Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1945 (Wednesday) – Finished the woodwork in the bathroom. Washed. Afternoon – Met Lillian (Lillian Lunt) at the Sybil Shop, bought me a hat. Also, at a baby shop nearby, purchased a gift for Georgetta’s (Georgetta Marie Lunt) baby (Kathleen Astle). Visited the library for a couple of hours and worked on the Eby line. […]

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1945 (Sunday) – Attended Teacher’s Training Class and Sunday School. Grace (Grace Ensign) gave the lesson. We meet in the Elder’s Room and they have cleaned the room, painted the woodwork and the pipes and put some drapes up at the windows, the room sure looks nice.  Afternoon, I attended a Stake Officers meeting and […]

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1945 (Sunday) – I listened to two sessions of conference. During the noon time Uncle Edgar (John Edgar Lunt) came to see us. It is always good to see him, he remained until time for him to return to church. Sister Astle (Rose Lorena Bolton), Chuck’s (Charles Mayhew Astle, Jr.) mother, called me on the […]

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1945 (Monday) – Yesterday I forgot to wear dark glasses and in riding home, I felt a breeze on the back of my head. Today when I opened my eyes in the morning, a pain struck my right eye so intense I could hardly stand it. I had to put on my dark glasses as […]

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1945 (Wednesday) – I went to work. Found in my absence  they had taken everything out of my desk and given it to Gwen Bryner. Had even removed me from the board. I can’t describe how peculiar I felt. After all these years of work, as if I had been uprooted and thrown out. I […]

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This Day In Our Family History

1657/8  John Packer was buried in Cambridge, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom 1708  John Packer, age 25, and Christian Bailey were married in Eastington, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. This was John’s 1st of 2 marriages 1728  Aaron Sperry was born in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States to Moses Sperry and Anna Hannah Blakeslee, both […]

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This Day In Our Family History

1878 William Henry Knighton was born in the covenant in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States to William Knighton, age 27, and Mary Ann Stacey, age 23. He was the 1st of 9 children, and the 1st of 6 sons, born to the couple 1886 William Josiah Sperry, age 23, and Emma Augusta Taylor, age 21, […]

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This Day In Our Family History

1676  John Brockett was born in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States to John Brockett and Elizabeth Doolittle 1698 Joseph Packer and Mary Fords were married 1741  William Webb was buried 1777  Thomas Minett and Mary Olpin were married 1902 Benjamin Harper, Jr. died in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States at the age […]

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This Day In Our Family History

1864 Charles Howard Grace was born in Salt Creek, Juab, Utah, United States to Isaac Grace, age 44, and Elizabeth Williams, age 42. He was the 11th of 11 children, and the 4th of 4 sons, born to the couple 1878 Olive Dove Doke was born in Visalia, Tulare, California, United States to Robert H. […]

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