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David Avery Curtis


Birth10 August 1820Sullivan, Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States
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Birth Citation(s)
     Devery Scott Anderson, The Nauvoo Endowment Companies, 1845-1846: A Documentary History (Salt Lake City, Utah: Signature Books, 2005), p. 208, n. 7; citing Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register: 10 December 1845 to 8 February 1846.

    Endowment House (LDS Church), Sealings of couples, living and by proxy, 1851-1889 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958, 1978), p. 57, FHL microfilm 183393.
Death5 October 1885Aurora, Sevier, Utah Territory, United States
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     "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for David Avery Curtis, ID: KWJ4-Q3W.
BurialOctober 1885Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, Sevier, Utah Territory, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for David Avery Curtis, Sr. (1820-1885), memorial #38150366.

    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for David Avery Curtis, ID: KWJ4-Q3W.
FatherEnos Curtis
MotherRuth Franklin
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   • Amanda Ann Starr
Married20 October 1841Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States
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    County offices, Illinois, Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940, database with images, FamilySearch, entry for David Curtis and Amanda Starr (20 Oct 1841); citing Adams County, Illinois, County Court, “Adams County, Illinois marriage records, v. 1, 1825-1890,” image 195, FHL microfilm 004539871.
          Children:
               Heber Ezra Curtis
               Amanda Diantha Curtis
               Surilla Jane Curtis
               Courtland Adelbert Curtis
               Benjamin Nephi Curtis


   • Lutitia Shearer
Married28 August 1852Springville, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
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    Endowment House (LDS Church), Sealings of couples, living and by proxy, 1851-1889 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958, 1978), p. 57, FHL microfilm 183393.
          Children:
               Maria Jane Curtis
               Phoebe Elizabeth Curtis
               David Avery Curtis Jr

   • Sarah Haward
Married10 March 1855Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for David Avery Curtis and Sarah Haward, ID: KWJ4-Q3W and ID: LHV7-2S5.
          Children:
               William Thomas Curtis


   • Harriet Howard
Married8 October 1857Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for David Avery Curtis and Harriet Howard, ID: KWJ4-Q3W and ID: KWJ4-Q33.
          Children:
               Amanda Howard Curtis
               Harriet Elizabeth Curtis
               Edward Enos Curtis
               Ruth Curtis
               William Avery Curtis
               David John Curtis
               Eliel Elijah Curtis
               Gideon Daniel Curtis
               Semar Granson Curtis

Residences Label
• 1840Fulton County, Illinois, United States
• Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
• 1850Utah County, Utah Territory, United States
• 1860Springville, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
• 1870Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
• 1880Willow Bend, Sevier, Utah Territory, United States
Death & Burial Records Label
• Grave MarkerView Source
Census Records Label
• 1840 Population CensusFulton County, IllinoisExtractImage
• 1850 Population CensusUtah County, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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• 1860 Population CensusSpringville, Utah, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1870 Population CensusFountain Green, Sanpete, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1880 Population CensusWillow Bend Precinct, Sevier, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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Crossing the Plains

• Company Unknown (1850)View 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)
       Departure1850
       Arrival1850
• Jesse B. Martin 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)
       Departure1 Jun 1857
       Arrival12 Sept 1857

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