Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1945 (Monday) – I received a letter from my Husband (Alfred Oscar Lunt), enclosing one from Earl (Earl Sperry Lunt) and one from my sisters, Retta (Retta Sperry) and Della (Della Lunt). I went shopping for Eva (Eva Ruth Lunt). One o’clock, Eva and I went to a lovely luncheon at Quinnie Hogan’s. Wrote to […]

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1945 (Wednesday) – Father (Alfred Oscar Lunt) took me to the library and I worked there all morning. Received a letter written by Eva (Eva Ruth Lunt), she is able to eat her meals with the family. It sure is good to know that she is improving so well.  Wrote to Eva, Retta (Retta Sperry) […]

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1945 (Thursday) – Took my curtains to Mrs. Rookjuyrven, at the Jensen apartments, to be cleaned, theory are managers, phone: 4-4643 Attended Brother Bennett’s class. The lesson was on the use of printed records in our research and their value to us. The care we should exercise using them unless they are careful of giving […]

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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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This Day In Our Family History

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 marriage 1806  Robert Cole, age 14, and […]

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1815 John Lunt, age 28, and Ann Elston, age 36, were married in Walsall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. This was the only marriage for both 1868 John Alphies Sperry was born in the covenant in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States to Charles Sperry, age 38, and Emily Louisa Miller, age 40. He was the 10th […]

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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 was the 4th of 15 children, and the 4th of 9 daughters, born to the couple. She was born to Thomas, Jr.’s only marriage, and to Anna’s 2nd of 2 marriages […]

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1682 Robert Purnell was buried in North Nibley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom 1881 Henry Melvin Sperry was born in the covenant* in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States to Charles Henry Sperry, age 30, and Caroline Webb, age 29. He was the 6th of 11 children, and the 3rd of 3 sons, born to the couple. […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

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

1664  Anna Harding was christened in Cambridge, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom 1835 John Francis Gibbons was born in Saint Pancres, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom to John Gibbons, age 27, and Sarah Wild Cole, age 22. He was the 1st of 5 children, and the 1st of 3 sons, born to the couple. He was born […]

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