Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth 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
Sources (22)
- 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 in entry for Helen Jane Elmer, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Elizabeth Hoyt in household of Timothy S Hoyt, "United States Census, 1850"
Spouse and Children
1818–1879 Male
1816–1884 Female
Children (6)
1842–1913 Female
1850–1915 Male
1851–1926 Male
1853–1937 Female
1855–1924 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1785–1847 Male
1789–1846 Female
Siblings (9)
1811–1881 Male
1813–1851 Female
1816–1884 Female
1819–1844 Female
1822–1900 Female
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 3
1827
Age 11
1835
Age 19
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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