Brief Life History of Martha A
When Martha A Curtis was born in 1847, in Lexington, Edwards, Illinois, United States, her father, Daniel Curtis, was 30 and her mother, Christiana Bartholomew, was 26. She married John Hovey on 30 August 1868, in McLean, McLean, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in McLean, McLean, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Lexington, McLean, Illinois, United States in 1880.
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- Martha A. Curtis, "United States Census, 1880"
- Martha A Curtis, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Martha Curtiss Hovey, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
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1855
Historical Boundaries: 1855: McLean, Illinois, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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.
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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