Laurandus McCurdy 
Laurandus was born on May 4th, 1841 in Dunbarton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. Laurandus' father was Robert McCurdy and his mother was Mary Sanborn Morgan. His maternal grandparents were Jr. Morgan David and Polly Andres Colby. He had four brothers and two sisters, named Matthew, Lyra, Frank, Willie, Mary Elizabeth and Theresa Marion. He was the oldest of the seven children. He died at the age of 57 on August 30th, 1898 in Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota.General Notes
Laurandus was promoted to the vacancy occasioned by the death of hisbrother. He was in the battles at Prairie Grove, Van Buren, and Vicksburg, the siege and capture of Forts Morgan and Blakely, and the capture of Mobile, and was discharged with the disbanding of the regiment, August 15, 1865. Since then he has held offices of trust in the Young Men's Christian Association of Iowa, and the Linn Co. S. S. Association.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.14 Jun 1809 in Dunbarton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire d.18 Apr 1888 in Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota
- b.04 May 1841 in Dunbarton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire d.30 Aug 1898 in Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota
- b.09 May 1792 d.12 Jan 1859
- b.12 Oct 1818 in Bow, Merrimack County, New Hampshire d.12 Aug 1858 in Marion, Linn County, Iowa
- b.28 Feb 1745 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d.30 Oct 1829 in Bow, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
- b.01 Jan 1798 in Bow, Merrimack County, New Hampshire d.28 Sep 1884 in Bow, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
- b.18 Mar 1698 d.1755
- b.25 May 1731 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d.1796
- b.1700 in Vermont
- b.1758 in Pembroke, Merrimack County New Hampshire
- b.06 Aug 1729 in Newburyport, Massachusetts d.~ 1780
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‌Laurandus and Anna D. were married in a religious ceremony on September 15th, 1874.
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