Brief Life History of Eli
When Eli Curtis was born on 3 June 1828, in Washington Township, Brown, Ohio, United States, his father, Benjamin Gardner Curtis, was 25 and his mother, Maria Dunn, was 20. He married Sarah Ann Barnet on 30 January 1851, in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860 and Juab, Juab, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 11 April 1899, in Levan, Juab, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Levan Cemetery, Levan, Juab, Utah, United States.
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- Eli Curtis in household of Gardener Curtis, "United States Census, 1850"
- Eli Curtis, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
- Eli Curtis, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1846
Iowa is the 29th state.
1847 · The Great Seal of the State of Iowa is made
The Great Seal of the State of Iowa was created in 1847 and depicts a soldier standing in a wheat field surrounded by symbols including farming, mining, and transportation with the Mississippi River in the background. An eagle overhead bears the state motto.
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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