Edwin Morrell Curtis

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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Family Time Line

Edwin Morrell Curtis
1839–1906
Delia Ann Crockett
1860–1926
Marriage: 25 July 1878
Delia Mae Curtis
1881–1978
Ethel Adah Curtis
1882–1961
Elmo Malcolm Curtis
1884–1967
Annie Pearl Curtis
1887–1963
Mary Lucille Curtis
1890–1973
Matilda Ellen Curtis
1893–1940
Alvin Joseph Curtis
1895–1959
Thelma Curtis
1899–1964
Sara Curtis
1901–1932

Sources (123)

  • Edward Curtis, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Edwin Curtis, "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-1920"
  • Utah, U.S., Select Marriages, 1887-1966

World Events (8)

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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