Dorr Purdy Curtis
Birth Date
On 1819 January 21 (Born)
Death Date
On 1894 November 8 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Simpronius, Cayuga, New York, United States
1819 January 21
Mother
Phebe H Purdy
Father
Beriah Curtis
Baptized by Peletiah Brown
1841 March 7 (Age 22)
Married
Catherine Adelia Haight
1846 January 28 (Age 27)
Traveled in
Horace M. Alexander Company
1847 July 24 – October 16 (Age 28)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
On 1847 July 24
Joined Company
On 1847 October 16
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1852 March 2 – 1854 February 4 (Age 33)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Residence When Called
Kaysville, Davis, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
On 1852 March 2
Arrived in Field
On 1854 February 4
Departed from Field
Traveled in
William Empey Company
1854 July 15 – October 24 (Age 35)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
On 1854 July 15
Joined Company
On 1854 October 24
Company Arrived
Married
Sarah Louisa Van Orden
1855 February 8 (Age 36)
Served in
East Central States Mission
1882 April 10 (Age 63)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Francis W Lyman
Set Apart By
Francis Marion Lyman
Died in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah Territory, United States
1894 November 8 (Age 75)
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Dorr Purdy Curtis (1819 - 1904) Profile
Dorr Purdy Curtis (1819 - 1904)
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
1860 Utah Census
1860 Utah Census.
1870 Utah Census
1870 Utah Census.
1900 Idaho Census
1900 Idaho Census.
Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966
Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966.
Mission
British Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
British Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 5 November 1853.
"Dorr P. Curtis", General Epistles, Church History Library
"Dorr P. Curtis", General Epistles, Church History Library, June.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 8 September 1851, Page 1.
Index to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports
Index to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 April 1882, Vol. 2, Page 65, Line 2522.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 April 1882, Vol. 1, Page 68, Line 2522.
Pioneers & Prominent Men of Utah, 831
Pioneers & Prominent Men of Utah, 831.
Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., NTER, 977.343/N1 K29c
Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., NTER, 977.343/N1 K29c, Page 174.
Transcript for Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., NTER, 977.343/N1 K29c, p. 174, Family History Library
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, 14:106, 171
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, 14:106, 171.
Transcript for The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, 14:106, 171
Pioneer
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1854: Page 16.
Norma Baldwin Ricketts, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848 (Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press, 1996), 169
Norma Baldwin Ricketts, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848 (Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press, 1996), 169.
Peter Sinclair journal, 1853-1854, 167-270
Peter Sinclair journal, 1853-1854, 167-270.
Transcript for Peter Sinclair journal, 1853-1854, 167-270
Robert Campbell company report
Robert Campbell company report, August.
Transcript for Robert Campbell company report, 1854 August 22
The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848
The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Norma Baldwin Ricketts, Page 23.
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