Anson Martin Sperry

Brief Life History of Anson Martin

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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Family Time Line

Anson Martin Sperry
1836–1916
Thyrza Rebecca Garrison
1838–1905
Marriage: 15 October 1868
Frederick James Sperry
1869–1959
Theodore Anson Sperry
1871–1939
Lloyd Garrison Sperry
1872–1936
Mary Halesia Sperry
1875–1954
Grace Anna Violet Sperry
1876–1946
Elsa Matilda Sperry
1877–1936
Leonard Boyd Sperry
1879–1959
Ralph Waldo Emerson Sperry
1880–1961
Jarvis Dow Sperry
1882–1969
Robert Landon Sperry
1884–1888

Sources (37)

  • Anson M Sperry, "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890"
  • Anson M. Sperry, "Minnesota Marriages, 1849-1950          "
  • Anson Martin Sperry, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1856

Historical Boundaries: 1856: Dodge, Minnesota Territory, United States 1858: Dodge, Minnesota, United States

1860

Historical Boundaries 1860: Watonwan, Minnesota, United States

Name Meaning

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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