Brief Life History of Franklin
When Franklin Sperry was born on 25 March 1829, in Antwerp, Antwerp, Jefferson, New York, United States, his father, Eneas Sperry, was 35 and his mother, Thankful Ames, was 29. He married Elizabeth Jones on 1 March 1854. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in New York, United States in 1870 and Watson, Lewis, New York, United States in 1870. He died on 5 March 1884, in Watson, Watson, Lewis, New York, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Sperryville Cemetery, Sperryville, Lewis, New York, United States.
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- Franklin Sperry, "New York State Census, 1855"
- Franklin Sperry, "Find A Grave Index"
- Franklin Sperry in entry for E. Frank Sperry, "New York Marriages, 1686-1980"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1840
Oldest grave seen in the memorials list
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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