When Joseph Henry Curtis was born on 14 October 1843, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Benjamin Gardner Curtis, was 40 and his mother, Maria Dunn, was 35. He married Harriet Lucinda Whiting on 30 November 1867, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 3 January 1908, in Robin, Bannock, Idaho, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Robin, Bannock, Idaho, United States.
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"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.
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 NamesJoseph "Henry" Curtis, who usually went by his middle name, Henry, may have been born either in 1843 or 1844, and his place of birth may have been Golden (or Golden Point), Adams County, Illinois or N …
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