Josiah
Curtis
Born in Sheridan, Chautauqua, New York, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Ann (Estes) Curtis
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 80
in Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States
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Biography
Josiah Curtis was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.
Josiah was born in 1830 in New York, United States.
He was the son of Thomas Curtis and Persis (Percy) Baldwin.
He was a Private in Company "A" of the Mormon Battalion.
Private Josiah Curtis served with the Iowa Volunteers during the Mexican-American War
Service Started: Jul 1846
Unit(s): Company A, Mormon Battalion
Service Ended: Jul 1847
Service Started: Jul 1846
Unit(s): Company A, Mormon Battalion
Service Ended: Jul 1847
Biographical notes from Find A Grave Memorial: Josiah was a religious Leader. Joined the Mormon Church in western New York. Baptized as a Latter Day Saint at Far West Missouri in 1838, and was arrested by the Carthage, Illinois mob shortly before Joseph Smith was killed (he was released to deliver a letter to Emma Smith). Served in Mormon Battalion Company A-Pueblo Detachment from 1846 to 1847, enlisting at age 15. He helped build the first public building in Salt Lake City, and received a Utah Pioneer Gold Medal from the state of Utah in 1897. He was a staunch defender of the Book of Mormon his entire life. The Zion's Camp monument to Joseph Smith is located about 30 feet from Josiah Curtis' grave.
He passed away in 1910 in Missouri, United States.
Research Notes
Profiles for Four children listed on FindAGrave can be added.
Need marriage record, date and location
Sources
- Members of the Mormon Battalion, A Sesquicentennial Remembrance, compiled by Dr. Susan Ward Easton, p. 20. https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE5417209
- Find A Grave MEMORIAL ID 6014167: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6014167/josiah-curtis
- LDS Pioneer Overland Travel 1847-1868 web site: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravel/pioneers/43371/josiah-curtis
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