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Moses Monroe Curtis

Moses Monroe Curtis

Male 1840 - 1929  (88 years)


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  • Name Moses Monroe Curtis 
    Birth 28 Oct 1840  Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 13 Mar 1929  Pima, Graham, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial 15 Mar 1929  Thatcher, Graham, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I8533  Scudder
    Last Modified 3 Oct 1999 

    Father Moses Curtis,   b. 8 May 1816, Conaught, Erie, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1907, Eden, Graham, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Aurelia Peckham Jackman,   b. 20 Sep 1820, Alexander, Genessee, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Aug 1883, Eden, Graham, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 28 May 1839  Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F3089  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Martha Sims,   b. 12 Jun 1844, Cheltenham, Glochester, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Mar 1929, Pima, Graham Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 10 Feb 1862  Salem, Box Elder, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Martha Irena Curtis,   b. 21 Nov 1863, Salem, Utah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Dec 1950, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     2. Mariah Missilva Curtis,   b. 20 Oct 1865, Salem, Utah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1890, Colonia Diaz, Chihuahua, Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years)
     3. Lorenzo Monroe Curtis,   b. 8 Sep 1867, Salem, Utah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1886 (Age 18 years)
     4. George Obestic Curtis,   b. 20 Oct 1869, Salem, Utah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jun 1902 (Age 32 years)
     5. Albert Permeno Curtis,   b. 17 Feb 1872, Salem, Utah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1872, Salem, Utah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Mary Septemma Curtis,   b. 3 Oct 1874, Salem, Utah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Nov 1891 (Age 17 years)
     7. Ammi John Curtis,   b. 21 Aug 1876, Salem, Utah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1955, Coolidge, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     8. Leah Caroline Curtis,   b. 17 May 1879, Brigham City, Apache, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aug 1951 (Age 72 years)
     9. Nahum Curtis,   b. 24 Apr 1881, Eden, Graham, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1906 (Age 25 years)
    Family ID F3093  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Sarah Josephine Mecham,   b. 7 Feb 1850, Bountiful, Davis, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1917, Safford, Graham, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 10 Oct 1876  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Effie Curtis,   b. 13 Aug 1877, Salem, Utah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 1961, Safford, Graham, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     2. Myron Monroe Curtis,   b. 26 Nov 1879, Brigham City, Utah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1934 (Age 54 years)
     3. Sarah Violet Curtis,   b. 7 Nov 1882, Eden, Graham, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Feb 1966, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     4. William Ray Curtis,   b. 11 Oct 1887, Eden, Graham, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Dec 1933, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
     5. Iris Gertrude Curtis,   b. 26 Mar 1890, Eden, Graham, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jan 1951, Temple City, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     6. Wallace Leroy Curtis,   b. 30 Oct 1892, Eden, Graham, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Sep 1963, Tucson, Pima, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F3090  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2024 

    Family 3 Merian Malinda Rudd,   b. 26 Dec 1852, Harrisgrove, Pottawattamie, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jun 1928, Pima, Graham Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 24 Jul 1879  St. George, Washington, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Laura Amelia Curtis,   b. 15 Apr 1880, Brigham City, Apache, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jul 1953, Globe, Gila, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     2. Elijah Erastus Curtis,   b. 27 Mar 1882, Eden, Graham, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1945, Marysville, Yuba, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     3. Alta Jane Curtis,   b. 23 Nov 1884, Eden, Graham, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Dec 1954, Levelland, Hockley, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     4. Zella Pearl Curtis,   b. 19 May 1888, Eden, Graham, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1963, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     5. Elda Eliza Curtis,   b. 18 Jul 1890, Eden, Graham, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1964, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F3096  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2024 

  • Notes 
    • Moses headed a party of Mormon settlers from Brigham City, Arizona, in 1881 to establish the community of Eden, first known as Curtis. This settlement lies on the northern side of the Gila River, nine miles northwest of Pima. Although other immigrants occupied holdings nearby, Moses and William Hawkins were the only residents of the present Eden townsite.

      The men first turned their attention toward the construction of a ditch from the river, which they completed in 1882. For a time the small community was on short rations, limited to one meal a day of beans, served at noon to the workers. These early settlers built bowers of brush under which they rolled their covered wagons. There were Indian scares, and life was not comfortable. In the fall of 1882, eight families were living in a little stockade fort that enclosed a half acre of ground, near the river.

  • Sources 
    1. [S207] Family Group Record for Moses Monroe Curtis and Sarah Josephine Mecham.

    2. [S210] Family Group Record for Moses Curtis and Aurelia Peckham Jackman.

    3. [S211] Family Group Record for Moses Monroe Curtis and Martha Sims.

    4. [S214] Family Group Record for Moses Monroe Curtis and Merian Malinda Rudd.



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