Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1947 (Monday) – Washed, then went up to the Library to check, in the Index Bureau, some family group sheets sent to me by my sister Della (Emma Della Sperry). They were all done.  When dinner was almost done Port (Porty Lewis Gabbitas), Della (Della Lunt), Teddy (Ted Lunt Gabbitas) and Della (my sister) came […]

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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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1600  Richard Lount, Jr., age 29, and Mary Jacomyn McKinney, about 28 years old, were married in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. This is the only known marriage for both 1796 Samuel Webb, Jr. was born in Coaley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom to Samuel Webb, age 39, and Mary Comby, age 35. He was the […]

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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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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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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1946 (Thursday) – Della (Emma Della Sperry) left for home. Oscar (Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr.) took she and Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) to the station at 8:15. She supposed to leave by 8:45. The train was late and it was almost twelve forty-five before it came in.  Afternoon – I went to the Genealogical Library. […]

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1946 (Wednesday) – Esther (Emily Esther Sperry), Della (Emma Della Sperry) and I went to town, called at the office to obtain a ticket for Della, my they are busy in the railroad office and seen so slow. I imagine we were there over a half hour. We then went to a picture show, it […]

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1946 (Monday) – Prepared a family group of the families of William Ventrus and his son Moses (Moses Ventrus), for Della (Emma Della Sperry). I spent a little time over to Esther’s (Emily Esther Sperry). Della was able to get up for breakfast, still weak, but feeling so much better.

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