They had children : — 



i. Phebe, b. Newtown, Conn., Feb. 15, 1757. 

 {261) ii. Salmon, b. Newtown, Conn., Aug. 17, 1759; m. Esther Holbrook, 

 of Newtown, Conn., July 4, 1782. He d. Jan. 2, 1814. She 

 d. 1818. 

 iii. Apame (Appime), b. Newtown, Conn., March 8, 1762. 

 iv. Parthenia, b. Newtown, Conn., April 16, 1764. 

 {262) V. Abel, b. Newtown, Conn., Nov. 2, 1766; m. Abiah Hurd, of New- 

 town, Conn., Nov. 24, 1791. 

 vi. J Sarah, b. Newtown, Conn., Sept. 5, 1771. "I 



vii. \ Eunice, b. Newtown, Conn., Sept. 5, 1771. J 



107 

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

 Newtown, Conn., Feb. 14, 1736; m. (i.) Phedenia, d. of 

 Nathaniel Nichols, of Newtown, Conn., Nov. 23, 1758. She 

 d. Feb. 15, 1773, aged 35 ; m. (ii.) Mary Devine, i774- 



She d. Aug. 23, 1795 ; m. (iii.) Phebe Town, May 6, 1801. She 

 d. in 1 83 1. He d. Feb. 20, 18 17, in Newtown, Conn. His 

 will was filed Dec. 16, 18 17, in Danbury, Conn. Benjamin 

 Curtiss, Jr., was a private in Capt. David Smith's Company, 

 April 21, 1776. 



They had children : — 

 (2(5j) i. Philo, b. Newtown, Conn., June 27, 1760; m. Huldah Hubbard. 

 He d. in Newtown, Conn., March , 1818. 

 11, Elizabeth Birdsey, b. Newtown, Conn., Sept. 21, 1766; m. Ephraim 



Peck, 

 iii. Anna, b. Newtown, Conn., Dec. 20, 1769; m. Silas French, of 

 Southbury, Conn., Dec. 22, 1794. 

 {26^ iv. Benjamin, b. Newtown, Conn., Feb. 15, 1772. 



v. Sarah, b. Newtown, Conn., Nov. 24, 1775. d. Jan. , 1802. 

 vi. Artemesia, b. Newtown, Conn., May 5, 1778; m. Linus Sherman, 

 vii. Aurilla, b. Newtown, Conn., Nov. 30, 1780. d. April 23, 1796. 

 (^dj") viii. Alfred Devine, b. Newtown, Conn., Jan. 24, 1783; m. Sarah, d. of 

 Miron and Sarah Hurd, of Newtown, Conn. He d. Sept. 30, 

 1850. She d. April 6, 1858, aet. 75 years. 

 {266) ix. Epenetus, b. Newtown, Conn., Oct. 4, 1786; m. Sabrina, d. of 

 Amos Hurd, of Newtown, Conn. He d. in Bridgeport, Conn., 

 \ Dec. 15, 1828. 



X. Phedina, b. Newtown, Conn., m. Daniel Clarke, of 



Southbuiy, Conn., Nov. 9, 179 1. 



108 

 ABIJAH CURTISS {Benjamin, Josiah, William, Elizabeth), b. New- 

 town, Conn., Jan. 31, 1740; m. (i.) Sarah Birdsey, of Newtown, 

 Conn., Oct. 28, 1762. She d. in 1796; m. (ii.) Mary, 

 He d. in Newtown, Conn., Nov. 20, 1817. He was a farmer, 



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