in Huntington, Conn., 1817. She d. 1813, aged 81. Will filed 

 in Bridgeport, Conn., Oct., 18 17. Elijah Curtiss appears as an 

 ensign in Capt. Samuel Beardslee's Company, Col. Samuel 

 Whiting's Regiment, at Fishkill-on-Hudson, N. Y., Oct. 1777. 



They had children : — 



{281) i. Charles, b. Monroe, Conn., I7S8; m. Sarah Catherine, d. 



of Judson Lewis. 

 ii. Mary,b. Monroe, Conn., Feb. i, 1770 ; m. (i.) Capt. Cyrus Hawley, 



of Monroe, Conn., Sept. 12, 1791. m. (ii.) Hall Beardsley, 



She d. March 20, 1840. 

 ill. Sally M., b. Monroe, Conn. ; m. Sylvester Hinman. 



iv. Nancy M., b. Monroe, Conn., June 19, 178 1 ; m. Gen. Eli L. 



Hawley, of Monroe, Conn., April 23, 1800. She d. Feb. 17, 



1814. 

 V. Rebecca, b. Monroe, Conn., m. Curtiss. 



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ELIHU CURTISS {Peter, Josiah, William, Elizabeth), b. Stratford, 

 Conn., 1749; m. (i.) Sarah, d. of Zachariah and Amy Tomlinson, 

 of Stratford, Conn., March 14, 1769 ; m. (ii.) Sarah, w. of 

 Robert Lewis, and d. of John Moss. She d. Dec. 13, 1840, 

 aged 98. He d. in Huntington, Conn., Nov. 2, 1804. Will 

 filed at Bridgeport, Jan. 7, 1805. An Elihu Curtiss served as 

 a private in the Revolutionary War. 



They had children : — 



i. Amy, b. Huntington, Conn., Feb. 19, 1771 ; m. Lewis Nichols, 

 of New York City, N. Y. 



{282) ii. Zachariah Tomlinson, b. Huntington, Conn., May 10, 1774. 



(28^) iii. Isaac, b. Huntington, Conn., Oct. 12, 1777. 



iv. Rosillee, b. Huntington, Conn., Aug. 16, 1781 ; d. Oct. 17, 1791. 



V. Polly, b. Huntington, Conn., Jan. i, 1786 ; m. Agur Lewis. 



vi. William, b. Huntington, Conn., July 12, 1779; d. Dec. 30, 1791. 



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MATTHEW CURTISS {Matthew, Josiah, William, Elizabeth), b. 

 Newtown, Conn., Feb. 4, 1746 ; m. Hannah Ford, of Newtown, 

 Conn., March 25, 1773. He d. in Newtown, Conn., Nov. 29, 

 1796. 



They had children : — 



{28^) i. Judson, b. Newtown, Conn., Jan. 8, 1774. 



ii. Polly, b. Newtown, Conn., ^775- 



iii. Richard, b. Newtown, Conn., Nov. 8, 1777. He d. unm. 1799. 



iv. Sarah Ann, b. Stratford, Conn., Feb. 26, 1780. 



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