{20j) V. Ebenezer, b. Stratford, Conn., Sept. ii, 1753. He was a soldier in 

 the war of the Revolution ; d. 

 vi. Elizabeth, b. Stratford, Conn., Jan. 9, 1755; d. unm. in 1823. 

 {20^ vii. Robert Welles, b. Stratford, Conn., March 12, iyS7- 



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ELNATHAN CURTISS {Ephraim, Joseph, John, Elizabeth), b. 

 Stratford, Conn., Jan. 4, 1726-7; m. Sarah, d. of Thomas and 

 Phebe Ufford, of Stratford, Conn., in 1745. He d. in Hunt- 

 ington, Conn., Jan. 3, 1812. She d. May 19, 1804. His will 

 was filed in Bridgeport, Conn., April 23, 1812. 



They had children : — 



i. Charity, b. Stratford, Conn., Nov. 7, 1745. She d. I753' 



ii. Ruth, b. Huntington, Conn., May 27, 1748; m. Luke Summers, 



of Ripton, Conn., Jan. 5, 1769. 

 {20^) iii. William, b. Huntington, Conn., Aug. 24, 1750. 



iv. Phebe, b. Huntington, Conn., Aug. 20, 1752; m. Ezra Birdseye, of 



Stratford, Conn. 

 V. Charity, b. Huntington, Conn., Sept. 9, 1754; m. Joseph Wooster, 



of Stratford, Conn, 

 vi. Sarah, b. Huntington, Conn., May 3, 1757; m. AgurTomlinson, of 



Huntington, Conn., May 20, 1 781. 

 vii. Anne, b. Huntington, Conn., Jan. 27, 1759. 

 {206) viii. Stiles, b. Huntington, Conn., Feb. 3, 176 1 ; m. (i.) Clara Adams, 



June 1781. Shed. A-Iay 4, 1796. m. (ii.) Betsey Hitchcock, 



of New Milford, Conn. She d. April 29, 1816. He d. Nov. 8, 



1827. 

 (207) ix. Elle, b. Huntington, Conn., March 12, 1763. 



X. Betsey, b. Huntington, Conn., Nov. 10, 1765. She d. 1793. 



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JAMES CURTISS {Joseph, Joseph, John, Elizabeth), b. Stratford, 

 Conn., Oct. 24, 1716 ; m. (i.) Elizabeth, d. of Edward Burroughs, 

 Feb. 2, 1743-4. She d. Jan. 14, 1745. m. (ii.) Keziah, 

 1747. James Curtiss enlisted as a private. May 10, 1775, in 

 Capt. Samuel Whiting's Company, Col, Waterbury's Regiment. 



They had children : — 



i. Ann, b. Stratford, Conn., Oct. 28, 1744. 



ii. Elizabeth, b. Stratford, Conn., Jan. 1745—6. 



(208) iii. John, b. Stratford, Conn., April 14, 1748. 



iv. Sarah, b. Stratford, Conn., Sept. 1751. 



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