Dorr Purdy Curtis

Brief Life History of Dorr Purdy

When Dorr Purdy Curtis was born on 21 January 1819, in Sempronius, Cayuga, New York, United States, his father, Beriah Curtis, was 32 and his mother, Phebe H Purdy, was 28. He married Catherine Adelia Haight on 28 January 1846, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860 and Bingham Canyon, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. He registered for military service in 1866. He died on 8 November 1904, in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Grantsville City Cemetery, Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Dorr Purdy Curtis
1819–1904
Sarah Louisa Van Orden
1836–1883
Marriage: 8 February 1855
William Van Orden Curtis
1855–1937
Dorlesca Curtis
1858–1868
Mary Louisa Curtis
1860–1920
James Calvin Curtis
1863–1864
Lewellyn Curtis
1865–1883
Arthur Eugene Curtis
1868–1903
Marie Antoinette Curtis
1871–1927
Charlotte Amelia Curtis
1873–1964
Ella B Curtis
1876–1877
Sarah Elizabeth Curtis
1878–1966
Fay Alanson Curtis
1881–1908

Sources (78)

  • Don P. Curtis in household of Patrick E. Rooney, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Dorr O Curlis, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Dorr P Curtis, "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949"

World Events (8)

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States

1842 · Relief Society Organized

The Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized on March 17, 1842. Emma Smith was the first Relief Society president. It was established as a way to help strengthen and serve other women.

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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