Brief Life History of Elfonser Gerish
When Elfonser Gerish Curtis was born on 2 July 1820, in Brighton, Somerset, Maine, United States, his father, Isaac Curtis, was 32 and his mother, Abigail Wentworth, was 33. He married Lucinda S. Rice on 14 October 1842, in Solon, Somerset, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Maine, United States in 1870 and Athens, Somerset, Maine, United States in 1880. He died on 17 January 1896, in Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.
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- Elfonzer Curtis, "United States Census, 1850"
- Elfonser Gerisle Curtis, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Elfonzer G Curtis, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
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1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
1831
Historical Boundaries: 1831: Cook, Illinois, United States
1842 · Webster–Ashburton Treaty
The Webster-Ashburton Treaty was signed on August 9, 1842 and resolved the border issues between the United States and British North American colonies which had caused the Aroostook War. The treaty contained several agreements and concessions. It called for an end on the overseas slave trade and proposed that both parties share the Great Lakes. It also reaffirmed the location of the westward frontier border (near the Rocky Mountains) as well as the border between Lake Superior and Lake of the Woods. The treaty was signed by Daniel Webster (United States Secretary of State) and Alexander Baring (British Diplomat, 1st Baron Ashburton).
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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