Brief Life History of Theodore
When Theodore Curtis was born on 20 January 1815, in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Matthew Curtis, was 32 and his mother, Betsey White, was 26. He married Charlotte Fluskey in 1836, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 24 April 1903, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Theodore Curtis, "United States Census, 1860"
- Theodore Curtis, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949"
- Theodore Curtis in entry for Agnes Curtis, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
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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