Brief Life History of Laura M
Laura M Curtis was born in 1830, in New York, United States. She died in 1904, in Fleming, Cayuga, New York, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Fleming, Cayuga, New York, United States.
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Family Time Line
Lyman M Thornton
1827–1892
Laura M Curtis
1830–1904
Sources (7)
- Laura A Thornton in household of Lyman Thornton, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Laura M Curtis - Cemetery record or headstone: birth-name: Laura M Curtis
- Laura M Curtis Thornton, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1827–1892 Male
1830–1904 Female
World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 0
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.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Age 0
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1863
Age 33
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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