This Day In Our Family History

1706 Ann Purnell was born/christened in Cam, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom to Thomas Purnell, age 28, and Sarah Bendall, age 26. She was the 2nd of 7 children, and the 2nd of 4 daughters, born to the couple. She was born to her parents only known marriage 1828  Caleb Tuttle died in New Haven, New […]

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1836 Mary Wood was born in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom to James Wood, age 42, and Ann Amos, age 38. She was the 7th of 9 children, and the 4th of 6 daughters, born to the couple. She was born to her parents only known marriage 1880 Coleman Ballard Alcorn, age 18, and Mary […]

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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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1846 Amelia Emily Webb was born in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom to David Webb, age 26, and Esther Olpin, age 31. She was the 2nd of 11 children, and the 1st of 9 daughters, born to the couple. She was born to her father’s 1st of 2 known marriages (in polygamy) and to her […]

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

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

September 14, 1946 (Saturday) – Busy at home all day. In late afternoon, Uncle Edgar (John Edgar Lunt) came to see us, their daughter Ruth (Ruth Lunt) was married to John S. Toronto (John Seegmiller Toronto). He came to talk to Oscar (Alfred Oscar Lunt) about plans of selling the drug store. He talked a […]

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1945 (Saturday) – Listened to both morning and afternoon to Conference meetings. After church, Edgar (John Edgar Lunt) and Jennie (Lydia Jane Kendall) came to see us, he brought a check of eighty-five dollars, rent from drug store. Before they left Bert (Charles Gilbert Lunt) and Agnes (Agnes Coalter Golightly) came in, Edgar and wife […]

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1945 (Wednesday) – Decoration Day. Oscar (Alfred Oscar Lunt) and I went up to Howard Allen’s for some flags to take down to Nephi, we left there at 9:30 and reached Nephi Cemetery at 12 noon, met some relatives and friends at the cemetery. There was a flag and wreath on Arthur’s (George Arthur Lunt) […]

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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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This Day In Our Family History

1706  Ann Purnell was born/christened in Cambridge, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom to Thomas Purnell, age 28. and Sarah Bendall, age 26. She was the 2nd of 7 children, and the 2nd of 4 daughters, born to the couple. She was born to her parents only marriage 1863  Mary Elizabeth Harper was born in Bromley, Middlesex, […]

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