Brief Life History of Sarah Maria
When Sarah Maria Curtis was born on 16 June 1840, in Shelby Township, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States, her father, Benjamin Gardner Curtis, was 37 and her mother, Maria Dunn, was 32. She married William Miller on 17 February 1858, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Emery, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 17 March 1925, in Monterey Park, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States.
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- Sarah Miller in household of Wm Miller, "United States Census, 1860"
- Sarah Wimmer, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Sarah Curtis in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
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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Sarah Curtis Wimmer
Sara Curtis Wimmer History By Great Grandson Oather R. Roper Sarah Curtis was born 16 June, 1840, at Washington, Tippecanoe, Indiana, the seventh child of Benjamin Gardner Curtis and Maria Dunn. B …
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