Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1947 (Wednesday) – Did some weeding in the garden. Started housecleaning upstairs by cleaning a big box and putting away a lot of grass skirts, etc. of Arthur’s (Arthur David Sperry) and which Earl (Earl Sperry Lunt) had used as decorations, etc. Just preliminary work. It’s so hard for me to have to do all […]

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This Day In Our Family History

1651 George Graves, Jr. and Elizabeth Ventres were married 1850 William Sidwell Sperry was born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States to William Lamont Sperry, age 25, and Margaret Ann Sidwell, age 19. He was the 1st of 14 known children, and the 1st of 8 known sons, born to the couple. […]

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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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1776  John Borland Blakeslee, Sr. died in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States at the age of 52 1815 John Lunt, age 28, and Ann Elston, age 36, were married in Walsall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. This was the only known marriage for both 1868 John Alphies Sperry was born in the covenant in Nephi, Juab, […]

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1617 Hannah Wheeler was born in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom to Thomas Wheeler, Jr., age 27, and Anna Halsey, age 25. She was the 4th of 15 children, and the 4th of 9 daughters, born to the couple. She was born to his father’s only known marriage and to her mother’s 2nd of 2 […]

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1682 Robert Purnell was buried in North Nibley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom 1727  Mary Blakeslee was born in Quinnipiac, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America to Moses Blakeslee, age 48, and Sarah Benton, age 41. She was the 13th of 14 children, and the 5th of 5 daughters, born to the couple. She was […]

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1647 Moses Ventrus, age 20, and Grace Graves, about 19 years old, were married in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. This was the only known marriage for both 1734/1735 Thomas Purnell, about 20 years old, and Elizabeth Brown, about 16 years old, were married in Cam, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. This was the only known […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1946 (Friday) – Alfred (Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr.) and Mary (Mary Etta George) started back home, they intend spending the night with George (George Thornton Holman) and Eva (Eva Ruth Lunt). About five o’clock, Earl (Earl Sperry Lunt) took Edna Nelson (Edna Viola Nelson) and myself out to Lagoon where we met Art (Arthur David […]

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June 5, 1946 (Wednesday) – About eight o’clock, Dorothy (Dorothy Snader), Carl Hatch Hunter, his brother (Arvel Hatch Hunter) and wife (Vera Elayn Allen) and I went to the Temple. Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) was waiting there for us. Gertrude (Gertrude Barton), Della (Della Lunt) and Agnes (Agnes Coalter Golightly) joined our party there. We […]

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1945 (Wednesday) – Afternoon – Attended the funeral of Mildred’s (Mildred Gladys Sperry) husband (John Alden Reid). There were a lovely lot of flowers, good services at the mortuary at the mortuary on 7th South between State and Main (Deseret). Art (Arthur David Sperry) and Gertrude (Gertrude Barton) brought me home.

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