This Day In Our Family History

1649

John Sperry was born in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States to Richard Sperry, age 42, and Dennis Goodyear, age 24. He was the 1st of 10 children, and the 1st of 7 sons, born to the couple. He was born to his father’s 2nd of 2 known marriages and to his mother’s only known marriage

1702

Mercy Sperry was born in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States to Richard Sperry, Jr., age 49, and Martha Mansfield, age 41, She was the 11th of 12 children, and the 5th of 5 daughters, born to the couple. She was born to her parents only known marriage

1831

James Harper was christened in St. Leonard Shore, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom when he was 3 weeks 1 day old

1857

James Albert Weaver, Jr., age 1, was christened in Little Drayton, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

1874

Ann Harper died in Islington, London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom at the age of 45

1895

Elizabeth Jane Rowley, age 22, completed her initiatory and endowment ordinances and then was married and sealed for time and eternity to Arthur Day, age 23, in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints’ Manti Utah Temple, which is located at 200 East 510 North in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States

1949

Elisha Thomas Mayhew died in Lindon, Utah, Utah, United States at the age of 77

1952

Phebe and Samuel Brand completed their 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

1960

Catherine, James, Ruth, Daniel, Lois Louise, Hannah Sarah and Eunice Miller completed their initiatory and endowment ordinances for The Church’s Los Angeles California Temple, which is located at 10777 Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

1979

Joseph Leo Olsen, age 76, and Lois Lunt, age 73, were sealed for time and eternity in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints’ Logan Utah Temple, which is located at 175 North 300 East in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. This sealing was for Joseph Leo’s 1st of 3 known marriages and for Lois’ 1st of 2 known marriages

2015

Mary Virginia Collins and Virginia Mae Smith completed their initiatory ordinances for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in The Church’s Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple, which is located at 742 North 900 East in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States

2016

Anna Esther Webb completed her initiatory ordinance for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in The Church’s Nauvoo Illinois Temple, which is located at 50 North Wells Street in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

Happy Birthday!

Phillip Rodney Taft

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