Curtis Edwin Bolton

Brief Life History of Curtis Edwin

When Curtis Edwin Bolton was born on 16 July 1812, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Curtis Bolton, was 29 and his mother, Ann Bolton, was 27. He married Eleanor Post on 15 June 1836, in New York City, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in St Thomas, Lincoln, Nevada, United States in 1870 and Long Valley, Kane, Utah, United States in 1872. He died on 6 December 1890, in Marysvale, Piute, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Thompsonville Cemetery, Marysvale, Piute, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Curtis Edwin Bolton
1812–1890
Ellen Coil Merritt
1829–1877
Marriage: 6 February 1846
Caroline Bolton
1847–1847
Charles Gilbert Bolton
1849–1912
Matilda Bolton
1852–1914
Cornelia Bolton
1855–1907
Mary Rebecca Bolton
1857–1905
Will Love Bolton
1862–1889

Sources (85)

  • Chas Bolton, "United States Census, 1870"
  • New York, Marriage of Curtis Edwin Bolton to Eleanor Post
  • Utah, Military Records, 1861-1970

World Events (8)

1815

Restoration and constitutional monarchy (Louis XVIII, Charles X). Revolution of 1830. Reign of Louis-Philippe. Economic prosperity. Rapid development of industrialization. First railways. First colonies established.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1833

The Camden & Amboy railroad was completed in 1833. It made transportation between New York City and Philadelphia possible within a 7-hour time-frame. This advancement led to dozens of other companies opening railroad lines during the 1800's.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of numerous places in northern England named Bolton (Lancashire, Northumberland, Westmorland, and Yorkshire) or from Boulton in Derbyshire and East Lothian in Scotland, from Old English bothl ‘dwelling, house’ (see Bold 1) + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.

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

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Curtis Edwin Bolton and Rebecca Baks Bunker This picture, upper left, purports to be a picture of Curtis Edwin Bolton and his first wife Eleanor Post. The picture on the right is Rebecca Baks B …

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