They had children : — 



(/J(5) i. Joseph, b. Woodbury, Conn., March 22, 1740; m. Keturah Hatch, 



of Woodbury, Conn., July 11, 1763. He d. June 9, 1798. She 



d. April 19, 1797, aet. 52 years. 

 (^iSf) ii. Israel, b. Woodbury, Conn., April 24, 1742; m. Abigail Mallory, 



May 9, 1769. 

 ■iljS) iii. Stephen, b. Woodbury, Conn., Jan. 8, 1744; m. Mary Mallory. 



He d. Feb. 15, 1813. 

 (/jp) iv. Daniel, b. Woodbury, Conn., May 18, 1746. 



V. Eunice, b. Woodbury, Conn., July 8, 1748 ; m. Stephen Bateman, 



of Stratford, Conn., Sept. 26, 1768. She d. July 14, 1804. 

 vi. Sarah, b. Woodbury, Conn., April 3, 1749; m. Thomas Strong, 



Dec. 16, 1767. 

 (^140) vii. Benjamin, b. Woodbury, Conn., May 18, 1751 ; m. Esther Benham, 



of Southbury, Conn., June i, 1778. He d. July 28, 1798. 

 viii. Ruth, b. Woodbury, Conn., Aug. 24, 1753 ; m. Luther Bateman, 



Nov. 18, 1773. 

 {14.1) ix. Reuben, b. Woodbury, Conn., Feb. 25, 1755 ; m. Hannah Peck, of 



Southbury, Conn., March 16, 1781. She d. July 28, 1798, aet. 



75 years. He d. June 21, 1804. 

 {142) X. Abijah, b. Woodbury, Conn., Sept. 26, 1756; m. Olive Hicock, 



May 5, 1778. He d. Oct. 12, 1805. 

 xi. Olive, b. Woodbury, Conn., Nov. 24, 1759 ; m. Solomon Johnson, 



of Woodbury, Conn., Aug. 22, 1782. She d. Oct. 18, 1797. 



53 

 BENJAMIN CURTISS {Nathaniel, Thomas, John, Elizabeth), b. 

 Wallingford, Conn., April 27, 1703; m. Miriam, d. of Samuel 

 and Hope Cook, of Wallingford, Conn., Dec. 12, 1727. He d. 

 Oct. 30, 1754. She d. May 29, 1776, aet. 74 years. He was 

 made a member of the Meriden church, May 10, 173 1. In 

 1744 and 1753 he held the position of tithing man, and in 1751 

 was appointed surveyor of highways. 



They had children : — 



i. Esther, b. Wallingford, Conn., Oct. 2, 1728; m. Timothy Thomp- 

 son, of East Haven, Conn., July 20, 1749. 

 {143) ii. Abel, b. Wallingford, Conn., Dec. 22, 1729 ; m. (i.) Hannah Foster, 

 of Wallingford, Conn., March I, 1759 ; m. (ii.) Patience, widow 

 of Isaac Wickham. He d. Nov. i, 1797. She d. Dec. 22, 1828, 

 aet. 86 years. 



iii. Susannah, b. Wallingford, Conn., Nov. 9, 1732; m. Stephen Per- 

 kins, May 12, 1756. She d. Oct. 19, 1809. 



iv. Lois, b. Wallingford, Conn., Sept. 30, 1733. She d. Oct, 19, 



1749; 

 {144) V. Benjamin, b. Wallingford, Conn., Oct. 27, 1735; m. Mindwell 

 Hough, March 31, 1763. He d. Jan. 6, 1822. She d. June 8, 

 1807. 



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