This Day In Our Family History

1691

Samuel Brockett was born in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States to John Brockett and Elizabeth Doolittle

1761

Abigail Bennett died in North Haven, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America at the age of 90 

1829

Clarissa Amanda Miller was born in Clarendon, Orleans, New York, United States to Josiah H. Miller, age 33, and Amanda Morgan, age 34. She was the 7th of 8 known children, and the 6th of 7 known daughters, born to the couple. She was born to her parents only known marriage 

1856

Sarah Gibbons was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

1861

Emma Goodman Faucett was born in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States to Samuel Francis Mortimer Faucett, age 29, and Martha A. Gage, age 18. She was the 1st of 4 known children, and the 1st of 2 known daughters, born to the couple. She was born to her father’s 1st of 2 known marriages and to her mother’s only known marriage

1875

David Peter Davis, age 21, and Caroline Ann Coles, age 16, were married in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. This was the 1st of 2 known marriages for David Peter and the only known marriage for Caroline Ann

1888

Philenda Amanda, age 39, Charles Henry, age 38, Sarah Elizabeth, 36, Mary Emily, age 34, and Miles Harrison Sperry, age 31, were sealed for time and eternity to their parents, Charles Sperry, age 59, and Emily Louisa Miller, age 61, 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. Philenda Amanda was the 1st of 11 known children, and the 1st of 7 known daughters; Charles Henry was the 2nd of 11 known children, and the 1st of 4 known sons; Sarah Elizabeth was the 3rd of 11 known children, and the 2nd of 7 known daughters; Mary Emily was the 4th of 11 known children, and the 3rd of 7 known daughters; and Miles Harrison was the 5th of 11 known children, and the 2nd of 4 known sons, born to the couple. Miles Harrison, and his wife, Sarah Edmunds, age 23, also completed their initiatory and endowment ordinances and then were married and sealed for time and eternity at the same time. This was the only known marriage for Miles Harrison

John Wesley, Mary Ann, Elizabeth Lamont, Phoebe, Aaron George, Charles, age 59, and Harrison Sperry, Sr., age 56, were sealed for time and eternity to their parents, Joy Sperry and Mary Lamont, 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. John Wesley was the 1st of 9 known children, and the 1st of 5 known sons; Mary Ann was the 2nd of 9 known children, and the 1st of 4 known daughters; Elizabeth Lamont was the 3rd of 9 known children, and the 2nd of 4 known daughters; Phoebe Sperry was the 4th of 9 known children, and the 3rd of 4 known daughters; Aaron George was the 7th of 9 known children, and the 3rd of 5 known sons; Charles was the 8th of 9 known children, and the 4th of 5 known sons; and Harrison, Sr. was the 9th of 9 known children, and the 5th of 5 known sons, born to the couple

1927

Charles Rodger Lunt, age 26, and Pearl Wynema Stephenson, age 21, were married in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States. This was the only known marriage for Charles Rodger

1946

Joy Bishop was sealed, by proxy, for time and eternity to his parents, James Bishop and Abigail Bennett, 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. He was the 9th of 9 known children, and the 4th of 4 known sons, born to the couple

Paul Gerard Eiben, age 24, and Melva Alcorn, age 27, were married in Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States. This was the 1st of 2 known marriages for Paul Gerard and the 2nd of 2 known marriages for Melva 

Richard Lyman Clayton, age 25, and Ruth Vickers, age 20, were married in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. This was the only known marriage for Ruth

1974

Maud Eliza Ash died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States at the age of 79

1995 

Abigail Sperry was baptized, by proxy, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints’ in The Church’s Idaho Falls Idaho Temple, which is located at 1000 Memorial Drive in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States 

1999 

David Burnell Lunt died in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States at the age of 60

2006

Nelson Earl Lunt died at 3.22 pm, of congestive heart failure, bicuspid aortic valve and obesity at Lakeview Hospital, which is located at 630 Medical Drive in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States at the age of 54

2008

Sam Houston Joe and Walter Benton Atchison were sealed, by proxy, for time and eternity to their parents, James Henry Atchison and Emma Goodman Faucett, in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints’ Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple, which is located at 8283 North 34th Street in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States. Sam Houston Joe was the 3rd of 11 known children, and the 2nd of 5 known sons; and Walter Benton was the 4th of 11 known children, and the 3rd of 5 known sons, born to the couple. Walter Benton was also sealed, by proxy, to his wife, Beulah Caroll Holmes, at the same time

James Homer Atchison and Eula Cargile were sealed, by proxy, for time and eternity in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints’ Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple, which is located at 8283 North 34th Street in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States. This sealing was for the only known marriage for James Homer

2024

Deriot Eugene Smith was sealed, by proxy, for time and eternity to his parents, Benjamin Hezekiah Smith and Mattie Ann Elizabeth Atchison, in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints’ Portland Oregon Temple, which is located at 13600 Kruse Oaks Boulevard in Lake Oswego, Clackamas, Oregon, United States. He was the 3rd of 5 known children, and the 2nd of 3 known sons, born to the couple 

Joe Ben Smith and Marjorie Elizabeth Snyder were sealed, by proxy, for time and eternity in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints’ Red Cliffs Utah Temple, which is located at 1555 South Red Cliffs Temple Lane in Saint George, Washington, Utah, United States. This sealing was for the 2nd of 2 known marriages for both 

Happy Anniversary!

Douglas James Myers and Patricia Jean Lunt

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