When Moses Curtis was born on 8 May 1816, in Conneaut Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Nahum Curtis, was 31 and his mother, Millicent Waite, was 29. He married Aurelia Peckham Jackman on 30 May 1839, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Florence, Douglas, Nebraska, United States in 1850 and Salem, Utah, Utah, United States for about 20 years. He registered for military service in 1866. He died on 4 May 1907, in Eden, Graham, Arizona, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Eden Cemetery, Eden, Graham, Arizona, United States.
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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.
Possible Related NamesWritten in 1903 by Emma S. Curtis Simons Nahum Curtis, the father of George, was born in Massachusetts, July 7, 1784. He had three brothers, Jeremiah, Jacob and William. Nahum was married to Millice …
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