Mary Ann Sperry

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Sperry was born on 11 February 1813, in East Bloomfield, Ontario, New York, United States, her father, Joy Sperry, was 28 and her mother, Mary Lamont, was 23. She married Royce Boise Oatman Sr about 1832, in La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. She died on 18 February 1851, in Gila Bend, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 38, and was buried in Maricopa, Arizona, United States.

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Family Time Line

Royce Boise Oatman Sr
1813–1851
Mary Ann Sperry
1813–1851
Marriage: about 1832
Lucy Oatman
1834–1851
Lorenzo Dow Oatman
1836–1901
Olive Ann Oatman
1837–1903
Royce Boise Oatman Jr
1840–1851
Mary Ann Oatman
1843–1853
Charity Ann Oatman
1846–1851
Roland Oatman
1849–1851

Sources (14)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Mary Ann Sperry - Individual or family possessions: Family genealogies: birth: 11 February 1813; East Bloomfield, Ontario, New York, United States
  • Mary Ann Sperry Oatman, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Mary Ann Sperry, "Illinois, Hancock County, Nauvoo Community Project, 1839-1846 (BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy)"

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History of Arizona

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

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.

Story Highlight

Transcription of June 1846 Letter from Elizabeth Lamont Sperry to Sarah Sperry from Mt. Pisgah

[Postmark] "Bonaporte I T 5 July 9th Miss Sarah Sperry Oquawka LaHarpe[crossed out] Henderson Co Hancock Ill[crossed out] [To the side in the same writing as corrected address, probably reflecting …

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