ill. Charlotte, b. Woodbury, Conn., Oct. 30, 1773. 



iv. Mary, b. Woodbury, Conn., Feb. 24, 1776. 



(j/7) V. Martin Luther, b. Woodbury, Conn., Oct. 19, 1778. 



vi. Alathea, b. Woodbury, Conn., Aug. 23, 1785. 



STEPHEN CURTISS {Israel, Stephen, Israel, John, Elizabeth), b. 

 Woodbury, Conn., Jan. 8, 1744; m. Mary, d. of John and 

 Mary Mallory, of Woodbury, Conn., in 1772. H d. in Wood- 

 bury, Conn., Feb. 15, 1813. He was a farmer. 



They had children : — 



(ji8) i. Abner, b. Southbury, Conn., Aug. , 1772. 



ii. Amy, b. Woodbury, Conn., Feb. , 1774; m. Mr. Tomlinson. 

 (jig) iii. Sheldon, b. Woodbury, Conn., Jan. , 1776. 



iv. Mabel, b. Woodbury, Conn., July , 1778. 



V. Nabby, b. Woodbury, Conn., Aug. , 1780 ; m. Mr. Hinman. 



vi. Betsey, b. Woodbury, Conn., April , 1783. 

 {j2o) vii. Stephen, b. Woodbury, Conn., July , 1786. 



(J2i) viii. Charles Ransom, b. Southbury, Conn., May 7, 1788 ; m. Jennet, d. 

 of Benjamin and Esther Preston Stiles, of Southbury, Conn., 

 March 25, 1817. She d. 1875, aet. 85 years. He d. 1844. 



ix. Leony, b. Southbury, Conn., Aug. , 1790. 

 (J22) X. Louis, b. Southbury, Conn., May , 1792. 



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BENJAMIN CURTISS {Israel, Stephen, Israel, John, Elizabeth), 

 b. Woodbury, Conn., May 18, 1751 ; m. Esther Bennham, of 

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



They had children : — 

 (j2j) i. Japhet, b. Southbury, Conn., Dec. 12, 1779; m. Lucy Strong, of 



Southbury, Conn., June 5, 1805. 

 {324) ii. Sherman, b. Southbury, Conn., Jan. 26, 1781 ; m. Jerusha, d. of 



Thaddeus Bronson, Jan. 25, 1781. He d. 1848. 

 {J2j) iii. Cyrus, b. Southbury, Conn., Dec. 12, 1786; m. Julia, d. of Benjamin 

 Strong. 

 iv. Anne, b. Southbury, Conn., Oct. 7, 1789; m. David Porter, of 

 Middlebury, Conn. 



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 ABEL CURTISS {Benjamin, Nathaniel, Thomas, John, Elizabeth), 

 b. Wallingford, Conn., Dec. 22, 1729; m. (i.) Hannah Foster, 

 of Wallingford, Conn., March 7, 1759 ; m. (ii.) Patience, widow 

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

 aet. 86 years. He v/as tax collector for Meriden in 1775, and 

 took the oath of fidelity April 2, 1779. 



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