Ira Curtis
PARKE
(b.
22 January 1834
,
Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
d.
13 February 1897
,
Boise, Idaho, USA
)
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Ira Curtis PARKE was born 22 January 1834 in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Ira Curtis PARKE was the child of Thomas Harris PARKE and Huldah Jane CURTISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Ira Curtis married Mary Vashti CALL 10 April 1853 in Bountiful, Utah Territory . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Vashti CALL was born 27 March 1836 in Madison, Lake, Ohio, USA. Mary Vashti died 10 August 1921 in Kimberly, Twin Falls, Idaho, USA. Mary Vashti was the child of Anson CALL and Mary FLINT.
Ira Curtis PARKE died 13 February 1897 in Boise, Idaho, USA.
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Family and Children of Ira Curtis PARKE
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Mary Vashti CALL-- Date: 10 April 1853 Place: Bountiful, Utah Territory
Mary Vashti CALL was the child of Anson CALL and Mary FLINT
Children of Ira Curtis PARKE and Mary Vashti CALL:
Mandania PARKE (b.4 February 1860, , Nevada Territory d. 31 March 1949, Lewiston, Cache, Utah, USA)
m. William Edward RIGBY 4 March 1878
Mary Vashti CALL-- Date: 10 April 1853 Place: Bountiful, Utah TerritoryMary Vashti CALL was the child of Anson CALL and Mary FLINT
Children of Ira Curtis PARKE and Mary Vashti CALL:
Mandania PARKE (b.4 February 1860, , Nevada Territory d. 31 March 1949, Lewiston, Cache, Utah, USA)m. William Edward RIGBY 4 March 1878
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1834 Birth 22 January 1834
Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1853 Marriage / PartnerIra Curtis PARKE and Mary Vashti CALL 10 April 1853, Bountiful, Utah, USA
He was 19 years old.
1860 Birth of ChildMandania PARKE was born 4 February 1860, , Nevada, USA
Ira Curtis was 26 years old.
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states. 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1897 Death 13 February 1897
Boise, Idaho, USA
He died at the age of 63.
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