Clara Melissa Moffitt

Brief Life History of Clara Melissa

When Clara Melissa Moffitt was born on 10 May 1878, in Washington, United States, her father, Etna Byington Moffitt, was 38 and her mother, Sarah Jane Brewer, was 26. She married Fredrick J. McCurdy on 8 May 1900, in Pacific, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in North Cove, Pacific, Washington, United States in 1900 and South Bend, Pacific, Washington, United States for about 10 years. She died on 26 March 1930, in Willapa, Pacific, Washington, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Fredrick J. McCurdy
1877–1930
Clara Melissa Moffitt
1878–1930
Marriage: 8 May 1900
Leon Frederick McCurdy
1900–1963
Russell Byington McCurdy
1902–1974
Hyatt Elwood McCurdy
1904–
William Boyd McCurdy
1905–1932
Zeffie Gertrude McCurdy
1907–1968

Sources (62)

  • Clara M. Muffet in household of Edney B. Muffet, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Washington, U.S., County Birth Records, 1870-1935
  • Melissa Moffit, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"

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1880 · The Great Gale of 1880

The Great Gale of 1880 was a severe snow and wind storm that devastated parts of Oregon and Washington on January 9, 1880. The extratropical cyclone caused tides to rise seven feet, gale force winds, and snow accumulations of up to 18 inches.  

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

Scottish, northern English, and northern Irish: variant of Moffatt .

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

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