Brief Life History of Henry M.
When Henry M. Curtis was born on 11 August 1838, in Bedford Township, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada, his father, John Curtis Sr, was 37 and his mother, Mary Gleed, was 27. He married Almira Mann on 7 May 1864, in Delaware, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in London Election Precinct, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States in 1880 and Brock, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States in 1900. He died on 6 January 1927, in Glenrock, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Glenrock, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States.
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- Henry Curtis, "United States Census, 1870"
- Henry Curtis, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992"
- Henry M Curtis, "Find A Grave Index"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1854
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Unorganized Federal Territory, United States 1854: Nebraska Territory, United States 1854: Forney, Nebraska Territory, United States 1855: Nemaha, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Nemaha, Nebraska, United States
1863
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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