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Catherine Curtis Senior

Catherine Curtis Senior

Female 1848 - 1875  (27 years)   Has more than 100 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Catherine Curtis Senior 
    Birth 11 Jun 1848  Rotherham, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Initiatory (LDS) 25 Mar 1872  EHOUS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    FamilySearch ID LR16-MT6 
    Death 26 Oct 1875  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Person ID I6760  mytree
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2024 

    Father Robert Senior,   b. 24 Oct 1816, Shelley, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1871, Payson, Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Mother Sarah Haigh,   b. 7 May 1820, Thurstonland, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jul 1889, Payson, Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 25 Feb 1838  Almondbury, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3313  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 James Illingworth Broughton,   b. 3 Sep 1845, Pontefract, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jun 1932, Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 23 Dec 1865  Holbeck, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorce Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Arthur Broughton,   b. Oct 1866, Bradford, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Lemuel Broughton,   b. 18 Oct 1867, Bradford, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sep 1937, Sacramento, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    Family ID F4486  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2025 

    Family 2 William Lavin,   b. Apr 1840, Allegany, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 1906, Park City, Summit, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Children 
     1. Catherine Ida Lavin,   b. 24 Nov 1872, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1931, Wendell, Gooding, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     2. William Lavin,   b. 1874, Payson, Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Feb 1914 (Age 40 years)
    Family ID F4487  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Jun 1848 - Rotherham, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 23 Dec 1865 - Holbeck, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsInitiatory (LDS) - 25 Mar 1872 - EHOUS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Oct 1875 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Catherine Curtis Senior was born 11 June 1848 in Yorkshire, England, t h e 5th of nine children and 3rd daughter of Robert Senior (1816-1871) a n d Sarah Haigh (1819-1889). In 1860, at the age of 12, she was baptize d an d confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sai nts.

      In 1865 at the age of 17 she married James Illingworth Broughton, who w a s 20, in Yorkshire, England. They had two sons Arthur Broughton born i n 1 866 and Lemuel Broughton born in 1867. Shortly after Lemuel was born , he r marriage to James broke up and in 1868 Catherine took her two infa nt so ns and immigrated to Utah, arriving with the John Gillespie Compan y 15 Se ptember 1868.

      About 1870 Catherine married William Lavin and they had two children Cat h erine Ida (Kate) Lavin born 24 November 1872 in Salt Lake City, Utah a n d William Lavin born in 1874 in Payson, Utah. Catherine died at the ag e o f 27 on 17 October 1875, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

      Arthur Broughton was 9 years old when his mother died. It is believed th a t he lived with his uncle Joseph Broughton in Tooele County, Utah afte r h is mother's death and later moved to Walkerville, Montana where he li ve d with his father James I. Broughton and his stepmother for many years .

      Lemuel Broughton was 8 years old when his mother died. Based on the 18 8 0 US Census record, he was probably raised by his grandmother Sarah Lan ie r in Payson, Utah. Lemuel married Sarah Myrtle Hutson 14 July 1913 i n Bri tish Columbia, Canada. He died at the age of 68, 10 Sep 1937 in Sac rament o, California.