Conrad A Curry

19 August 1826–9 February 1904 (Age 77)
Derry Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States

The Life Summary of Conrad A

When Conrad A Curry was born on 19 August 1826, in Derry Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Samuel Curry, was 27 and his mother, Maria S. Alleman, was 22. He had at least 2 sons with Catharine Basehoar. He lived in South Hanover Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860 and Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. He died on 9 February 1904, at the age of 77, and was buried in Hanoverdale, West Hanover Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Conrad A Curry
1826–1904
Catharine Basehoar
1830–1883
John Basehore Curry
1856–1913
Samuel B. Curry
1861–1928

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World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 4
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 4
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 37
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Comhraidhe, ‘descendant of Comhraidhe’, a personal name of uncertain meaning.Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Corra (see Corr ).Scottish and northern English: variant of Currie .

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

Possible Related Names

Corr
Currey
Corey

Sources (10)

  • Conrad A Curry, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • Conrad Curry in household of George Stouffer, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Conrad in entry for John B. Curry and Emma Ensminger, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"

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