This Day In Our Family History

1624

John Pardee and Abigail Brockett were married

1790

Twins, Aaron and George Sperry, were born in Alford, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States to Moses Sperry, age 23, and Sarah Olive McLeod, age 28. They were the 5th and 6th of 13 known children and the 4th and 5th of 7 known sons, born to the couple

1835

John Gardner and Martha Dunlop were married

1898

Emma Jacobine Hunger, age 8, was baptized and confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

1906

John Pitt, 43, and Ellen Jane Carpenter, age 37, were married in Red Lodge, Carbon, Montana, United States. This was the 2nd of 2 known marriages for John

1927 

Donald Eugene Smith was born in Bell, Los Angeles, California, United States to Joe Ben Smith, age 20, and Coral Loraine Bolton, age 19. He was the 1st of 2 known children, and the only known son, born to the couple. Donald Eugene was his father’s 1st of 3 known children, and his only known son, and was born to his 1st of 2 known marriages; and he was his mother’s 1st of 3 known children, and her 1st of 2 known sons, and he was born to her 1st of 2 known marriages. Donald Eugene was born as Charles Benjamin, but his name was later changed

1938

Paul Daley Sperry, age 26, and Virginia Belle Leonard, age 37, were married in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. This was the 2nd of 2 known marriages for Paul Daley

1952

Edward Ross Batchelor died in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States at the age of 42

1969

Hosmer Mearl Chapman Lunt completed his endowment ordinance, by proxy, for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in The Church’s Los Angeles California Temple, which is located at 10777 Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

1992

Joe Ben, Benjamin Hezekiah and William Cooley Smith; Mary Virginia Collins; Margaret Ewing; and Robert H. Doke were baptized, by proxy, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in The Church’s Jordan River Utah Temple, which is located at 10200 1300 West in South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

2000

Clinton Edward Lunt died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States at the age of 99