Alexander Robertson Curtis

Brief Life History of Alexander Robertson

Alexander Robertson Curtis was born on 21 September 1871, in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. He married Genevieve Belle Raine on 28 June 1900, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. He immigrated to United States in 1880 and lived in United States in 1949 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1950. He died on 22 January 1966, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alexander Robertson Curtis
1871–1966
Genevieve Belle Raine
1879–1968
Marriage: 28 June 1900
Irene Curtis
1898–
Elbert Raine Curtis
1901–1975
Jesse Raine Curtis
1903–1985
Alice Miriam Curtis
1905–1997
Louis Raine Curtis
1906–1988
Kathryn Raine Curtis
1909–1926
Alexander Raine Curtis
1911–1988
Dale Raine Curtis
1914–2005
Lindsay Raine Curtis
1916–2006
Marvin Raine Curtis
1920–1999
LeGrand Raine Curtis
1924–2010

Sources (110)

  • Alexander R Curtis, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
  • Alexander Robertson Curtis, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

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World Events (8)

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

1889

Weber comes from John Henry Weber, an early fur trader. The university opened for students on January 7, 1889. By the late 1920's, the college was in financial difficulty and the Utah Legislature passed a law allowing the purchase of both Weber College and Snow College from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1954 the college moved from downtown Ogden the southeast bench area of the city where it resides currently.

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

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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Excerpt from the Application to National Registry of Historic Places for the James McGhie/Alex Curtis Home in Sugar House Utah

Excerpt from the Application to National Registry of Historic Places for the James McGhie/Alex Curtis Home in Sugar House Utah (See Source for complete description and photos of the land and home, on …

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