Cynthia Curtis

Brief Life History of Cynthia

When Cynthia Curtis was born on 18 February 1807, in Delaware, New York, United States, her father, David Curtis, was 30 and her mother, Sarah "Sally" Groo, was 22. She married Eli Crane Robison on 22 May 1831, in Meigs, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. She lived in Chester Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States in 1860. She died on 28 December 1891, in Chester, Meigs, Ohio, United States, at the age of 84.

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Family Time Line

Eli Crane Robison
1804–1881
Cynthia Curtis
1807–1891
Marriage: 22 May 1831
Caroline Robinson
1832–1896
Lewis Robinson
1835–1865
Belinda Robinson
1838–
Nancy R Robinson
1840–1870
Zidana Rebecca Robinson
1842–1920
Cynthia Robinson
1845–1918
Hortense Robinson
1848–1915

Sources (10)

  • Cynthia Robinson in household of Eli Robinson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Cynthia Curtiss, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Cynthia Curtis, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1824

Chester Township was organized 1 March 1824, from parts of Sutton, Salisbury, and Orange Townships and was named Chester at the suggestion of Colonel David Barber.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

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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