Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1947 (Tuesday) – Port (Porty Lewis Gabbitas), Della (Della Lunt) and two youngest (Judith Ann and Ted Lunt Gabbitas) came in as we were eating breakfast. They wanted the children to stay with me while they went down to Provo. Eva (Eva Ruth Lunt) decided to ride with them as far as Orem. They returned […]

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1947 (Tuesday) – I didn’t go to Relief Society as I had to tend Judy (Judith Ann Gabbitas) and Teddy (Ted Lunt Gabbitas) while Port (Porty Lewis Gabbitas) and Della (Della Lunt) went to a funeral. Della is not feeling too good as she is very nervous and has had to give up her missionary […]

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This Day In Our Family History

1705 Japhet Sperry was born in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States to Richard Sperry, Jr., age 53, and Martha Mansfield, age 44. He was the 12th of 12 children, and the 7th of 7 sons, born to the couple. He was born to his parents only known marriage 1775 Moses Blakeslee, age 47, […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1947 (Tuesday) – Yesterday and today I have been writing very hard, washed the curtains in the back part of the house and ironed, cleaned the windows, scrubbed the front porch, etc. I was already to go to the hospital when Port (Porty Lewis Gabbitas) and Della (Della Lunt) came in, so I took care […]

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1947 (Thursday) – Feeling a little tired with a throbbing nerve in my left temple. Della (Della Lunt) came in early, they have a street car running out by Val Verda. Now she can come in once in a while. She has been having a toothache a lot lately, so she went to the dentist […]

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1947 (Monday) – Spent several hours at the Library. There are so many errors in the records it makes searching very hard. When I returned home, I found Port’s (Porty Lewis Gabbitas) family there. Ivy Joan (Ivy Joan Gabbitas) and the two youngest (Judith Ann and Ted Lunt Gabbitas) stayed with us while Port and […]

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1652 Mary Bennett was born in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States to James Bennett and Hannah Wheeler, both 34 years old. She was the 6th of 9 children, and the 3rd of 5 daughters, born to the couple. She was born to her father’s only known marriage and to her mothers 1st of 2 known […]

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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 her parents only known marriage 1846 Abraham Phipps Brand, age 24, […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1947 (Saturday) – I went to town. I had an appointment with Dr. White, but he was not in his office, or at least I couldn’t find him as I supposed he was back again in the Tribune Building and those rooms are not ready for occupation.  It was very cold. I was glad to […]

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