Brief Life History of Surilla Jane
When Surilla Jane Curtis was born on 18 October 1847, in Florence, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, her father, David Avery Curtis, was 27 and her mother, Amanda Starr, was 26. She married William Peyton Beck on 18 August 1866, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1850 and Springville, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 25 February 1872, at the age of 24.
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- Cecelia J Curtis in household of Daniel Curtis, "United States Census, 1850"
- Nebraska Birth of Surrilla Jane Curtis daughter of David Avery Curtis & Amanda Ann Starr Curtis
- Surrialla Beck in entry for Laura Ellen Beck, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (6)
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
1854
On May 30, 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether or not they wanted to allow slavery within their borders. This Act repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
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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BIOGRAPHY OF SURILLA JANE CURTIS BECK
Surilla Jane Curtis was born 18 October 1847 in Quincy, Adams,Illinois to David Avery and Amanda Ann Starr Curtis. She was the third of four children born to them, two girls and two boys, all born i …
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