Minerva Curtis

Brief Life History of Minerva

When Minerva Curtis was born on 24 November 1824, in Connecticut, United States, her father, Jacob Curtis, was 30 and her mother, Mary Ann Hitchcock, was 23. She married Mager about 1850, in Wisconsin, United States. She lived in Hampton, Rock Island, Illinois, United States in 1880 and Henry, Illinois, United States in 1900. She died on 15 November 1908, in Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Bowlesburg Cemetery, Hampton Township, Rock Island, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Woodbury
1825–1899
Minerva Curtis
1824–1908
Marriage: 11 May 1855
Emma E Woodbury
1857–1936
John Perry Woodbury
1860–1925
Sophia E. Woodbury
1862–1938
Frances Woodbury
1864–1966
Lucretia Minerva Woodbury
1870–1950

Sources (18)

  • Minerva Woodberry in household of John Woodberry, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Minerva Mager, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
  • Minerva Woodbury, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1825

Historical Boundaries: 1825: Henry, Illinois, United States 1827: Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States 1831: Henry, Illinois, United States

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English: nickname for a refined person, sometimes perhaps given ironically, from Middle English, Old French courteis, courtois, curtis ‘courtly, refined, urbane’ (derivative of Old French court; see Court 1).

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

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