st child, and son; and Roxana was the 4th child, and 1st daughter, born to the couple. Roxana also completed her initiatory and endowment ordinances, also by proxy

1961 

Keith Colman Knighton, age 35, completed his initiatory and endowment ordinances and then was sealed for time and eternity to Gladys Marie Iken, age 39, 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

1988 

Nils (Neils) Olson was sealed, by proxy, to his parents, Ola Håkansson and Hanna Nilsdotter, in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints’ Denver Colorado Temple, which is located at 2001 East Phillips Circle in Centennial, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States

Paul Gerard Eiben, age 65, and Frances Irene Kern, age 41, were married in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. They were later divorced on 28 September 1990, also in Washoe

1999 

Rose Marie Lomax died

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