Joseph Curtis
Born 24 December 1818 in Connaught, Erie County, Pennsylvania. He was baptized 14 March 1833 in Michigan.
He left on a mission on the 22nd of October 1839. He served a second and third mission, traveling as far as Vermont and Massachusetts, often under severe difficulties. While on a mission he drew his portion, $5.00, of his grandfather Phineas Waite's estate. He was still absent when the prophet Joseph Smith, Jr. was killed and he was called home.
He married 1 January 1846 to Sally Ann Reed. They had nine children. He helped to make wagons for the saints to cross the plains. In Iowa he started a farm on Cag (Keg) Creek, which was 25 miles east of Winter Quarters. Arrived in Utah about 1849. Moved about 1852 to Pateetneet Creek, later renamed Payson, where he homesteaded 160 acres of land.
Joseph Curtis
Born 24 December 1818 in Connaught, Erie County, Pennsylvania. He was baptized 14 March 1833 in Michigan.
He left on a mission on the 22nd of October 1839. He served a second and third mission, traveling as far as Vermont and Massachusetts, often under severe difficulties. While on a mission he drew his portion, $5.00, of his grandfather Phineas Waite's estate. He was still absent when the prophet Joseph Smith, Jr. was killed and he was called home.
He married 1 January 1846 to Sally Ann Reed. They had nine children. He helped to make wagons for the saints to cross the plains. In Iowa he started a farm on Cag (Keg) Creek, which was 25 miles east of Winter Quarters. Arrived in Utah about 1849. Moved about 1852 to Pateetneet Creek, later renamed Payson, where he homesteaded 160 acres of land.
Gravesite Details
Shares headstone with Sarah A. Curtis, his wife & Edward Alma Curtis, his son.
Family Members
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Sarah Jane Curtis Kempton
1847–1939
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Delia Prescinda Curtis Whitehead
1849–1929
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Zilpha Zobedia Curtis Hancock
1851–1948
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Joseph Hyrum Curtis
1852–1936
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Heber John Curtis
1856–1931
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Mary S Curtis Hancock
1858–1906
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Nahum Tillison Curtis
1863–1944
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Fredrick Reed Curtis
1866–1940
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Edward Alma Curtis
1870–1872
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