Elizabeth Lamont Sperry

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Lamont

When Elizabeth Lamont Sperry was born on 2 October 1816, in Henrietta, Monroe, New York, United States, her father, Joy Sperry, was 31 and her mother, Mary Lamont, was 26. She married Timothy Sabin Hoyt on 15 April 1849, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 25 November 1884, in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Vine Bluff Cemetery, Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Timothy Sabin Hoyt
1818–1879
Elizabeth Lamont Sperry
1816–1884
Marriage: 15 April 1849
Helen Josephine Sperry Hoyt
1842–1913
Timothy Hoyt
1850–1915
Henry Harrison Hoyt
1851–1926
Mary Elizabeth Hoyt
1853–1937
Sarah Ann Hoyt
1855–1924
Olive Laverna Hoyt
1858–1891

Sources (28)

  • Elizabeth Lamont Sperry Hoyt in household of James Frank Hoyt, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
  • Elizabeth Sperry, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Elizabeth Sperry, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1818

Established in 1818.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1835

EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER: Baby Warren BIRTH 14 Nov 1835 DEATH 14 Nov 1835 BURIAL Vine Bluff Cemetery Nephi, Juab County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 26896195 · View Source

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

1866 Letter from Harrison Sperry to Elizabeth Sperry Hoyt

Transcription: G. S. L. City Feb 22, 1866 Dear sister Betsy beang a stormy day I thought that I would wright a few lines to you but you will excuse the led pensal I can’t find no pens to wright wi …

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