Stephen Cicero McCurdy

Male1838–14 October 1863

Brief Life History of Stephen Cicero

When Stephen Cicero McCurdy was born in 1838, in Stone Mountain, DeKalb, Georgia, United States, his father, John Robert McCurdy, was 34 and his mother, Clarissa Harlow Burford, was 31. He lived in District 1045, DeKalb, Georgia, United States in 1860. He died on 14 October 1863, in Richmond, Virginia, United States, at the age of 25, and was buried in Richmond, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Robert McCurdy
1804–1848
Clarissa Harlow Burford
1807–1880
Drucilla G Mccurdy
1831–1870
Carolina McCurdy
1843–
Susan Mccurdy
1846–
Agnes Bullock McCurdy
1832–1911
John Wilson McCurdy
1834–1922
Philip Burford Mccurdy
1837–1914
Stephen Cicero McCurdy
1838–1863
James Robert Mccurdy
1840–

Sources (5)

  • Stephen C Mc Curdy in household of Clarris H Mc Curdy, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Stephen Cicero McCurdy, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Stephen McCurdy in the U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861

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World Events (6)

1838 · Orders No. 25 Removes Cherokees

Age 0

A small group of Cherokees from Georgia voluntarily migrated to the Indian Territory. The remaining Cherokees in Georgia resisted the mounting pressure to leave. In 1838, U.S. President Martin Van Buren ordered U.S. troops to remove the Cherokee Nation. The troops gathered the Cherokees and marched them and other Native Americans from North Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama along what is now known as “The Trail of Tears.” Approximately 5,000 Cherokees died on their way to Indian Territory.

1842

Age 4

The City of Richmond was officially part of Henrico County until 1842, when it became a fully independent city.

1846

Age 8

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

Name Meaning

Scottish and Irish (Antrim): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Mhuircheartaich or Mac Mhuircheartaigh, a patronymic from Muircheartach, a personal name composed of the elements muir ‘sea’ + ceartach ‘ruler’, hence ‘skilled seaman’. See also McCord 1 and compare Moriarty .

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

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