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 JOHN CURTISS {Jeremiah, Zachariah, William, Elizabeth), b. 

 Southington, Conn., Jan. 20, 1739-40; m. Mary, d. of Nathan 

 and Mary Lewis, of Southington, Conn., Dec. 2, 1762. He d. 

 March 25, 1801. She d. Sept. 9, 1815, aet. 73 years. He was 

 a most prominent man in Southington, having been its town 

 clerk for years, and also a Justice of the Peace. He was a 

 member of the State Convention called to ratify the Federal 

 Constitution, and voted in the affirmative. 



They had children : — 



i. Lovina, b. Southington, Conn., Sept. 11, 1763; m. Selah Deming, 



of Southington, Conn., Jan. 13, 1788, and removed to Ohio. 

 {2^2) ii. Lucas, b. Southington, Conn., June 17, 1766; m. Laurinda, d. of 



Abel and Rhoda Lewis Carter, of Southington, Conn., Nov. 25, 



1799. He d. Aug. 22, 1847. She d. March 7, 1857. 

 (•^Jl?) "'• Jeremiah, b. Southington, Conn., Sept. 6, 1770; m. Rachel, d. of 



Abel and Rhoda Lewis Carter, of Southington, Conn. He d. 



June 21, 1813. She d. March 6, 1858, aet. 86 years. 

 iv. Polly, b. Southington, Conn., June 5, 1773. 

 V. Lucy, b. Southington, Conn., July 25, 1776; m. James Coach 



Carter, of Southington, Conn., Oct. 29, 1797. She d. Sept. 27, 



1855. 

 (25^) vi. Marcus, b. Southington, Conn., Sept. 19, 1780 ; m. Catherine, d. of 



Isaac Newell, of Southington, Conn., Nov. 30, 1804. He d. 



Dec. I, 1868; she d. Sept. 10, 1870. 

 {,255) vii. Erastus, b. Southington, Conn., May 30, 1784; m. Mary, d. of 



Timothy Lee, of Southington, Conn., Nov. 24, 1808. He d. 



April 4, 1825 ; she d. August 31, 1863. 



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STEPHEN CURTISS {Abraham, Josiah, William, Elizabeth), b. 

 Stratford, Conn., June 3, 1727; m. (i.) Tabatha Beardslee, July 

 28, 1745; m. (ii.) Sarah Judson, Oct. 17, 1749. Shed. Nov. 

 2, 1794, aged 64. He d. May 8, 1806. His will was filed in 

 Bridgeport, Conn., June 2, 1806. 



They had children : — 



i. Abraham, b. Stratford, Conn., Nov. 1747; d. y. 

 N «i. James, b. Stratford, Conn., Aug. 17, 1748. 

 iii. Sarah, b. Stratford, Conn., Oct. 10, 1750. 

 iv. Jerusha, b. Stratford, Conn., Aug. i, 1751; d. y. 

 v. Jerusha, b. Stratford, Conn., March 21, 1753; m. Stephen Lewis, 



of Stratford, Conn., Sept. 12, 1768. She d. in 1838. 

 vi. Abraham, b. Stratford, Conn., Feb. 6, 1 754 ; m. Anna, 

 He d. Sept. 4, 1776. 

 They had a child : — 



Sally, b. Stratford, Conn. m. Oliver S. Wilcox. 



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