Brief Life History of Elvina
When Elvina Curtis was born on 1 March 1851, in Lee, Iowa, United States, her father, Benjamin Gardner Curtis, was 48 and her mother, Maria Dunn, was 42. She died in 1852, in Iowa, United States, at the age of 1.
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Family Time Line
Benjamin Gardner Curtis
1802–1867
Maria Dunn
1808–1871
Polly Curtis
1826–1843
Eli Curtis
1828–1899
Sarepta Lorinda Curtis
1830–1889
Uriah Eugene Curtis
1832–1911
Levi Curtis
1835–1916
Nancy Louisa Curtis
1837–1915
Sarah Maria Curtis
1840–1925
Joseph Henry Curtis
1843–1908
Maria Jane Curtis
1846–1846
Elvina Curtis
1851–1852
Sources (4)
- Elvina Curtis, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
- Thomas Curtis, "A Family Named Curtis"
- Historical Information on Curtis family, "Daughters of Utah Pioneers" 1830-1889 (Typed)
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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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