Brief Life History of Uriah Martin
When Uriah Martin Curtis was born on 7 March 1837, in Clay, Missouri, United States, his father, Uriah Curtis, was 31 and his mother, Phoebe Martin, was 30. He married Ann Eliza Phelps on 6 June 1869, in Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in United States in 1870 and Election Precinct 3 Sedalia, Douglas, Colorado, United States in 1880. He died on 2 July 1894, in Fort Duchesne, Uintah, Utah, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Uriah Curtis, "United States Census, 1870"
- U M Curtis, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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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
1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
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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Interpreter Uriah Martin Curtis joins Ute representatives in Washington, D.C. for land negotiations
In January 1868, Uriah Martin Curtis, not yet thirty, was an interpreter for a delegation of Ute Indians from Colorado that came to Washington, D.C. to negotiate an agreement regarding the disposition …
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