Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1902 (Sunday) – I got dinner at Grandmother Lunt’s (Priscilla Pitt) while she went to Meeting. Pearl (Eva Pearl Sperry) took Alfred (Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr.) up to Mother’s (Caroline Webb). In the afternoon I took the baby (Lillian Lunt) up to Mother’s. Alfred was playing on the lawn, he ran to meet us and said: […]

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1902 (Monday) – I have been washing, Grandma Lunt (Pricilla Pitt) came over and took baby (Lillian Lunt) over while I finished my washing, which was a great help to me. When she returned with her, she told me who we were to have for president and councilors in this the first ward Relief Society; […]

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This Day In Our Family History

1682 Robert Purnell was buried in North Nibley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom 1881 Henry Melvin Sperry was born in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States to Charles Henry Sperry and Caroline Webb 1929 Thomas Purnell was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1936 Samuel Brockett completed his endowments for […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1902 (Tuesday) – I took the children (Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr. and Lillian Lunt) up to Mother’s (Caroline Webb). In the evening I took the baby with me to a dance. It was a Black Hawk War Veteran’s dance in the old social hall. The baby was pretty good although she cried quite hard three […]

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1897 (Wednesday) – I went up and got Grandma Sperry (Emily Louisa Miller) and she stayed all night with us. We played cards, Mother (Caroline Webb) and Grandma Sperry against Melvin (Henry Melvin Sperry) and I. Oscar (Alfred Oscar Lunt) was going to come down but towards evening a clod blizzard blew up and it was […]

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1897 (Sunday) – I attended Sunday School. In the afternoon I went over to Uncle Will Sperry’s (William Josiah Sperry) to see Stella Taylor (Stella Jane Taylor). Afterwards Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and I went up to the house. Then Mother (Caroline Webb) and I came out home. Apparently I have quit school for the cold […]

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1897 (Saturday) – Mr. Smith came down and told me Father (Charles Henry Sperry) wanted me to bring the buggy up to him as he wanted to come home. When I reached town I found that Melvin (Henry Melvin Sperry), while returning home with a load of wood, while walking beside it had tripped and […]

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1897 (Sunday) – Lon (Charles Alonzo Sperry) came down home he had come from Mammoth the night before. About noon Arthur (Arthur David Sperry), Mother (Caroline Webb) and I went up town. I wrote a letter to Bessie Sperry and sent her a picture of Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and me. Oscar (Alfred Oscar Lunt) […]

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