Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1916 (Friday) – Have not been feeling so well today. Arthur  (George Arthur Lunt) is some better tonight. Mrs., Broadhead called on me today and my sister Lillian (Lillian May Sperry) was here with Maxine (Maxine Carter) this afternoon. Pearl (Eva Pearl Sperry) came down towards evening. Alfred (Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr.) has gone to a […]

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1909 (Sunday) – Again I’ve neglected writing for a long time.  It has been over a year since I last wrote. My husband (Alfred Oscar Lunt) is still working for The Salt Lake Hardware Co., he is away most of the time. I will try and remember what I can of last year’s events.  On […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1916 (Monday) – It is almost three years since I wrote in my journal. The boy (George Arthur Lunt) which I wrote about last is quite a sturdy lad now, almost as large as Earl (Earl Sperry Lunt) and they have become such good companions. Alfred (Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr.) is quite a young man […]

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1908 (Sunday) – On December 18th my sister Della (Emma Della Sperry) was married to Fred McLaughlin. They left on the afternoon train for Salt Lake. Grandpa Sperry (Charles Sperry) performed the ceremony. Karl (Karl Farnsworth) and Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) returned from Beaver about the 12th and stayed with Mother (Caroline Webb) until after […]

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How Are We Related?

Paternal Granduncle: Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr. – 17 Alfred Oscar, Jr. 17 + Alfred Oscar 15 – Earl Sperry 7 – Nelson Earl 2 – Kellie Jeanette 1 Wife of Paternal Granduncle: Mary Etta George – 132 Mary Etta 132 = Alfred Oscar, Jr. 17 + Alfred Oscar 15 – Earl Sperry 7 – Nelson […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1913 (Monday) – My how time does fly and I have been so busy and I suppose careless that I have failed to write in my book for nearly four years.  Since then we have been blessed with the arrival of two more boys. Earl Sperry, born 10 March 1910 and George Arthur, born 5 […]

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This Day In Our Family History

1655  Richard Mansfield died in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States 1703  John Olpin was born and christened in Cambridge, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom to Henry Olpin and Jane Webb 1897  Alonzo Lorraine Lunt was born in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States to Shedrick Alonzo Lunt and Ellen Maude Chapman 1900 Alfred Oscar Lunt, […]

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How Are We Related?

Paternal Great-Grandfather: Alfred Oscar Lunt – 15 Alfred Oscar 15 – Earl Sperry 7 – Nelson Earl 2 – Kellie Jeanette 1 Paternal Great-Grandmother: Jeanette Sperry – 16 Jeanette 16 – Earl Sperry 7 – Nelson Earl 2 – Kellie Jeanette 1 Paternal Granduncle: Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr. – 17 Alfred Oscar, Jr. 17 + […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1907 (Sunday) – We got through with diphtheria alright and none of the others took it for which I feel thankful. For the last three weeks, we have had to stay home as the children (Alfred Oscar, Jr., Lillian, Charles Gilbert and Eva Ruth Lunt) have had the chickenpox, they have all had it but […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1907 (Sunday) – It has been over four months since I last wrote. We moved to our home about the middle of June, Retta (Retta Sperry) helped me until I got settled. I appreciate being so close to Oscar’s (Alfred Oscar Lunt) parents (Alfred Lunt and Priscilla Pitt), but is seems a long way from […]

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