Hannah Melissa Sperry

Brief Life History of Hannah Melissa

When Hannah Melissa Sperry was born on 2 December 1866, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, her father, William Oscar Sperry, was 35 and her mother, Eliza Ann Cloward, was 30. She lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 24 January 1884, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 17, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Oscar Sperry
1831–1911
Eliza Ann Cloward
1836–1920
Eliza Ann Sperry
1856–1856
Mary Elizabeth Sperry
1857–1867
William Oscar Sperry
1859–1880
Martha Lorette Sperry
1863–1940
Hannah Melissa Sperry
1866–1884
Hepsybeth Estella Sperry
1869–1946
Charlotte Bertha Sperry
1870–1915
Willis Elbert Sperry
1874–1922
Vienna Sperry
1878–1878
Willamette Sperry
1880–1929
Whitmer Orel Sperry
1885–1887

Sources (12)

  • Hannah Sperry in household of William Sperry, "United States Census, 1870"
  • "Hannah M." Sperry, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Utah Cemetery Inventory

World Events (6)

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

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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