Journal: Jeanette Sperry

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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1945 (Friday) – Afternoon – I had some business at the bank, then I went to the library for a couple of hours and worked on the Sperry order.  After dinner, Dad (Alfred Oscar Lunt) and I rode out to Della’s (Della Lunt), I took some of Port’s (Porty Lewis Gabbitas) bonds to him.

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1945 (Wednesday) – I went up to the Library and worked for a couple of hours, copying records of Sperry, Bishop, Blaksley and Potter from the New Haven, Conn Record. Had lunch at the Lion House, purchased a copy of the combined records “Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants and Pearl of Great Price” for […]

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1945 (Tuesday) – I attended Relief Society. The lesson was given by Doris White, when was talking of the ancient Apostles and the record of Luke and the Epistles it is thought Luke wrote the epistles, the style is very much like his book of Luke.  It was a glorious day, almost like summer. After […]

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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 marriage 1806  Robert Cole, age 14, and […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1945 (Sunday) – In the past week, I have had my days of good and bad, but I can’t seem to entirely throw off this cold, for several days a pain would come into my forehead and down my face on the right cheek, just like neurology, I would have to lay down most of […]

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This Day In Our Family History

1642 Bridgett Lunt died at the age of 1 1837  Thomas Olpin was buried in Cambridge, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom 1893 Leslie Leonard Weaver, age 8, was confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1915 Charles Henry Sperry, plot VB_A_4_8_22, was buried at Vine Bluff Cemetery, which is located […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1945 (Thursday) – Attended Brother Bennett’s class. Afterwards, I worked, typing some family groups, which I also placed in black box. I think these were for Brother Roach. It was at least 5:45 before I completed my work, ready to leave for home, my last day at work. Port (Porty Lewis Gabbitas) and Della (Della […]

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This Day In Our Family History

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 James’ only marriage, and Hannah’s 1st of 2 marriages Richard Sperry, Jr. was […]

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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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