Brief Life History of Edwin Morrell
When Edwin Morrell Curtis was born on 7 November 1839, in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Hewson Curtis, was 27 and his mother, Sarah Morrell, was 24. He married Frances Harrison on 17 March 1860, in City of London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He immigrated to New York County, New York, United States in 1860 and lived in Platte, Nebraska, United States in 1860 and Malad, Oneida, Idaho, United States in 1870. He died on 28 December 1906, in Oneida, Idaho, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Logan Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Edward Curtis, "United States Census, 1860"
- Edwin Curtis, "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-1920"
- Utah, U.S., Select Marriages, 1887-1966
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Christian Barfuss BIRTH 1 Jun 1800 Bern, Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland, Bern, Switzerland DEATH 16 Apr 1847 (aged 46) Bern, Switzerland BURIAL Logan City Cemetery Logan, Cache County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 27371672
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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JOURNAL OF EDWIN MORRELL CURTIS December 13, 1878 to January 31, 1879.
JOURNAL OF EDWIN MORRELL CURTIS December 13, 1878 to January 31, 1879. Friday December 13, 1878: Started from Logan at 2 o'clock p.m. Brother D. Reese took me and my baggage to depot in his bu …
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