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 JOSIAH CURTISS {William, Elizabeth), b. Stratford, Conn., Aug. 

 30, 1 66a ; m. (i.) Abigail, d. of Lieut. Joseph and Sarah Judson, 

 of Stratford, Conn., in July, 1692. She d. 1697. m. (ii.) Mary, 

 d. of Benjamin and Mary Beach, of Stratford, Conn. In May, 

 1 7 14, the General Court appointed him captain of the " Train 

 Band" of Stratford. In 17 16 he was a deputy to the General 

 Court. Dec. 29, 1725, liberty was granted to him and John 

 Wilcoxson, Jr., to erect a sawmill on the halfway river. He d. 

 1745. She d. 1759. Will probated Nov. 20, 1745, at Fairfield, 

 Conn. 



They had children : — 



(57) i- William, b. Stratford, Conn., Sept. 22, 1693; m. Prudence, d. of 

 Samuel Judson, of Stratford, Conn., March 24, 1733. 

 ii. Abigail, b. Stratford, Conn., 1695; m. Capt. Hezekiah 



Hooker, of Woodbury, Conn., Dec. 18, 1716; d. 1733. 

 iii. Anna, b. Stratford, Conn., 1697 ; d. m. Zachariah 



Booth, June 12, 1718, and d. 1733. 

 iv. Eunice, b. Stratford, Conn., Aug. i, 1699 ; m. Lieut. Robert Wells, 

 of Stratford, Conn., Oct. 24, 1720. 

 {j8) V. Abraham, b. Stratford, Conn., May 10, 1701; m. Elizabeth Webli,-' 



Feb. 25, 1724-5. He d. Sept. 7, 1779. 

 (jp) vi. Josiah, b. Stratford, Conn., Jan. 6, 1702-3; m. Mary Judson, of 



Woodbury, Conn., Nov. 28, 1727. 

 ij-O) vii. Benjamin, b. Stratford, Conn., Dec. 25, 1704; m. Elizabeth, d. of 

 Abel and Comfort Birdsey, of Stratford, Conn., Aug. 31, 1727, 

 and d. July 2, 1773, in Newtown, Conn. 

 (^/) viii. Peter, b. Stratford, Conn., April I, 1707 ; m. (i.) Hester, d. of Ephraim 

 and Hester Clarke, of Stratford, Conn., Nov. 4, 1728; she d. 

 July 6, 1744. m. (ii.) Mary, d. of Henry and Mary Hawley, of 

 Stratford, Conn, 

 ix. Matthew, b. Stratford, Conn., Dec. 16, 1708. d. y. 

 X. Mary, b. Stratford, Conn., July 25, 1711; m. John Patterson, 

 of Stratford, Conn., June 4, 1730. 

 {j.2) xi. Matthew, b. Stratford, Conn., Dec. 1,1712; m. (i.) Phebe, d. of Capt. 

 David and Phebe Judson, of Stratford, Conn., June 2, 1737. She 

 d. Sept. 18, 1758. m. (ii.) Abigail Thompson, of Fairfield, 

 Conn. He d. Nov. 29, 1796. 

 (^y) xii. Charles, b. Stratford, Conn., Jan. i, 17 15— 16; m. Desire, 

 xiii. Mehitabel, b. Stratford, Conn., Jan. i, 1715—16. 



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 ISRAEL CURTISS {Israel, John, Elizabeth), b. Woodbury, 

 Conn., May 12, 1668; m. Mary Mallory, of Woodbury. 

 He settled in Danbury, Conn. In 1719 he represented that 

 town at the General Court. He was town clerk. 



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