Susan Mosley

11 October 1845–12 July 1905 (Age 59)
Nauvoo Township, Hancock, Illinois, United States

The Life Summary of Susan

When Susan Mosley was born on 11 October 1845, in Nauvoo Township, Hancock, Illinois, United States, her father, William Mosley, was 35 and her mother, Mary Beardmore, was 33. She married Harrison Sperry on 17 February 1861, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 12 July 1905, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Harrison Sperry
1832–1928
Susan Mosley
1845–1905
Marriage: 17 February 1861
George Henry Sperry
1862–1927
Charles Aaron Sperry
1864–1933
William Arthur Sperry
1867–1915
Harrison Sperry Jr.
1868–1959
Minnie Etta Sperry
1871–1944
Mary Sperry
1874–1885
Erma Rowena Sperry
1876–1965
Byron Sperry
1878–1951
Walter Sperry
1882–1883
Ralph Beardmore Sperry
1888–1970

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    17 February 1861Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1846
    Age 1
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
    1846 · First Nauvoo Temple Dedicated
    Age 1
    On May 1-3, 1846, the Nauvoo Illinois Temple was fully dedicated. It was the second temple that had been built by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was the first temple with an angel Moroni on top, in the case of this temple it also doubled as a weather vane. Before the saints left Nauvoo they gathered in great numbers to go through.
    1861 · Simple life to Soldiers
    Age 16
    Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.

    Name Meaning

    English (Yorkshire and Derbyshire): variant of Moseley .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Moseley

    Sources (52)

    • Susan Sperry in household of Harrison Sperry, "United States Census, 1870"
    • Susan Mosley in entry for Charles Aaron Sperry, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
    • Susan Mosely in household of Harrison Sperry, "United States Census, 1860"

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