Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1945 (Wednesday) – Dad (Alfred Oscar Lunt) took me out to Port’s (Porty Lewis Gabbitas) where I spent the day helping Della (Della Lunt), the children (Ivy Joan, Gordon Lewis, Larry Lunt, Judith Ann and Ted Lunt Gabbitas) (four of them) are in school now. Della bottles 16 quarts of peaches. Little Teddy slipped away […]

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1945 (Sunday) – Attended teachers prayer meeting, then Sunday School, Orma Petersen gave the lesson, suggestions to Brother Ensign on his Angell line. Afternoon – Port (Porty Lewis Gabbitas), Della (Della Lunt) and children (Ivy Joan, Gordon Lewis, Larry Lunt, Judith Ann and Ted Lunt Gabbitas), all except Ivy Joan, came in for awhile, had […]

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1945 (Sunday) – Darlene (Darlene Lunt Holman), Sharon (Sharon Alice Holman) and I went to Sunday School. I taught my class. The early afternoon – Port (Porty Lewis Gabbitas), Della (Della Lunt) and Ivy Joan (Ivy Joan Gabbitas), Larry (Larry Lunt Gabbitas) and Judy (Judith Ann Gabbitas) came in for a while. Port had to […]

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1945 (Sunday) – Our class visited the Gospel Doctrine to hear Brother Anastacia talk. Darlene (Darlene Lunt Holman) and Sharon (Sharon Alice Holman) went to Sunday School with me. I remained home the rest of the day. George (George Thornton Holman) returned to McGill. Evening – Earl (Earl Sperry Lunt) and Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) […]

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1945 (Tuesday) – Was home most of the day. Late afternoon, Oscar (Alfred Oscar Lunt), the two girls (Dorothy and Jean Snader) and myself went out to Della’s (Della Lunt). She does not feel very well. The rest (Porty Lewis, Ivy Joan, Gordon Lewis, Larry Lunt, Judith Ann and Ted Lunt Gabbitas) are alright, except […]

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1945 (Monday) – News came over the radio that President Grant (Heber Jeddy Grant) had died at 3:35 at his residence, aged 88 years. He had been president of the church for 26 years.  He was beloved by all who knew him, humble and anxious above everything to serve God.  I did go to the […]

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1945 (Thursday) – This is the day Jean Snader graduates from high school. Would have liked to have been there.  Continued house cleaning upstairs. Father (Alfred Oscar Lunt) finished cleaning the wallpaper. Pert (Porty Lewis Gabbitas), Della (Della Lunt) and the children (Ivy Joan, Gordon Lewis, Larry Lunt, Judith Ann and Ted Lunt Gabbitas) were […]

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1945 (Monday) – Port (Porty Lewis Gabbitas) came from work soon after seven a.m. to take me to spend the day in his home. I prepared breakfast for him, then we left. When I watch Della (Della Lunt) and all the multiplicity of things she has to do for that little family, it makes my […]

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This Day In Our Family History

1820 Martha Phipps Brand was born in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom to Abraham Brand, Jr., age 26, and Ann Phipps, age 25. She was the 4th of 11 children, and the 3rd of 5 daughters, born to the couple. She was born to his parents only marriage 1846 Abraham Phipps Brand, age 24, and […]

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This Day In Our Family History

1684  Thomas Sperry and Elizabeth Farnes were married 1847 James Bolton and Emily Jane Shriner were married 1861 Nels Nelson died at the age of 9 in Lyngby, Skåne, Sweden 1872 John Henry Lunt was born in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States to Shedrick Lunt, age 22, and Ann Pitt, age 21. He was the […]

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