Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1945 (Sunday) – Attended teachers meeting then Sunday School. Gwen Dryer gave a splendid lesson on New York Research. Immediately after Sunday School, we held a Genealogical Meeting.  After dinner, I went up to Uncle Harry’s (Miles Harrison Sperry) to take home Aunt Sarah’s (Sarah Edmunds) Book of Remembrance and the proofs I borrowed from […]

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1945 (Tuesday) – Dad’s (Alfred Oscar Lunt) seventieth birthday. I celebrated it by being ill, something going the rounds, but I don’t think it’s the flu, not a bit like Della’s (Della Lunt) family, had.  Wednesday to and including Sunday, I remained in the house, have been quite sick. On Saturday, Brother Durham came in […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1945 (Saturday) – I went to the library for a couple of hours, then went to the studio to a show, “Our Vines Have Tender Grapes.” I am trying to copy family records from Aunt Sarah Sperry’s (Sarah Edmunds) Book of Remembrance. It is a long job, but I am glad to do it. 

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1945 (Sunday) – Attended prayer meeting and then Sunday School, I thought the class, took up Sister Stephens order, Mayo line, it was a Southern States record, of South Carolina was where Dr. James lived and he died in Indiana. A real hard problem.  At two o’clock I attended a Sunday School officers and teachers […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1945 (Sunday) – The three (Dorothy and Jean Snader) of us went to Sunday School, remained for fast meeting. After lunch we called on Uncle Harry Sperry (Miles Harrison Sperry), he is getting quite discouraged, seems to think he would like to be released and follow his wife (Sarah Edmunds) into the Spirit World.  Evening […]

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This Day In Our Family History

1617 Hannah Wheeler was born in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom to Thomas Wheeler, Jr., age 27, and Anna Halsey, age 25. She was was the 4th of 15 children, and the 4th of 9 daughters, born to the couple. She was born to Thomas, Jr.’s only marriage, and to Anna’s 2nd of 2 marriages […]

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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 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States 1856 Sarah Gibbons was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1861 Emma Goodman Faucett was born in […]

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How Are We Related?

Paternal Great-Great-Granduncle: Miles Harrison Sperry – 260 Miles Harrison 260 + Charles 255 – Charles Henry 46 – Jeanette 16 – Earl Sperry 7 – Nelson Earl 2 – Kellie Jeanette 1 Wife of Paternal Great-Great-Granduncle: Sarah Edmunds – 1309 Sarah 1309 = Miles Harrison 260 + Charles 255 – Charles Henry 46 – Jeanette […]

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