This Day In Our Family History

1701 

Silence Sperry was born in Newhaven Towne, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America to Richard Sperry, age 49, and Martha Mansfield, age 41. She was the 10th of 12 children, and the 4th of 5 daughters, born to the couple. She was born to her parents only known marriage

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 known children, and the 2nd and 3rd known daughters, born to the couple. They were born to their parents only known marriage. Their birth was preceded by the birth of their siblings: Charles Alonzo, age 6, Arthur David, 4, and Emily Esther Sperry, age 2. Their birth preceded the birth of their siblings: Henry Melvin, Retta, Emma Della, Lillian May, Eva Pearl and Ruth Sperry

1884

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

1887

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 known children, and the 5th of 5 known sons, born to the couple. He was born to his parents only known marriage

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 he also completed his endowment ordinance at the same time. The temple was not listed

1932

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

1953

Clark and Roxana Alcorn were sealed 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. Clark was the 1st of 9 known children, and the 1st of 4 known sons; and Roxana was the 4th of 8 known children, and the 1st of 4 known daughters, born to the couple. Roxana also completed her initiatory and endowment ordinances at the same time. All these ordinances were completed 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 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

1988

Nils (Neils) Olson was sealed, by proxy, for time and eternity 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. Nils (Neils) was the 4th of 7 known children, and the 2nd of 4 known sons, born to the couple

Paul Gerard Eiben, age 65, and Frances Irene Kern, age 41, were married in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. This was the 2nd of 2 known marriages for both. They were later divorced

1999

Rose Marie Lomax died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States at the age of 66

*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

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