BIRTH INFORMATION AND IMMEDIATE FAMILY
Full name: Eric Reed Moosman (pronounced Moze-man)
Eric is a name my mother liked from a movie called “Beach Blanket Bingo”. She told me that although the character Eric in the movie is a beach bum, it wasn’t the character she was fond of, she just liked the name. Reed is my father’s middle name, and the name he chose to be called by all the years I have known him, even though his first given name is Albert. The Moosman geneology history goes back to the Bern, Switzerland area. My ancestors on both my father’s and mother’s side immigrated to the United States after being converted to the gospel principles found in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
ME
I was born on: Sunday, November 30, 1969 at 2:28 a.m.
Where born: Logan, Utah hospital (well at least most of me) I’ll explain more about this in Chapter 4
Attending Doctor: Doctor Bishop
Weight: 7 pounds 10 ounces
Length: 20.5 inches
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue/Grey
PARENTS
Albert Reed Moosman. December 26, 1935-Living as of this history creation
Gail Byington Moosman. September 15, 1939-September 14, 2019
Married: June 20, 1958 in the Logan Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
SIBLINGS
Wade Byington Moosman. May 25, 1959-Living as of this history creation
Julie Ann Moosman Johnson. May 24, 1961-Living as of this history creation
GRANDPARENTS
Dad’s Parents
Welborn Moosman. 1897-1958 (Was not living on earth while I was.)
Elsie May Rogers Moosman. 1900-1962 (Was not living on earth while I was.)
Married: November 11, 1925
Mom’s Parents
Leo Irving Byington. 1909-1996 (I was 26 when he passed away.)
Myrth Crawford Byington. 1915-1985 (I was 15 when she passed away.)
Married: December 23, 1937
SPOUSE AND CHILDREN
Marya Durtschi born January 13, 1970
Engagement: October 1991…In Wyoming, in Teton Valley, on the Aspen Trail east of the home where Marya was raised.
Married: May 7, 1992…Idaho Falls Idaho Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Our biological children and their birth dates and locations
Taylor Durtschi Moosman April 2, 1993. Born in Payson, Utah. We lived in Provo, Utah.
Caleb Christian Moosman November 18, 1994. Born in Payson, Utah. We lived in Orem, Utah.
Sapphire Dawn Moosman April 3, 1996. Born (c-section) in Idaho Falls, Idaho. We lived in Jefferson County, Idaho.
Crystal Celine Moosman November 29, 1998. Born in Idaho Falls, Idaho. We lived in Jefferson County, Idaho.
Jade Mariah Moosman May 1, 2001. Born in Driggs, Idaho. We lived in Teton County, Idaho.
Our semi-adopted daughter: Crystal Morgan. She came to live with us when she was 18 from Texas. Her home life there was not the most nurturing environment for her to experience emotional and spiritual love, growth, and development.
1969 Historical Context. What was happening in the world the year I was born?
Major News Stories include…
The Beatles’ last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records.
The Beatles were an English rock band popular during the 1960s. They had 20 number one music hits.
The first Concorde (high speed passenger plane) test flight was conducted in France.
It was a British-French supersonic jet that flew over Mach 2, at 1300 miles per hour.
The Boeing 747 jumbo jet makes its debut.
Depending on seating configuration, this jet can seat 416 to 660 passengers.
Pontiac Firebird Trans Am as the epitome of the American muscle car is introduced.
Manufactured from 1969 to 2002.
Woodstock, a three day rock and roll festival, attracts more than 350,000 rock-n-roll fans.
PBS Established. (Public Broadcasting System, which was different from the commercialized television networks.)
The first man landed on the moon on the Apollo 11 mission by the United States,
and Neil Armstrong and Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the Moon.
The United States was involved in the Vietnam War.
