Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1897 (Tuesday) – I went down to the School House and got a book. I went down to the Excelsior and then the post office, but found it closed. I then went up to Grandmother’s (Emily Louisa Miller) and then up to Burton’s. I decided to go down home by way of the railroad tracks, […]

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1897 (Monday) – In the afternoon, I walked up town along the railroad track. I called in the home of Meg Buckholt. From there I went up to Burton’s. As I was passing Kendall’s, I spoke to Brother Kendall, Della (Adella Kendall) saw me and came out and we stood talking a while. When I reached […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

 1897 (Friday) – I went down to Grandma Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller) and then down town. I called at the tithing office and paid my tithing, which was one dollar. I went over to Hyde’s Store and then to the Excelsior, back to Grandma’s and then down home. Evening I wrote to Will Tolley.

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1897 (Thursday) – In the afternoon I walked up town and went up to Burton’s. In the evening I went down to Foote’s for a lesson in shorthand. When I came back up to Burton’s there was a large crowd there. They danced and sang and enjoyed themselves. Mr. Moore’s (Fred Moore) girl (Millie Boshard) was […]

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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. and Martha Mansfield 1806 Robert Cole and Sarah Sheldon were married in London, Saint Michael Bassishaw, London, England, United Kingdom 1828 Samuel Phipps Brand was born in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom to Abraham Brand and Ann Phipps […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1897 (Monday) – I wrote a letter to May Reid. In the afternoon Mrs. Burton (Frances Haddy Betenson) and I went down to the post office. In the evening I went to a dance in the Opera House. We had us a lovely time. I came out home after the dance.

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