When Anson Martin Sperry was born on 22 August 1836, in Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Bela Jarvis Sperry, was 41 and his mother, Matilda Dow, was 38. He married Thyrza Rebecca Garrison on 15 October 1868, in Wasioja, Dodge, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Wasioja Township, Dodge, Minnesota, United States in 1895 and Saint James Township, Watonwan, Minnesota, United States in 1910. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 19 April 1916, in Dodge, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Wasioja, Dodge, Minnesota, United States.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Historical Boundaries: 1856: Dodge, Minnesota Territory, United States 1858: Dodge, Minnesota, United States
Historical Boundaries 1860: Watonwan, Minnesota, United States
English (Leicestershire): from the early Middle English personal name Sperry (Old Norse Sperrir, perhaps originally a nickname for a tall man, from Old Norse sperra ‘spar, beam, stake’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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