Isaac Joel
CURTIS
Born
29 January 1840
,
Branswick, Medina, Ohio, USA
Died
24 August 1885
,
Fulton, Bourbon, Kansas, USA
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Born: 29 January 1840 in Branswick, Medina, Ohio, USA
Father:
Joel Warner CURTIS
Mother:
Sally HULET
Paternal grandparents:
Ethan CURTIS
, Elizabeth WARNER
Maternal grandparents:
John HEWLETT (HULET)
, Sarah Alvira HOWE
Isaac Joel was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Isaac Joel married Selina FRIZZELL . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Selina FRIZZELL was born 15 August 1841 in Medina, Ohio, USA. Selina died 13 March 1910 in Firth, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA. Selina was the child of Michael FRIZZELL and Charlotte Hilda DEAN.
Isaac Joel CURTIS died 24 August 1885 in Fulton, Bourbon, Kansas, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Isaac Joel CURTIS
Isaac Joel CURTIS married 
Selina FRIZZELL
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Selina FRIZZELL was the child of Michael FRIZZELL and Charlotte Hilda DEAN
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Selina FRIZZELL was the child of Michael FRIZZELL and Charlotte Hilda DEAN
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Birth — 184029 January 1840
Branswick, Medina, Ohio, USA
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William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas first published 1883 by A.T. Andreas, Chicago, Ill.
Woodson County, Part 7, Toronto. Biographical Sketches.
'ISAAC J. CURTIS, hardware and farming implements, was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, January 29, 1840, son of Joel and Sally Curtis. He lived in his native county until eighteen years of age, then moved to Bureau County, Ill., and engaged in farming until 1859. Then went with an ox train to Denver, remained one year and returned to Illinois. He enlisted in Company B, Fifty-second Illinois Volunteer Infantry, September 17, 1861. Served two years in this regiment, and was transferred to First Missouri Light Artillery, Battery H, and served as gunner until the close of the war. Was in the engagements at Fort Donelson, Fort Henry, Shiloh, Corinth, and all the battles of Sherman's campaign in Savannah. Was mustered out in June, 1865, and returned to Bureau County, Ill., where he remained until he came to Kansas in 1871.He then...Read full story
William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas first published 1883 by A.T. Andreas, Chicago, Ill.
Woodson County, Part 7, Toronto. Biographical Sketches.
'ISAAC J. CURTIS, hardware and farming implements, was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, January 29, 1840, son of Joel and Sally Curtis. He lived in his native county until eighteen years of age, then moved to Bureau County, Ill., and engaged in farming until 1859. Then went with an ox train to Denver, remained one year and returned to Illinois. He enlisted in Company B, Fifty-second Illinois Volunteer Infantry, September 17, 1861. Served two years in this regiment, and was transferred to First Missouri Light Artillery, Battery H, and served as gunner until the close of the war. Was in the engagements at Fort Donelson, Fort Henry, Shiloh, Corinth, and all the battles of Sherman's campaign in Savannah. Was mustered out in June, 1865, and returned to Bureau County, Ill., where he remained until he came to Kansas in 1871.He then...Read full story
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)
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.1876 Birth of ChildStella CURTIS was born 15 May 1876, Towanda, Kansas, USA
Isaac Joel was 36 years old.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
Death — 188524 August 1885
Fulton, Bourbon, Kansas, USA
He died at the age of 45.
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Barnesville Cemetery Fulton Bourbon County Kansas, USA
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