Heber Ezra Curtis

Brief Life History of Heber Ezra

When Heber Ezra Curtis was born on 29 January 1843, in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States, his father, David Avery Curtis, was 22 and his mother, Almira Starr, was 27. He married Sarah Ann Partington on 21 July 1874, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1880 and Redmond, Sevier, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 17 December 1904, in Aurora, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, Sevier, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Heber Ezra Curtis
1843–1904
Sarah Ann Partington
1857–1922
Marriage: 21 July 1874
Emma Jane Curtis
1876–1931
Albert Heber Curtis
1878–1931
Mary Ann Curtis
1881–1959
Sarah Sabrina Curtis
1883–1968
Tillie Surilla Curtis
1886–1924
Permelia Alice Curtis
1888–1889
Ethel Amanda Curtis
1890–1948
David Courtland Curtis
1893–1894
William Oran Curtis
1895–1932
Ursula Pearl Curtis
1897–1955
Elna Fern Curtis
1900–1997
Richard Avery Curtis
1902–1983

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  • 1870 US Census for Heber Ezra Curtis
  • 1904 Find A Grave Index for Heber Ezra Curtis (Wrong Birth Date)
  • 1874 Family Data Collection Utah Marriage of Heber Ezra Curtis & Sarah Ann Partington

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1845 · Oh My Father

"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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 HEBER EZRA CURTIS

Heber Ezra Curtis was born 29 January 1847 in Quincy, Adams,Illinois to David Avery and Amanda Ann Starr Curtis. He was the second of four children born to them, two girls and two boys, all born in Q …

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