This Day In Our Family History

1826

Benjamin Harper, Jr. was born in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom to Benjamin Harper, Sr., age 34, and Elizabeth Venables, age 24. He was the 2nd of 5 known children, and the 1st of 3 known sons, born to the couple. He was born to his parents only known marriage

1849

Aaron Dolph, age 38, and Elizabeth Cook, age 41, were married in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. This was the 2nd of 3 known marriages for Aaron and the 2nd of 2 known marriages Elizabeth

1853

John Hammons, age 26, and Elizabeth Ann McGuire, age 16, were married by G. S. Williams in Owsley, Pike, Kentucky, United States. This was the only known marriage for both

1860

Harriet Gibbons, age 9, was baptized and confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

1903

Alfred William Harper, age 49, and Mary McClennan Hay, age 37, were married and sealed for time and eternity 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. This was the only 2nd of 2 known marriages for Alfred William and the only known marriage for Mary McClennan

1914

Enos L. Jones, age 23, completed his 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

1918

Mary Lount completed her endowment ordinance for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The temple was not listed

Helding Rosenquist Nelson, age 24, departed Hoboken, Hudson, New Jersey, United States on the Mt. Vernon due to a military deployment during WWI. He was a Private with Company “G” Third Depot Battalion, Signal Corps

1935

Dixie Ellen Lunt was born in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States to Hosmer Mearl Chapman Lunt, age 29, and Cora Elisabeth Young, age 30. She was the 6th of 8 children, and the 3rd of 4 daughters, born to the couple. She was born to Hosmer Mearl Chapman’s only known marriage and to Cora Elisabeth’s 1st of 2 known marriages

1936

Charles Earl Watson, age 22, completed his initiatory and endowment ordinances and then was married and sealed for time and eternity to Ruth Lenore Miller, age 18, 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 was the only known marriage for both

1939

Wanda Mae Rowley was born in the covenant in Harlem, Blaine, Montana, United States to Walter Ilith Rowley, age 27, and Lois Evelyn Chapman, age 20. She was the 1st of 4 known children, and the only known daughter, born to the couple. She was born to her parents only known marriage

Mary Wheeler was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

1949

Elizabeth Lamont completed her initiatory and endowment ordinance, 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

1978

William Wright was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

1989

Elsie Evelyn Hill died in Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States at the age of 91

2009

Marvin Ballard Alcorn and Hilma June Bryan were sealed, by proxy, for time and eternity in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints’ Mesa Arizona Temple, which is located at 101 South LeSueur and Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States. This sealing was for the 2nd of 2 known marriages for Marvin Ballard and for the 3rd of 3 known marriages for Hilma June

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