This Day In Our Family History

1691

William Webb and Ann Workman were married

1700

James Bishop was born in James Bishop and Abigail Bennett in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

1719

Ellen Lunt died at the age of 5

1738

Olive Lunt was born in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom to John Lunt and Elizabeth Egerton

1777 

Jabez Tuttle was missing in action and consequently presumed dead during the American Revolutions’ Battle of Germantown in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States when he was 45 years old

1849

William Lamont Sperry, age 25, and Margaret Ann Sidwell, age 19, were married in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. This was the only known marriage for both

1864

Priscilla Pitt, age 17, arrived with the William S. Warren Company in Deseret, Millard, Utah, United States from Wyoming, Nebraska, United States to help settle Deseret

1886

Hanna Rosenquist Nelson was born in Everöd, Kristianstad, Skåne, Sweden to Jens Rosenquist Nelson, age 26, and Elsa Nelson, age 28. She was the 3rd of 8 known children, and the 2nd of 4 known daughters, born to the couple. She was born to her parents only known marriage

1888

Roxana Alcorn was born in Irvine, Estill, Kentucky, United States to Coleman Ballard Alcorn, age 27, and Mary Catherine Hammons, age 30. She was the 4th of 8 known children, and the 1st of 4 known daughters, born to the couple. She was born to her parents only known marriage

1914

William Norris Knighton received his baby blessing for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States when he was 3 weeks 6 days old

1915

Charles Adolph Harper was born in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States to Clifton Hyrum Harper, age 26, and Emma Jacobine Hunger, age 25. He was the 2nd of 8 known children, and the 1st of 5 known sons, born to the couple. He was born to his parents only known marriage

1930

Mary Lee Dixon was born in Twin Groves, Fremont, Idaho, United States to Lester Ervin Dixon, age 19, and Mary Drucilla Francis Wright, age 25. She was the 1st of 7 known children, and the 1st of 2 known daughters, born to the couple. She was born to her parents only known marriage

1936

Grace Harriet Rowley, age 8, was baptized and confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

1954

Bert Thomas Murphy, age 21, 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

1966

John Francis Gibbons completed his endowment ordinance, by proxy, for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The temple was not listed

1967

Job and Harrison Lamont Sperry were baptized and confirmed, by proxy, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The temple is unknown

1978

William Wright completed his endowment ordinance 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

1985

Tressa Louise Knighton died in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States at the age of 67

2011

Daniel Morgan, Jr. completed his initiatory ordinance for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in The Church’s Saint George Utah Temple, which is located at 250 East 400 South in Saint George, Washington, Utah, United States

Happy Birthday!

Roxanne Rowley

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