Brief Life History of Samuel Currier
When Samuel Currier Derby was born on 2 November 1829, in Delaware Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Derby, was 40 and his mother, Anna Mary Currier, was 34. He married Martha Rebecca Woodman on 3 December 1855, in Dryden, Dryden Township, Lapeer, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Almont, Almont Township, Lapeer, Michigan, United States in 1860 and Clare, Michigan, United States in 1900. He died on 16 August 1905, in Newark, Newark Township, Gratiot, Michigan, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in North Star, North Star Township, Gratiot, Michigan, United States.
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- Samuel C Derbin in household of Darwin Woodman, "United States Census, 1900"
- Samuel C. Derby, "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995"
- Samuel Currier Derby, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1837
Michigan is the 26th state.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Darby .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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