Notes
Note for: Elias Sperry, ABT. 1774 - 25 MAR 1847 Index
Burial:
Place: Westville Cemetery, New Haven, Ct
Notes
Note for: Nancy Thomas, 1 APR 1784 - 30 SEP 1860 Index
Burial:
Place: Westville Cemetery, New Haven, Ct
Notes
Note for: Elizabeth Gilbert, 1 NOV 1777 - 16 APR 1811 Index
also known as Betsey.
Notes
Note for: Gregson Gilbert, BEF. 24 JUL 1743 - Index
has 10 siblings listed.
Notes
Note for: Miles Sperry, 23 NOV 1778 - 31 MAR 1859 Index
Baptism:
Date: 28 NOV 1784
Place: Trinity Church (Episcopal), New Haven, Ct
Burial:
Place: City Burial Ground/Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Ct.
Notes
Note for: Betsey Bishop, 29 OCT 1773 - 18 JAN 1844 Index
Burial:
Place: City Burial Ground/Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Ct.
Individual note:
Probably Elizabeth
Notes
Note for: Esther Sperry, 8 JUL 1780 - Index
Baptism:
Date: 28 NOV 1784
Place: Trinity Church (Episcopal), New Haven, Ct
Notes
Note for: Joel Sperry, 15 JAN 1782 - Index
Baptism:
Date: 28 NOV 1784
Place: Trinity Church (Episcopal), New Haven, Ct
Notes
Note for: David Sperry, 17 AUG 1784 - Index
Baptism:
Date: 28 NOV 1784
Place: Trinity Church (Episcopal), New Haven, Ct
Notes
Note for: Charles Stillman Sperry, - Index
Before he became President, Theodore Roosevelt had already authored "The
Naval War of 1812" and served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. He
believed that the United States needed to become a major world power in
order to protect her interests and assert her policies throughout the
world. He also believed that the US Navy was the key to accomplishing
this.
His greatest effort to strengthen the Navy was "The Great White Fleet."
On December 16,1907 he sent his Atlantic Fleet on a world tour. It
consisted of sixteen new battleships -all painted white with gold
scrollwork on their bows. The voyage lasted fourteen months & was manned
by 14,000 sailors. They sailed 43,000 miles and made twenty port calls on
six continents.
When the Fleet departed from Hampton Roads,Virginia, all sixteen
battleships saluted their Commander-in-Chief with twenty-one-gun salute.
From the time they left Hampton Roads until they arrived in San Francisco
in May 15, 1908, Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperry, commanded the Second
Squadron, 4th Division. This division included the USS Alabama, The USS
Illinois, The USS Kearsage and the USS Kentucky. His flagship was the USS
Alabama.
On May 15, 1908, Read Admiral Sperry transfered his flag to the USS
Connecticut & assumed command of the entire fleet for the remainder of
it's journey.
Under Admiral Sperry's command the fleet left San Francisco on July 7,
1908 & visited:
Honolulu, Hawaii(July 16-22, 1908)
Auckland, New Zealand (Aug. 9-15, 1908)
Sydney, Australia (Aug 20-28, 1908)
Melbourne, Australia (Aug 29 - Sep 5, 1908)
Albany, Australia (Sep 11 - 18, 1908)
Manilia, Phillipine Islands (Oct 2-9, 1908)
Yokohama, Japan (Oct 18-25, 1908)
From Japan the First Squadron returned to Manilia, Phillipes while the
2nd Squadron went to Amoy China & then returned to Manilia.
The entire fleet again left the Phillipines on Dec 1, 1908 & continued
together to:
Colombo, Ceylon (dec 13 - 20, 1908)
Suez, Egypt (Jan 3, 1909 to Jan 4-6, 1909)
Gibraltar (Jan 31 - Feb 6, 1909)
The arrived home again in Hampton Roads, Virginia on Feb. 22, 1909.
In Egypt, word was received of an earthquake in Sicily. The USS
Connecticut (the Admiral's flag ship), USS Illinois, USS Culgoa and USS
Yankton were immediately dispatched to Messina. The crew of the Illinois
recovered the bodies of an American dimplomat and his wife who had been
killed in the quake.
The USS Scorpion & The USS Celtic relieving the Connecticut and Illinois,
so that they could rejoin & continue on with the rest of the fleet.
In his autobiography, President Roosevelt wrote:
"In my own judgment the most important service that I rendered to peace
was the voyage of the battle fleet round the world."