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Dorr Purdy Curtis


Birth21 January 1819Sempronius, Cayuga, New York, United States
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     Devery Scott Anderson, The Nauvoo Endowment Companies, 1845-1846: A Documentary History (Salt Lake City, Utah: Signature Books, 2005), p. 213; citing “Book of Sealings (Living)—Wives to Husbands”.

    Deseret News, Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Co., 1889-1910), "Death of D. P. Curtis," 17 November 1904, p. 9, column 5.

    Mormon Battalion Company B return list (Salt Lake City, Utah), Entry for D P Curtis, Page 2, Line 3.
Death8 November 1904Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States
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     Deseret News, Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Co., 1889-1910), "Died," 9 November 1904, p. 2, column 7.
BurialGrantsville City Cemetery, Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Pvt Dorr Purdy Curtis (1819-1904), memorial #25783970.

    Deseret News, Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Co., 1889-1910), "Death of D. P. Curtis," 17 November 1904, p. 9, column 5.
FatherBeriah Curtis
MotherPhebe Purdy
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   • Catherine Adelia Haight
Married28 January 1846Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Dorr Purdy Curtis and Catherine Adelia Haight, ID: KWJ8-CK8 and ID: LKVY-LXB.

    Devery Scott Anderson, The Nauvoo Endowment Companies, 1845-1846: A Documentary History (Salt Lake City, Utah: Signature Books, 2005), p. 213; citing “Book of Sealings (Living)—Wives to Husbands”.
          Children:
               Phebe Adelia Curtis
               Dorr Purdy Curtis
               Eva Curtis
               Ida Curtis
               May Curtis


   • Sarah Louisa Van Orden
Married8 February 1855Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Dorr Purdy Curtis and Sarah Louisa Van Orden, ID: KWJ8-CK8 and ID: KWJ8-CKD.
          Children:
               William Van Orden Curtis
               Dorlesca Curtis
               Mary Louisa Curtis
               James Calvin Curtis
               Lewellyn Curtis
               Arthur Eugene Curtis
               Marie Antoinette Curtis
               Charlotte Amelia Curtis
               Ella B. Curtis
               Sarah Elizabeth Curtis
               Fay Alanson Curtis

Residences Label
• 1819Sempronius, Cayuga, New York, United States
• 1840Moravia, Cayuga, New York, United States
• 1846Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
• 1850Davis County, Utah Territory, United States
• 1860Springville, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
• 1870Bingham Canyon, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
• 1880Fort Harriman, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
• 1900Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, United States
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Census Records Label
• 1840 Population CensusMoravia, Cayuga, New YorkExtractImage
• 1850 Population CensusDavis County, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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1850 Population Census Citation(s)
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• 1860 Population CensusSpringville, Utah, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1870 Population CensusBingham Canyon, Salt Lake, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1880 Population CensusFort Harriman Precinct, Salt Lake, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1900 Population CensusOakley Precinct, Cassia, IdahoExtractImage
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Crossing the Plains

• Horace M. Alexander CompanyView Source
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Crossing the Plains Citation(s)
    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure24 Jul 1847
       Arrival16 Oct 1847
• William Empey CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure15 Jul 1854
       Arrival24 Oct 1854
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• Brigham Young Volunteer ListExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service RecordExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Co. Muster-In RollExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Company Muster RollExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Company Muster RollExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Company Muster RollExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Company Muster RollExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Company Muster RollExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--ReturnsExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Co. Muster-Out RollExtractImage

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