Mayflower Descendants

The living descendants of Benjamin Kingman Curtis and Sarah Lavantia Card have the option to apply for membership in the Mayflower Society. Fran Jensen, the author of this Blog applied and was submitted as a member in 2023 through this lineage:

1. John Billington, Mayflower passenger
2. Francis Billington, son of John Billington
3. Mary Billington, daughter of Francis Billington, and wife of Samuel Sabin.
4. Israel Sabin, son of Samuel Sabin and Mary Billington. Israel married Mary Ormsby.
5. Josiah Sabin, son of Israel Sabin and Mary Ormsby. Josiah married Mary Gay.
6. Israel Sabin, son of Josiah Sabin and Mary Gay. Israel married Avis Bennett.
7. Josiah Sabin, son of Israel Sabin and Avis Bennett. Josiah married Lydia Cady. Josiah is a proven Patriot in both the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR). Several descendants of Benjamin Kingman Curtis, including Fran Jensen, the author of this Blog, have already joined DAR through this lineage. Fran can assist you in your application if you are interested.
8. Sarah Ann Sabin, daughter of Josiah Sabin and Lydia Cady. Sarah married William Fuller Card.
9. Sarah Lavantia Card, daughter of William Fuller Card and Sarah Ann Sabin. Sarah married Benjamin Kingman Curtis.
10. Benjamin Kingman Curtis and Sarah Lavantia Card had ten children. Nine lived to adulthood and married. The eight children who have possible living descendants that could apply for membership in the Mayflower Society include: 

• Cyrus Jerome Curtis
• Friend Charles Curtis
• Sarah Ellenor Curtis
• Oscar Benjamin Curtis
• George Leslie Curtis
• William Rushmer Curtis
• Mary Lavantia Curtis
• DeWilton Emory Curtis

DeWilton Emory Curtis

We finally have a picture of DeWilton's headstone. I added details about his place of burial to the Find-A-Grave website and requested a photo. I've taken pictures of headstones for others who have made similar requests. Cemeteries I've taken pictures at for Find-A-Grave requests include Salt Lake City Cemetery, Sandy City Cemetery, Lake Hills Memorial Park, and Provo City Cemetery.

DeWilton's place of burial is one that I'll likely not ever see in person. He was buried at the Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Buena Vista, Chafee Co., Colorado. Someone who lives near that area walked the cemetery, found the headstone, and added it to the Find-A-Grave website. If you have a minute, please add a comment to the photographer's page to tell them thank you for taking the time to take the picture for us. If you'd like to help others by taking pictures of headstone in your local cemetery, be sure to register and sign up to be a volunteer. On his stone it says:

D. E. Curtis

1873 - 1952