Brief Life History of Eleanor Caroline
When Eleanor Caroline Curtis was born on 11 August 1844, in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, her father, Joseph Hewson Curtis, was 31 and her mother, Sarah Morrell, was 29. She married Charles Ceasar Cowley on 25 February 1864, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 4 daughters. She immigrated to New York County, New York, United States in 1860 and lived in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States in 1880 and Annabella, Sevier, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 10 April 1931, in Venice, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Glenwood, Sevier, Utah, United States.
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- Elliner Cowley in household of Iseral A Cowley, "United States Census, 1920"
- Eleanor Caroline Curtis, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Eleanor Caroline Cowley, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1859 · Logan is Founded
"\""During the end of April, David Reese and his company settled the land north of the Logan River. That area was the second permanent settlement in Cache Valley and the future location of Logan. The city's boundary was drawn by Logan's first bishop, Jesse W. Fox, a government engineer. The name \""\""Logan\""\"" comes from a trapper that used to frequent the area before the pioneers came to the valley.\"""
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
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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ELEANOR CAROLINE CURTIS COWLEY
Written by Eleanor Sarah Cowley Wall Eleanor Curtis Cowley was born in London, England August 11, 1844, a daughter of Joseph Usion and Sarah Morrell Curtis. When Mother was about 14 years of age her …
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