^ABRAHAM CURTISS (Josia/i, William, Elizabeth), b. Stratford, 

 Conn., May i6, 1701 ; m. Elizabeth, d. of John and Mary 

 Welles, of Stratford, Conn., Feb. 25, 1724-5. She d. in 

 Stratford, Aug. 31, 1770, aet. 68 years. He d. in Stratford, 

 Sept. 7, 1779. 



They had children : — 



{100) i. Stephen, b. Stratford, Conn., June 3, 1727 ; nu(L) -Tabatha Beards- 

 lee, July 28, 1746 ; m. (ii.) Sarah, d. of Capt. David and Phebe 

 Judson, of Stratford, Conn., Oct. 17, 1750. He d. May 8, 1806. 

 ii. Elizabeth, b. Stratford, Conn., Nov. 25, 1729. 



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

 Jan. 6, 1702-3; m. Mary, d. of John and Elizabeth Judson, 

 of Woodbury, Conn., Nov. 28, 1727. He d. May 26, 1773. 



They had children : — 



i. Mary, b. Stratford, Conn., Oct. 26, 1728. 

 {loi) ii. Agur, b. Stratford, Conn., Sept. 11, 1730 ; m. Mercy Hinman, Jan. 

 30, 1755. He d. Feb. 8, 1784. She d. June 28, 1785, aet. 50 

 years. 

 {102) iii. Abner, b. Stratford, Conn., Oct. 11, 1732 ; m. He d. 



Dec. 19, 1779. 

 {loj) iv. Josiah, b. Stratford, Conn., Jan. 21, 1734-5 ; m. Mary He d. 



Feb. 6, 1804. She d. May 20, 1817, aet. 80 years. 

 {104) V. Samuel, b. Stratford, Conn., March 24, 1736-7. 

 (jo^) vi. David, b. Stratford, Conn., March 10, 1739-40. 



vii. Ann, b. Stratford, Conn., Jan. 27, 1742-3; m. Ephraim Curtiss, 

 of Stratford, Conn., Dec. 23, 1764. She d. Jan. 15, 1802. 



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BENJAMIN CURTISS {Josiah, William, Elizabeth), b. Stratford, 

 Conn., Dec. 15, 1704; m. (i.) Elizabeth, d. of Abel and Comfort 

 Welles Birdsey, of Stratford, Conn., Aug. 27, 1727-8. She d. 

 Feb. 24, 1773. He m. (ii.) Bathsheba Ford, of Stratford, Conn., 

 June 17, 1773. He d. July 28, 1782-3. Will filed in Danbury, 

 Conn., Aug. 6, 1782. He and his brothers, Matthew and 

 Josiah, settled in Newtown about 1728, where he became a 

 most prominent man. He represented his town at the General 

 Court. 



They had children : — 



(/od) i. Nehemiah, b. Newtown, Conn., Feb. 2, 1727-8; m. Martha Clark, 

 of Newtown, Conn., Feb. 8, 1756. He d. March 26, 1804. 



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